1960s

Jimmy Carter Jr.  (BSA — Dairy Science, ’69; MS — Dairy Science, ’73) was ranked No. 93 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for Southern Belle Farms.

1970s

George Lee (BSA — Animal Science, ’72; MAEX — Agricultural Extension, ’88) received the 2020 Georgia Friend of 4-H award.

Lamar Zipperer (MS — Agricultural Economics, ’74) is a consulting forester for Lorraine.

1980s

Tom McCall (BSA — Agronomy, ’80) was elected president of Georgia Farm Bureau.

Laura Meadows (BSA — Food Science, ’81) retired in December from the University of Georgia as director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Clint Hood (BSA — Agricultural Economics, ’83) started a new job with Synovus on their newly formed agriculture and timber team.

Greg Gilman (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’85) was inducted into the 2021 Georgia Agricultural Education Hall of Fame.

Mike Lewis (BSA — Agricultural Economics, ’86) was honored as No. 35 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for American Tank Maintenance.

Brian Kemp (BSA — Agricultural Mechanization Technology, ’87) received the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Alumni Merit Award.

Frank Dorn (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’88) is the Director of Agriculture and Forestry at the Governors School for Agriculture at John de la Howe in Edgefield, South Carolina.

Brian Goggin (MS — Agricultural Economics, ’88) is self-employed as a consultant for Goggin and Associates after retiring from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2015.

Farish Mulkey Jr. (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’88; MED — Agricultural Education, ’92), an assistant professor of agricultural education at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, has been selected for the Georgia Agricultural Education Hall of Fame.

1990s

Tommy Bass (BSA — Animal Science, ’97) and Carla Sanford (BSA — Animal Science, ’09) work together at Montana State University Extension. Shown here during a May snowstorm, Bass (right) is a livestock environment associate specialist and Sanford (left) is a beef cattle specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences at Montana State University. “Carla and I are glad to be serving ranchers and stakeholders in Montana, and enjoying the camaraderie of our shared Georgia and UGA-ADS heritage,” Bass said.

Tammy Cheely (BSA — Animal Science, ’90; MAEX — Agricultural Extension, ’94) has been elected president of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association.

Stan Deal (BSA — Agronomy, ’93) began a new job as account manager for agricultural fertilizer for the East Region at NeuAG.

Ken Hardy (BSA — Entomology, ’93) had his company, Hardy’s Peanuts, rank No. 77 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list.

Brad Hardy (BSA — Agricultural Communications, ’96) had his company, Hardy’s Peanuts, rank No. 77 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list.

Ron Holt (BSA — Biological Sciences, ’97) was ranked No. 71 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for Two Maids and a Mop.

James Hooven II (BSA — Horticulture, ’98) was ranked No. 75 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for his company Northern Lights Exteriors.

2000s

Justin Seibert (BSA — Turfgrass Management, ’02) was ranked No. 98 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for his company The Sign Brothers.

Jillian Bohlen (BSA — Dairy Science, ’03; MS — Animal Science, ’05) was chosen for the 2021 Special Collections Faculty Fellows Program at University of Georgia.

Suzanne Meers (MS — Animal Science, ’03; PHD — Animal and Dairy Science, ’08) was ranked No. 30 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for her company ONERep Sales.

Michelle Samuel-Foo (MS — Agronomy, ’03; PHD — Entomology, ’08) received the Entomological Society of America’s Founders’ Memorial award.

Juli Fields (MAL — Agricultural Leadership, ’04) started a new job at Truist Foundations and Endowments Specialty Practice as a higher education segment specialist.

Marc Irvin (BSA — Biological Sciences, ’04) was ranked No. 32 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for his company Irvin Retail Group of Marcus and Millichap.

Sara Dunn (BSA — Agribusiness, ’05) began a new job as vice president for deposit operations at Classic City Bank.

Raghu Kandala (PhD — Food Science, ’05) received the FASQ Manager of the Year Award.

Mary Ellen Levie (BSA — Agribusiness, ’05) started a new position as a human resources officer for American Pride Bank.

Matt Long (BSA — Environmental Economics and Management, ’06) was ranked No. 70 on the UGA Alumni Association 2021 Bulldog 100 list for his company, Nationwide Permitting Services.

Katie Murray (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’06) started a new job as a field representative for Georgia Farm Bureau in northeast Georgia.

Susannah Lanier (BSA — Agribusiness, ’07; MAL — Agricultural Leadership, ’12) won the 4-H Ryles Rising Star award.

William “Billy” Mehlinger (BSA — Horticulture, ’07)  was promoted to associate director of social media strategy at AT&T.

Meghan Cline (BSA — Agricultural Communications, ’09) was hired as director of communications at JBS USA in Greenly, Colorado.

2010s

Christy Brannon (BSA — Agribusiness, ’10) accepted a new job as a relationship manager with AgGeorgia Farm Credit’s LaFayette office.

Rachel Santos (BSA — Agriculture and Applied Economics, ’10) started a new job as director of sales and industry relations with Premium Peanut.

Kelly Bain Steele (BSA — Avian Biology, ’11) was promoted to Major in the active duty U.S. Army on June 1 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Travis Voyles (BSES — Environmental Economics and Management, ’11) started a new job on U.S. Senator from West Virginia Shelley Capito’s staff on the Committee on Environmental and Public Works.

Josh Paine (BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’12) started a new job as executive director for public relations and institutional advancement at Athens Technical College.

Perri Campis Cooper (BSA — Agriscience and Environmental Systems, ’13) is a participant in the 2020-2021 class of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership. Cooper is the executive director of the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District and Georgia Organic Peanut Association.

Kelly Glikin (BSA — Avian Biology, ’13) started a new job with Firehall 4 Animal Hospital.

Lisa Baxter (MS — Crop and Soil Sciences, ’14) received the Early Career Award from the American Forage and Grassland Council. Additionally, Baxter’s online outreach effort, “Lego Forage Specialist,” won first place in the council’s video contest.

Olivia Browning (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’14; MAL — Agricultural Leadership, ’16) started a new job as the associate director of international engagement with Emory University.

Deanna Bullins ((MAL — Agricultural Leadership, ‘14) is an eighth grade science teacher with Henry County Public Schools.

Zellie Duvall (BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’14) started a new position as a legislative assistant for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Annie Rich Thompson (BSA — Animal Science, ’14; BSA — Biological Sciences, ’15; MS — Entomology, ’18) started a new position as county program technician at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency.

Hunter Brock (BSA — Agribusiness, ’15) started a new position with RaceTrac in Special Project Operations.

Mary Cromley (BSA — Agriculture and Applied Economics, ’15) started a new job as the executive director at South Carolina Soybean Board and South Carolina Corn and Soybean Association.

Melea Baldwin Runyon (BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’15) was promoted to senior event manager at Churchill Downs Racetrack.

Dean Ruth (BSA — Agribusiness, ’15) started working for Resaca Sun Farms.

Emily Wagener (BSA — Food Science, ’15) started a new position as technical account manager at Darifair Foods.

Carson Jones (BSA — Animal Science, ’16) left Birmingham Zoo and accepted a consulting position working in change management.

Timothy Holman Jr. (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’17) began working at Carver Middle School in Monroe, Georgia, in 2017. Holman was named Carver Middle School Teacher of the Year 2019-2020 and Area 2 Middle School FFA Chapter of the Year for 2019-2020. Holman received his master’s degree in agricultural education from Murray State University in 2020 and is currently pursuing a specialist in Agricultural Education from Murray State University.

Jason Kolofske (BSA — Food Science, ’17) started a new job as the ice cream production manager at The Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor.

Sara Beth Studstill (MS — Plant Pathology, ’17) started a new job as a field agronomist at Bayer Crop Science.

Samaria Aluko (BSA — Biological Science, ’18) started a new job as healthy swimming epidemiologist and ORISE Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A.J. Brown (BSA — Turfgrass Management, ’18; MS — Crop and Soil Sciences, ’20) is an assistant golf course superintendent at the Troubadour Golf and Field Club in College Grove, Tennessee.

Lissi Chism (BSA — Agricultural Education, ’18; MAEE — Agricultural and Environmental Education, ’19) started a new job teaching agriculture at Ware County High School.

Lizzy Isgar (BSA — Food Industry Marketing and Administration, ’18) started a new position as an account manager in new verticals at Uber.

Samet Ozturk (PhD — Food Science, ’18) began a new position as a postdoctoral researcher at University of Nottingham with the faculty of engineering.

Ashley Smith (BSA — Agribusiness, ’18; BSA — Animal Science, ’18 ) was hired as an executive assistant at International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).

Jana Watkins (BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’18) opened her own salon, Hair by Jana Watkins, in Valrico, Florida.

Johnson Collins (BSA — Agribusiness, ’19; MAB — Agribusiness, ’20) started working at AGCO as a Sales Support Specialist.

Caroline Hinton (BSA — Animal Science, ’19; BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’19) started a new job as communications associate in the UGA CAES Office of Academic Affairs.

Kayla Imler (BSA — Agribusiness, ’19; MAB — Agribusiness, ’20) accepted a position as an executive team leader for human resources with Target.

Tourner Moseley (BSA — Biological Science, ’19) is a student in the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.

Sowmya Radhakrishnan (BSA — Animal Science, ’19) is currently working on her master’s degree in physician assistant sciences at South University in Tampa, Florida.

2020s

Ian Bennett (BSA — Agricultural Communications, ’20) started a new job as a communications paraprofessional at the University of Georgia Tifton campus.

Kaitlyn Chambers (BSA — Animal Science, ’20) started a new position with United Rentals as an Inside Sales Representative.

Dannah Frost (BSA — Agribusiness. ’20) started a new job as a loan assistant for AgGeorgia Farm Credit in Sandersville.

Sadie Lackey (BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’20) started a new job as a press assistant for the U.S. Senate.

Jade Long (MS — Food Science, ’20) accepted a position at Chick-Fil-A’s Corporate Office Support Center as a senior coordinator of menu and packaging.

Andy Kate McCannon (BSA — Agricultural Communication, ’20) started a new position as a foster care case manager at the Georgia Division of Family and Child Services.

Ruth “Marisol” Orellana Rivas (PhD — Animal and Dairy Science, ’20) started a new job at Cargill-Provimi as a dairy calf specialist.

Regini Reddyvari (MS — Poultry Science, ’20) is finishing her doctorate at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Animal Science.

Maggie David (BSA — Agricultural Communication) accepted a position as an associate territory manager with Corteva for June 2021.

Camp Hand (PhD — Crop and Soil Science, ’21) started position as a cotton agronomist with UGA Cooperative Extension.

Madison Smith Meadows (BSA — Poultry Science, ’21) started a new position as a product manager trainee at Rose Acre Farms.

Dylan Reagan (BSA — Poultry Science, ’21) started a new job as operations management trainee at Perdue Farms in Perry, Georgia.