Georgia Perimeter College Newsroom

AT&T has awarded the DeKalb Early College Academy a $25,000 gift to cover book expenses for program participants. DECA, a partnership between Georgia Perimeter College and DeKalb Schools, enables students to attend high school and college simultaneously. Pictured from left are Ga. Rep. Billy Mitchell; James L. McMahan, DeKalb Board of Education (BOE); William Covington, GPC; Delores Crowell, AT&T; Dr. Michael Erwin, Marshall Orson, Stan Jester, Dr. Melvin Johnson and Vickie Turner, all DeKalb BOE; Edward Conner, DECA; and Dr. R. Stephen Green, DeKalb School District superintendent. (photo by Bill Roa)