Alumni

By Ian Wesselhoff Haley Beckham (’09) and Dr. Chris Hughes (’13) have risen through the ranks of public safety and are both newly-named Chiefs of Police – Beckham at Mercer University and Hughes at Valdosta State University. While they took different paths to become leaders in law enforcement, their journeys both started at GCSU. Last summer, Beckham became Mercer’s first female chief of police. As an undergraduate psychology major and outfielder for the softball team, she never envisioned...

By Amanda Respess Georgia’s ports are among the busiest in the world in both size and volume. The ports have a multi-billion-dollar economic impact, accounting for one out of every nine jobs in Georgia. Behind the cargo containers in Savannah and Brunswick, specifically, Bobcat alumni are at the helm. Savannah: A World Leader The Port of Savannah is the largest single container terminal in the Western Hemisphere and one of the fastest-growing ports in the world, currently the third...

By Margaret Schell Dr. Kara Vick Boyer (’04) was recently appointed Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health Care at the Orlando VA Healthcare System — one of the largest mental health programs in the country. She was chosen by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.Boyer’s eight years serving as deputy chief of staff prepared her for this new role. She was responsible for staff and veterans and collaborating with leadership.“I'm so happy to continue serving veterans,” she said...

Story by Amanda Respess, Video by Chris Brown The John H. Lounsbury College of Education has produced three of Georgia's last five Teachers of the Year, as well as the current Georgia Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Marc Feuerbach (’10). Feuerbach is the superintendent of Cartersville City Schools. At the end of May, the Georgia Department of Education announced the 2027 Georgia Teacher of the Year is alumna Charm Mapp (’03, ’06, ’10), an eighth-grade math teacher and lead teacher...