Category: Profiles

  • 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…

  • Will Collier

    Will Collier

    Will Collier is a Presidential Scholar and has made the dean’s list, but what he’s…

  • BJ Ard

    BJ Ard

    BJ Ard has a passion for social justice. He currently serves as the co-chair of…

  • Chad Burke

    Chad Burke

    M.B.A. student Chad Burke has seen the world, but he was not on a study…

  • Brittany King

    Brittany King

    Junior Brittany King is a campus leader. As a Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities apprentice…

  • Rodney Nash

    Rodney Nash

    Rodney Nash is an innovative teacher. He recently received a competitive fellowship from the National…

  • Melissa Cabinian

    Melissa Cabinian

    Melissa Cabinian has had an extraordinary career at UGA, accumulating numerous accolades during her four…

  • Edmond Fomunung

    Edmond Fomunung

    Edmond Fomunung is a CURO biomedical apprentice who recently won a Charles Ross Summer Research…

  • Melvin Hines, Jr.

    Melvin Hines, Jr.

    Melvin Hines, Jr. maintains high grades and also aims to make an impact in society.…

  • Lauren Fields

    Lauren Fields

    Junior Lauren Fields sees herself as an advocate and activist. She is the president of…