Alumni Profiles
Georgetown College aims to produce exceptional communicators, smart interpreters, fast learners, problem solvers, creative thinkers, and most importantly, interesting human beings. College graduates are well equipped to take on the world and, because of this, pursue careers and lead lives that are personally fulfilling, service-oriented, and, in all likelihood, completely different from what they thought they'd end up doing as first-years.
Learn more about the exceptional alumni of Georgetown College in the profiles below.
- Thomas Chatterton Williams (C'03) - Alumnus writes memoir on hip-hop culture and his father's civil rights struggle.
- Kristin Thorne (C'04) - Georgetown College alumna speaks about her career in television journalism.
- Rebecca Shinners (C'09) - Georgetown College alumna is working to provide college preparation programming to the best and brightest students of the Cristo Rey Network.
- Ben Shaw (C'08) - Former student body president worked in the Office of Student Affairs on Georgetown's Qatar campus.
- Carol Padden (C'78) - Alumna wins a MacArthur "Genius" Grant for her work on international sign language linguistics.
- Charlie Nutting (C'10) - Class of 2010 graduate and Baker Scholar starts on his career path.
- Shiv Newaldass (C'03) - After growing up in Sursum Corda, the College alum returned as an advocate for the neighborhood's low-income residents.
- Benjamin McKean and Dan Leahy (C'08) - Founders of VillageVines enjoy start-up success in the restaurant business.
- Allen Hunter (C'10) - College alumnus pursued professional experience along with academic achievement at Georgetown.
- Ellie Gunderson (C'10) - Alumni volunteers with Hands at Work in Africa serving rural communities devastated by poverty and HIV/AIDS.
- Erin Delmore (C'08) - Young alumna takes her journalism skills to Washingtonian Magazine.
- Alexandra Cousteau (C'98) - Granddaughter of explorer Jacques Cousteau returns to her alma mater to talk water conservation with students.
- Bradley Cooper (C'97) - Movie and television star returns to his alma mater.
- Claire Callagy (C'10) - A recent graduate begins her career in photography.
- Amalia Aruda (C'09) - Alumna pursues Ph.D. at Wood's Hole and MIT.