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Cleveland Piggott Jr.

Cleveland Piggott Jr.

Cleveland Piggott Jr. got his first taste of research at the University of Georgia while he was still a senior in high school. He’s spent every year since then working to better understand the cellular mechanisms involved in Alzheimer’s disease. He’s presented his research findings in Costa Rica and traveled the world as a Foundation Fellow, doing medical and dental service work in Panama, volunteering in Brazil and visiting Egypt. Closer to home, he is vice president of the university’s…

Corbin Busby

Corbin Busby

From dancing with dislocated toes, to sharing research at the CURO Symposium and serving as a Dawg Camp Counselor, Corbin Busby has taken full advantage of all the opportunities that first drew him to a large university like UGA. Corbin has enjoyed soaking up UGA and Athens culture by wandering through the Lamar Dodd School of Art, North Campus and by reading and people watching at coffee houses around town. He mentors students in the Athens-Clarke County School District through…

Mark Milby

Mark Milby

Spending 20 hours digging recyclables out of trash cans isn’t Mark Milby’s idea of fun, but it certainly demonstrates his commitment to sustainability. The senior ecology major helped start the UGA Gameday Recycling program, which last year alone collected more than 20 tons of recyclables with the support of more than 50 volunteers. He’s involved in a large-scale global warming study, has worked with a non-profit conservation organization in Ecuador and has conducted research at the university’s campus in Costa…

Erika Martinez-Uribe

Erika Martinez-Uribe

Erika Martinez-Uribe has enjoyed all the little things about being a student at UGA. From broadening of her appreciation for dance, theater and music through attending many campus performances to reading on campus lawns, Erika has made sure that she has taken full advantage of the UGA experience. Erika is a biology major who has conducted research at the university’s the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center and next year will begin medical school at the Medical College of Georgia.

Lizzy Nephew

Lizzie Nephew

Senior Lizzy Nephew has used her experiences as a public relations major in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication to raise awareness of homelessness, stage a benefit concert for the Girls’ Rock non-profit and plan popular campus events such as Dawgs After Dark, Homecoming Week and concerts. She still manages to find time to attend plays, art shows and, of course, UGA football games. After graduation, she plans to use her public relations education on programs focused on…

Shelby Jones

Shelby Jones

Shelby Jones found her passion for literature and the written word at UGA and has put it to work through the CURO program, where she studied the validity of the English major. She participated in the Oxford study abroad program and was inspired by Virginia Woolf’s life and work. After graduation, she will pursue a master’s degree in English teaching and hopes to travel and teach abroad.