Four MPA Students Named Presidential Management Fellows

Current MPA students Taryn Anderson, Courtney Bell, Josh Bull, and Mary Ellen Wiggins have been awarded the prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) and will be attending the PMF Job Fair in late April in Washington, DC.

The PMF is the new name for the highly regarded Presidential Management Internship program. Since 1977, the PMF program has served as a fast-track for admittance into employment in the federal government.

Taryn Anderson grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and earned her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in strategic communications. She is studying both Public Policy and Nonprofit Administration in the MPA program.

Courtney Bell was raised in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. She attended Presbyterian College and majored in English. For her MPA coursework, she is specializing in Public Policy.

Josh Bull was born to parents who were both missionaries and later worked for the United Nations. He has lived in Israel, Haiti, Ecuador, and Argentina but calls Atlanta, Georgia home. He attended Georgetown University and majored in International Politics. He is currently specializing in Nonprofit Administration in the MPA program.

Mary Ellen Wiggins grew up in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta, and graduated from Wellesley College with a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies. Her specialization in the MPA program is Public Policy.

The Master’s of Public Administration program at the University of Georgia is one of the nation's best for public service education and is ranked 4th in the nation among hundreds of public affairs programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2009).

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For more information, please contact:

Lisa Sperling
MPA Recruitment and Career Services Coordinator
Department of Public Administration and Policy
204C Baldwin Hall University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602
Telephone: (706) 542-9583
Fax: (706) 583-0610
www.uga.edu/padp