The Honors College is so proud of the talented, hard-working and resilient Class of '24 graduates. Read on to learn about these graduates, their challenges, achievements and future plans.
Before Ryan Jones (J.D. 24’) started law school, he spent a few years as one of the top 15 spoken-word artists in the world.
Cara McClellan (J.D. ’24) was 51 when she quit her job and started law school. While her colleagues at TTI, an electronics-components distributor, were supportive of her decision, McClellan joked that they probably thought she was having a mid-life crisis.
Mary Martinez (B.S.Ed. ’24) initially put her educational goals on hold while she raised three children, but she recently completed her bachelor's degree in middle level education and plans to become a teacher and literacy specialist.
Lei Li, an assistant professor of chemistry,, has been named as one of two recipients of the 2024 Dean’s Early Career Award.
Juan S. Piñeros Glasscock, an assistant professor of philosophy, has been named as one of two recipients of the 2024 Dean’s Early Career Award.
Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business honored three alumni, an honorary alumna and a distinguished alumna at its 2024 Alumni Awards celebration on May 9.
Bryelle Partridge (B.S.Ed. ’23) knew family members and fellow classmates who struggled in school because of their learning disabilities. Seeing how her teachers responded to those students inspired her to become an educator.
Fast Company, Jo Ann Herold of the Department of Marketing, May 9
Second grade teacher Daisha Denson (B.S.Ed. ’22) remembers one high school teacher giving her the support and encouragement she needed to succeed – and to consider becoming a teacher herself.
