Category: Profiles

  • Aaron Wilson

    Aaron Wilson

    Graduate student Aaron Wilson has been called ” the complete package.” He is a talented…

  • Laura Stone

    Laura Stone

    Laura Stone’s college career began during her senior year of high school. She spent her…

  • Selena Blankenship

    Selena Blankenship

    Doctoral student Selena Blankenship knows how to juggle a busy load. She is a former…

  • Susan Bolen

    Susan Bolen

    Susan Bolen stays busy. She is a Ph.D. candidate in elementary education, an instructional coach…

  • Kevin Dious

    Kevin Dious

    A self-proclaimed “math and science guy,” law student Kevin M. Dious has an unusual academic…

  • Ben Cobb

    Ben Cobb

    Ben Cobb’s penchant for travel started before he even came to UGA. After he graduated…

  • Julianna Reed

    Julianna Reed

    M.B.A. student JB Reed is a champion for the less fortunate. For more than five…

  • Brad Lindell

    Brad Lindell

    Senior Foundation Fellow Brad Lindell has yet to begin medical school, but he is already…

  • Henry (Hank) Clay

    Henry (Hank) Clay

    Hank Clay works for change. He has been awarded the Bachelor of Social Work program’s…

  • Melina Baetti

    Melina Baetti

    Senior Melina Baetti is the president of the Hispanic Student Association. Under her leadership membership…

  • Cory Gresham

    Cory Gresham

    His may not be a household name, but one day graduate student Cory Gresham’s work…

  • Billy Yarbrough

    Billy Yarbrough

    Billy Yarbrough is working to help make a difference to African-American youth. He volunteers at…

  • Brooks Andrews

    Brooks Andrews

    Brooks Andrews knows economics. Not only has he already lined up a job with a…

  • Maria Navarro, National Adviser of the Year Award

    Maria Navarro, assistant professor in the department of agricultural leadership, education and communication, received the…

  • Phaedra Corso, Society for Medical Decision Making

    Phaedra Corso, associate professor of health policy in the department of heath administration, biostatistics and…

  • Mareasa Fortunato

    Mareasa Fortunato

    Mareasa Forunato is going places. She is the president of the Honors Program Student Council…

  • Jayanthi Narain

    Jayanthi Narain

    Studying and working abroad is not new for Jayanthi Narain. Through her Foundation Fellowship, UGA’s…

  • Melinda Murray

    Melinda Murray

    Melinda Murray is on track to become an outstanding food scientist. For two years, she…

  • Desire Smith

    Desire Smith

    Desiree Aranda Smith wants to start a revolution. Focused on the rights of minorities and…

  • Priya Chandan

    Priya Chandan

    Senior Priya Chandan has done many of the same kinds of activities as other Foundation…

  • Jeffrey Emanuel

    Senior Jeff Emanuel has been widely recognized for his community work, and today he has…

  • Hyunjae Yu

    Hyunjae Yu

    Besides being a winner of numerous international awards as a copywriter in South Korea, Hyunjae…

  • Vicente Handa

    Vicente Handa

    Vicente Handa, a second-year doctoral student in science education, is one of a select few…

  • Hope Carrell

    Hope Carrell

    For Hope Carrell, baton twirling was not just a passing phase of girlhood. She has…