Category: Profiles

Aaron Wilson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Foundation Fellow Brad Lindell has yet to begin medical school, but he is already…
Henry (Hank) Clay

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

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

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

Billy Yarbrough is working to help make a difference to African-American youth. He volunteers at…
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 Forunato is going places. She is the president of the Honors Program Student Council…
Jayanthi Narain

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

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

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

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

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

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