The University of Georgia Graduate School is pleased to present the 2024 recipients of the Alumni of Distinction Award. This award recognizes graduates who have achieved meritorious success in their professions, distinguished themselves as mentors and role models in their fields, and made substantive impact at the regional, national, and international levels. These graduate alumni exemplify the University of Georgia mission, “to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.”
All graduate-level UGA alumni are eligible to be considered for the annual award. Recipients were nominated by their respective schools and colleges and selected by members of the Graduate Education Advancement Board.
The Graduate School Alumni of Distinction Award was established in 2012.
This year’s awardees are:
Khalifeh AlJadda
Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2014
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Ashvin Chhabra
Ph.D. in Physics, 1984
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Peter Groffman
Ph.D. in Environmental Science, 1984
Odum School of Ecology
Theda Perdue
M.A. and Ph.D. in History, 1974 and 1976
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Inez Tenenbaum
B.S.Ed. and M.Ed. in Elementary Education and Teaching, 1972 and 1974
Mary Frances Early College of Education
Leo Twiggs
Ed.D. in Art Education, 1970
Mary Frances Early College of Education and Lamar Dodd School of Art, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
