Alumni

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 SchellDr. 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...

By Al WestonFor Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United, success on the pitch is only part of the story. Behind the scenes, Georgia College alumnae Kacey (McInerney) Covino (’15) and Becca Fallon (’21) help drive the club’s growth in different but equally impactful ways. Both Convino and Fallon got their start in sports as interns for Bobcat athletics.For Covino, her role as director of business operations at Atlanta United is the culmination of years of persistence. A former Bobcat soccer...

By Margaret Schell Ember Bishop Bentley (’22) is committed to her career and community. She’s the executive director of Georgia Aerospace and Defense Alliance and vice president of External Relations at Mercer University. And Bentley was recently appointed to the board for Georgia Humanities. While earning her Master of Public Administration from Georgia College & State University, she learned stakeholder analysis — understanding the motivations, priorities and influence of different...

By Gil Pound Georgia’s already booming tourism industry is set to receive a jolt over the next month with Atlanta serving as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The international soccer tournament is expected to bring some 520,000 visitors and an estimated $500 million in economic impact to the state when eight matches, including a semifinal, are played inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium from June 15 to July 15. The over half a million visitors will be in good hands with many Georgia...

By Amanda Respess and Margaret Schell Charm Ellis Mapp (’03, ’06, ’10), an eighth-grade math teacher and lead teacher of the Gifted Program at Clifton Ridge Middle School in Jones County, is the 2027 Georgia Teacher of the Year. State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced the selection at a banquet Friday, May 29. Mapp was the Jones County 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. “Charm Mapp makes mathematics come alive for her students through her classroom number talks and hands-on...