Alumni

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...

Georgia College’s Virtual Homecoming Week was a hit with over 200 alumni participating across virtual events including: Thunder’s Run to Homeplate, A Night Under the Stars and The Legends of Honors Series by Georgia College Professor Emeritus Dr. Kenneth Saladin. Homecoming kicked off April 19 with the virtual 5-K and lasted until April 24. Participants were allowed to run or walk the 3.1 miles at their own pace and had to submit their times to Tre’ Johnson, assistant director of Alumni...

The Georgia College Middle Georgia Alumni Chapter will hold its first event of the year May 22, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Fall Line Brewing Company in Macon. Some of the proceeds will go towards the creation of a scholarship for Georgia College students living in the middle Georgia region. “Our goal for the event is for alumni in the area to come together, network and support small businesses in Macon,” said Middle Georgia Alumni Chapter President Joseph “Tyler” Kemp, ’13. “We hope to raise...

First-generation college student Adam Michael Edge, ’05, ’07, always put others first. He had a way of making individuals feel comfortable and appreciated—whether it was his loud laugh or his willingness to take the initiative to help someone. People knew they could count on him.  Unfortunately, Edge passed away at the age of 38. Today, two of his close friends offer a scholarship to pay tribute to his unwavering commitment to his community and his love of life.  Robert Buckley, ’07,...

Brent Zucker, ’16, an engineering manager in the Innovation Lab at NCR Corporation recently earned the NCR Corporation 2020 Co-inventor of the Year Award for patents he created as innovative technology for use in banks, retailers, restaurants, small businesses and more. After working at NCR for nearly five years, Zucker has filed over 30 patents and has had at least 12 approved. He also supervises a dozen full-time engineers and five-to-10 interns.  Serving in a leadership role is...

Attorney Victoria Turner Dye, ’04, was put on a path to preeminence with her education from Georgia College. She holds the prestigious AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martin-Hubbell for achieving the highest ratings for professional ethics and legal ability by her peers. This included defense lawyers, plaintiffs, lawyers and judges. She was also named in the National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40” list of Alabama attorneys for several years and the Mid-South Super Lawyers "Rising...

As a young child, Jessie Parks, ’08, knew she wanted to be an artist. Since that time, she never looked back or questioned her decision to major in that field. “I loved my time at Georgia College,” she said. “The work I did for my senior capstone was my favorite project, which was a blend of photography and drawing.” At the time, Parks’ mother was sick with a brain tumor. “The downward spiral that led to my mom’s permanent paralysis from the waist down began the same year I took my...

It took someone who saw Sarah Kull’s ‘19 skill and talent to help reach her potential. In high school, Kull had difficulty managing her time and efforts between sports and successfully excelling in school academics. Her freshman year was the most difficult of them all and set the tone of struggle between good grades and strong sport’s performance. During a tour of Georgia College Kull met William “Bill” Fisher, professor and chair of the Department of Art. He saw Sarah’s creative drive...

The J. Whitney Bunting College of Business (CoB) is interested in forming its own Alumni Affinity Group. With an overwhelming majority of alumni surveyed expressing interest in joining an affinity group, the new Bunting College of Business Alumni Affinity Group is now in the exploration phase. Once Dr. Micheal Stratton became the new dean for the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, he engaged the CoB Leadership Board members to think about areas that directly affect criteria on...

Dr. Allison Hawkins Crume, ’99, ’00, associate vice president and dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of South Florida, knows the importance of bringing energy into the classroom to reach students. She learned it from Drs. Bob Wilson and Derek Alderman while studying history at Georgia College.  “Dr. Alderman had an energy he brought into the classroom, and we were all engaged,” she said. “He could tell a story and make us feel connected immediately. We didn’t even realize...