Each year during Alumni Weekend, distinguished and outstanding 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!

2024 Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni

College of Allied Health Sciences

Krisi Probert, BS '95
Distinguished Alumna

Ronald Sanders, MPA '10
Outstanding Young Alumnus

Athletics

Carey Tankersley, BA '72
Distinguished Alumnus

Dental College of Georgia

Dave Lee, DMD '83
Distinguished Alumnus

Jessica Brown, DMD '13
Outstanding Young Alumna


College of Education and Human Development

Kari Viola-Brooke, MEd '12
Distinguished Alumna

Jason Brown, BS '23 
Outstanding Young Alumnus


Hull College of Business

Ronald Thigpen, BBA '73
Distinguished Alumnus

Stephen Wertz, BBA '11
Outstanding Young Alumnus

Medical College of Georgia

Joseph Hobbs, MD '74
Distinguished Alumnus, Professional Achievement

Price Corr, MD '77
Distinguished Alumnus, Loyalty

Robert Fred Mullins, BS '91, MD '96
Distinguished Alumnus, Posthumously

Carol Pryor, MD '47
Distinguished Alumna, Posthumously

Christopher Jackson, MD '15
Outstanding Young Alumnus

College of Nursing

Jeannette Andrews, AA '84, BSN '87
Distinguished Alumna

Tionya Lawrence, MSN '09
Outstanding Young Alumna

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Paul Balducci, BA '87
Distinguished Alumnus

Stacie King, BA '16
Outstanding Young Alumna

School of Computer & Cyber Sciences

Michael Davenport, BS '97
Distinguished Alumnus

1st Lt. Noah Whitacre, BS '22
Outstanding Young Alumnus


College of Science & Mathematics

John Cato, BS '97, EdS '07
Distinguished Alumnus

Brooke Stagich, BS '16
Outstanding Young Alumna

The Graduate School

Charles Eldridge, PhD '71
Distinguished Alumnus

Austin Shull, PhD '16
Outstanding Young Alumnus