Alumni

By: Margaret SchellGeorgia College & State University congratulates Adam Hammond (’08), Michele Howard (’09), and Dr. Joy King (’09, ’15, ’17), for earning a spot in Georgia Trend Magazine’s 2024 '40 Under 40.' The three Georgia College alumni were recognized in the magazine’s September issue for their achievements and service to others in their workplace and community.Hammond’s extensive experience working in television broadcasting extends to large markets like Denver, Memphis and...

By Margaret SchellDo you ever wonder how the people behind the scenes at Truist Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadiums in Atlanta amp up fans’ excitement? Andrew Rochefort (’20) knows exactly what it takes. After preparing and briefing his crew, he revs up fans by flipping switches, pressing buttons and so much more. Rochefort is a freelance event-day production assistant for Truist Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadium games. His schedule stays full keeping fans excited about the Atlanta Braves,...

Dr. Joseph and Patricia Samprone of Gold Canyon, Arizona—known affectionately around the Georgia College & State University campus as Joe and Patti—received the University System of Georgia’s 2024 Regents' Hall of Fame Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award during the 20th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala Sept. 12.The Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award is given to an individual or couple known for championing academic excellence and access to higher education in Georgia. Nine people...

Aaron Clark ’08 was an unmistakable presence on the campus of Georgia College & State University.A member of the Bobcat Basketball Team with a spirit nearly as large as his 6-foot-9-inch frame, Clark loved his time at Georgia College and has always remained close to the university. This year, he has joined the Alumni Board with the hope of making even more of an impact.After playing professional basketball in Turkey and Switzerland, he began a career in sales and has spent the last...

Mass communication major and senior Sophia Clark is putting what she’s learned at Georgia College & State University to work as a marketing intern at Blue Cypress Consulting this summer.  She’s doing this with a little help from fellow Bobcat Monica Klinkmueller, ’20, senior marketing coordinator for Blue Cypress Consulting.  The company is a women-owned, small business providing community planning and utility management services with headquarters in Decatur, Georgia. “At Georgia College,...

Dr. Ahmed Al-Bayati, ’12, has come a long way from growing up in war-torn Baghdad where he served as a translator to reaching the peak of his education as a medical school graduate and soon will be wrapping up his surgical residency.  His journey began in Baghdad when he was a teenager. At that time, very few town people knew English, but Al-Bayati did. So, he became a local translator for the U.S. Army stationed in Baghdad during the war. A few years later the war escalated; his uncle...

Georgia College & State University’s Homecoming and Alumni Weekend took place Feb. 12 -17, 2024, ushering a new era of alumni engagement. This was the first time in several years Georgia College combined the two events. There were plenty of activities for alumni and their families. The elevated events and activities for alumna allowed us to welcome back a strong alumni percentage with the hope for this to continue to grow in the years to come.  Some events included: Biscuits and Brew...

Story by GCSU senior Cale Strickland. Georgia College & State University held its annual Alumni Awards Dinner in Magnolia Ballroom Friday, Feb. 16. Four awards were given: the Alumni Heritage Award, the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, the Alumni Achievement Award and the Ethel Rae Mozo-Stewart Alumni Community Service Award. Georgia Military College Colonel Pamela Harvey Grant, ’82, ’87, ’07, received the Alumni Heritage Award, which is presented to an alum who has exemplified Georgia...