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John Blessing becomes UNG’s first Truman Scholar

University of North Georgia President Bonita Jacobs congratulates UNG senior John Blessing on becoming the school's first Truman Scholar. The surprise announcement on April 9 happened less than a week before Blessing's birthday. (Peggy Cozart/University of North Georgia)

04152019 STUDENT 001.jpg — University of North Georgia President Bonita Jacobs congratulates UNG senior John Blessing on becoming the school's first Truman Scholar. The surprise announcement on April 9 happened less than a week before Blessing's birthday. (Peggy Cozart/University of North Georgia)

The University of North Georgia is celebrating the accomplishments of student John Blessing after he was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar last week, the first in the school’s history. And UNG is the only school in Georgia with a 2019 Truman Scholar winner.