Alumni

University of Georgia alumni go on to produce exceptional scholarship, provide leadership in distinguished professional roles, and make a positive impact through service and innovation.

  • Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

    Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

    Alejandro de Feria

    Alejandro de Feria is an expert in the human heart.

  • From UGA to the Bay

    From UGA to the Bay

    Smitha and Shreya Ganeshan

    Two sisters’ separate but similar journeys from Georgia to the Bay Area.

  • Mic Man to M.D.

    Mic Man to M.D.

    Chip Chambers

    Chip Chambers traded the suspenders for a stethoscope to serve patients.

  • The Spacecraftsman

    The Spacecraftsman

    Caleb Adams

    Caleb Adams develops autonomous spacecraft for NASA. Before that, he helped UGA launch its first satellite into space.

  • A Dire Response

    A Dire Response

    Beth Shapiro

    Beth Shapiro helped clone the extinct dire wolf. Before that, she was a UGA Honors student trying to find her way.

  • Playing in Perfect Harmony

    Playing in Perfect Harmony

    Asia Simone Passmore

    Asia Simone Passmore fell in love with piano. Now she’s turned it into a career in pedagogy.

  • A Doctor’s Journey

    Many bright rural students go off for an education and never return home. UGA graduate Colby Ruiz never forgot where he came from.

  • Spearheading Service

    Spearheading Service

    Julianne O’Connell

    For graduate student Julianne O’Connell, study abroad is about more than travel.

  • Sweet Success

    Sweet Success

    Ivy Odom Aponte

    UGA alumna finds “sweet success” in social media.

  • Ad Man

    Ad Man

    Andy Pearson

    UGA alumnus believes advertising can be fun and make positive change. As VP of Creative at Liquid Death, he’s trying to do just that.

  • Under the Surface

    Under the Surface

    Megan Marie Tomamichel

    A nasty disease is attacking Georgia shrimp and raising concerns for the fishing industry that relies on them. A recent Ph.D. graduate investigates what contributes to the spread of black gill disease and how to protect coastal fisheries.