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.

  • A Perfect Fit

    A Perfect Fit

    Tessa Fay Thompson

    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…

  • A New Take on Sports Drama

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

  • Beyond Words

    Beyond Words

    Gabriela Sanchez

    UGA student works to understand communication across communities.

  • 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.