Alumni

Heidi Schureck, ’19, (they/them/their) is enthusiastic about working with others to create a more just world. They don’t think twice about getting involved. While a student at Georgia College, Schureck worked with school and community entities, and continues to do so in their profession as an education facilitator at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History and a play facilitator at the Children's Museum of Atlanta. They also lead the charge for community alliances as the director of...

Georgia College salutes four alumni, whose perseverance exemplifies the goals and missions of the university. Their acts of kindness, dedication to their professions and tireless commitment to volunteerism sets the bar for alumni achievement. The university also showcases two alumni who are inducted into the GC athletics Hall of Fame, representing the top competitors in the history of Georgia College Athletics. The awards will be presented to all six recipients during Alumni Weekend. ...

The College Alumni Awards are a new initiative for accomplished alumni to be recognized by their respective colleges during Alumni Weekend. Established to increase the Alumni Association’s partnership with the university’s five colleges, the initiative is designed to increase engagement and to allow each college to honor its outstanding alumni. The campus colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS), J. Whitney Bunting College of Business (COB), John H. Lounsbury College of...

There were three Georgia College alumni events held in July 2021. We take you through these moments in pictures.  Approximately 40 alumni and guests including Lee Fruitticher, vice president of Finance and Administration and interim vice president for University Advancement, Dr. Micheal Stratton, dean, J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Dr. Eric Tenbus, dean, College of Arts and Sciences came out to watch The Macon Bacon play baseball July 15, 2021. The event was hosted by...

Alumni who are unable to physically make Alumni Week, can tune in virtually Nov. 1-3; those wishing to participate in person can do so Nov. 4-6. A sample of virtual events include a Master Class on Heirs Property hosted by the Rural Studies Institute and an alumni panel hosted by the Georgia College African American Male Initiative program. In-person events will be the African American Alumni Council's “A Night Under the Stars,” the Alumni Awards Dinner and Athletics Hall of Fame and...

Matt Mize, ’06, ’08, was from a small town where many of his peers grew up to be farmers or took over their family’s business. As an introvert, he lacked confidence to be successful in college until he met Dr. Michael Digby—professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Government and Sociology, as well as assistant dean and interim dean for the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia College.  “He just had a way of making classes not intimidating for this 19-year-old kid...

Georgia College is excited to announce three upcoming in-person events for July. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, these types of activities were put on hold. Now, the university encourages alumni, living in one of these regions, to participate. • July 15:  The Middle Georgia Alumni Chapter will host an Alumni Social at the Macon Bacon Game, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets, located in the Bacon Box, are $30 and include admission to the game, an all-you-can-eat buffet and a hat.  • July 18:...

Andy Davis, ’13, took what he learned from Georgia College and AmeriCorps and ran with it. He started a new role in December 2020, as special projects coordinator for the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) in southern West Virginia. Now, he looks forward to learning more from the region.  “I like working in the community. Economic development provides a chance to hear people's stories, and, in a way, become part of them,” he said. “I also enjoy helping folks find...

Ross Sheppard’s, ’13, and Jacob Hawkins’, ’14, investment has made an impact on the southern area of Milledgeville. So much so, their renovation to the c. 1838 Samuel Rockwell House was broadcast May 1, 2021, on HGTV’s “Life Under Renovation”with additional episodes available on Discovery+streaming app. The casting director in Atlanta messaged Sheppard on Instagram, because she’d been following his page throughout the early stages of renovation.  “She reached out to me as a realtor...

Amy Turns, ’08, environmental, health and safety engineer —developed a passion for lab safety from her professors and by accident. Now putting her skills to use at Lincoln, Nebraska’s Zoetis, Inc.—the largest animal pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world—she learned the importance of lab safety when she was a sophomore taking inorganic chemistry.  “In the lab, I threw every solution I didn’t need in a waste bottle,” she said. “I just figured, it’s okay. It's just a waste bottle...