Category: Profiles

  • 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, 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, 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

    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…

  • Shannon Parfitt

    Shannon Parfitt

    Vet student Shannon Parfitt will go wherever it takes to get the best UGA education…

  • Rudy Weber

    Rudy Weber

    Rudy Weber is a businessman to the core. He is not afraid to take risks…