Alumni

UGA alumni become part of game day magic with SEC Network roles. Each fall, University of Georgia alumni join millions of fans cheering on the Dawgs—either from Sanford Stadium or with the TV on full blast in the living room. But for some alumni, ESPN’s SEC Network is more than a viewing experience. It’s their…

Behind local staples like Sunroof Coffee and Baddie’s Burger House are UGA graduates who’ve become Athens tastemakers Anyone walking around Athens—on a Saturday morning, on a weekday at lunchtime, especially on a game day—is bound to work up an appetite for the town’s tempting eats and drinks. What the average Athens visitor doesn’t know, though,…

Steve Heimler of Heimler’s History helps thousands of high schoolers study for their AP exams, all from his home YouTube studio. In 2025, over a million students took at least one Advanced Placement exam. That also happens to be the number of people subscribed to Heimler’s History, a YouTube channel that posts AP exam review…

Tessa Fay Thompson turns thrifted fabrics into a fashion career. Tessa Fay Thompson BSFCS ’20 specializes in “feminine eclectic” fashion, the kind of whimsical outfits that make her clientele want to twirl around their living room floor. She designs, sews, and sells her own fashion line, a dream career for the girl who started her…

Ava Gilbert is helping shape campus experiences so no one is left out.

UGA student works to understand communication across communities.

Alejandro de Feria is an expert in the human heart.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UGA alumna finds “sweet success” in social media.

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.

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.