May 2, 2024
UGA second in the nation for Boren Awards in 2024
The University of Georgia ranks second in the nation as a 2024 top-performing institution for Boren Scholarships after a record number of 11 UGA undergraduates were selected as Boren Scholars this spring. UGA also ranks second for total number of Boren Awards in 2024, which is calculated by combining an institution’s Boren Scholarships and Fellowships. […]
May 2, 2024
James Warnock named associate dean of the Morehead Honors College
After a competitive internal search, the Morehead Honors College will welcome James Warnock as its new associate dean on June 1. Warnock is currently chair of the School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering and a professor in the College of Engineering. Warnock has worked for the College of Engineering since 2017, when he was […]
April 16, 2024
Two Honors juniors named 2024 Goldwater Scholars
University of Georgia juniors Elaine “Lainey” Gammon and Sara Logsdon are among 438 undergraduates across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars in 2024, earning the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, engineering and natural sciences. Gammon is from Reno, Nevada, and is majoring in astrophysics. Logsdon is […]
April 12, 2024
UGA junior named a 2024 Truman Scholar
University of Georgia junior Alex Drahos was one of 60 undergraduates from across the nation to be selected as a 2024 Truman Scholar, a prestigious award given each year to students who demonstrate academic excellence, outstanding leadership potential, and commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector. Drahos is a Foundation Fellow from […]
February 20, 2024
UGA honored as 2023-2024 top producer of Fulbright students
The University of Georgia’s 11 Fulbright student offers for the 2023-2024 academic year have landed it among the top producing institutions for Fulbright U.S. students. This is the second year in a row—and the sixth time in 12 years—that UGA has been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students. Eleven UGA students and recent […]
December 7, 2023
UGA’s Ashni Patel named a Schwarzman Scholar
University of Georgia Foundation Fellow Ashni Patel has been selected for the Schwarzman Scholarship, becoming the eighth UGA student to receive this prestigious award. She will join students from around the world as they pursue a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, starting next fall. Schwarzman Scholars are taught […]
November 14, 2023
UGA’s Mariah Cady named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
By Stephanie Schupska, Morehead Honors College University of Georgia student Mariah Cady was one of 32 students nationwide named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar this weekend. UGA is the only school in the SEC and one of only five public universities, in addition to the nation’s service academies, in the U.S. to have a Rhodes recipient […]
August 29, 2023
UGA junior selected for second cohort of Voyager Scholarship
Julianna Russ is one of 100 selected for the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service By Stephanie Schupska, Morehead Honors College Julianna Russ of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, a third-year student at the University of Georgia, is one of 100 college students from across the nation to be selected for the second cohort of the Voyager Scholarship, […]
July 20, 2023
Rhodes to Success
From Athens to Kazakhstan, UGA’s 2023 Rhodes Scholar achieves at highest academic levels By Erica Techo, UGA Marketing & Communications Natalie Navarrete didn’t know Russian when she came to the University of Georgia. Now, she has studied it around the globe. Navarrete graduated in spring 2023 with several new stamps in her passport, as well […]
June 22, 2023
UGA named a top-performing institution for Boren Scholarships
Five UGA undergraduates offered Boren Scholarships in 2023 By Stephanie Schupska, Morehead Honors College For the third year in a row, the Boren Awards named the University of Georgia a top-performing institution for Boren Scholarships. With five UGA undergraduates selected as Boren Scholars this spring, UGA is ranked in the top five of institutions nationwide. […]
