Each year during Alumni Weekend, Distinguished and Outstanding Young Alumni from each college are honored for their dedication to the university and their chosen fields. Through these awards, the Alumni Association expresses its deep appreciation and admiration to alumni who bring honor not only to their alma mater, but also their communities, states, the nation, and the world. Congratulations to this year's recipients!
College of Allied Health Sciences
Jenene Craig, PhD '82
Distinguished Alumna
Ansley Dobbs, MHS 鈥�17
Outstanding Young Alumna
Hannah Stern, MHS 鈥�17
Outstanding Young Alumna
Athletics
Emmett Turner, BBA 鈥�05
Distinguished Alumnus
Dental College of Georgia
Amber Lawson, DMD 鈥�06
Distinguished Alumna
India Collier, DMD 鈥�15
Outstanding Young Alumna
College of Education and Human Development
Teresa Cobb, BS '01, EdS 鈥�21
Distinguished Alumna
Tevin Middleton, BSW '15, MEd '20
Outstanding Young Alumnus
Hull College of Business
Jim Tyler, BBA '74
Distinguished Alumnus
Rafik Bassali, MBA '11
Outstanding Young Alumnus
Medical College of Georgia
Willis "Billy" Lanier, MD '69
Distinguished Alumnus, Loyalty
Janelle McGill, MD '15
Outstanding Young Alumna
College of Nursing
Denotra Gaillard, DNP
Distinguished Alumna
Paul Thompson, BS '10, MSN '13
Outstanding Young Alumnus
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Wilbur Johnson, BA '76
Distinguished Alumnus
Kaylee Snead, BA '16, PAW '22
Outstanding Young Alumna
School of Computer & Cyber Sciences
Steven Duckworth, BS '93
Distinguished Alumnus
Cori Brown, BS '23, MBA '24
Outstanding Young Alumna
College of Science & Mathematics
James Franklin, BS '95, MD '00
Distinguished Alumnus
Tanei Ricks, BS '12
Outstanding Young Alumnus
The Graduate School
Kenneth Korach, BS '69, PhD '74
Distinguished Alumnus
Molly Braun, PhD 鈥�19
Outstanding Young Alumna