Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2025 Footsteps Award.
2024
Justice Benham, a 1970 graduate of UGA’s School of Law, is no stranger to breaking barriers. He was the first African American member of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and he was the longest-serving justice when he retired in 2020 after more than 30 years. Read the full story.
2023
Richard Dunn, a graduate of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, served as the executive director of the Athens-Clarke County High School Completion Initiative, established The Athens Courier, and hosted a weekly radio show called “Community Forum.” Xernona Thomas spent 31 years working in education as a social worker, assistant principal, principal, chief of staff, and most recently, superintendent of the Clarke County School District where she became the first woman to serve in the role. Thomas is a graduate of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Social Work, and Mary Frances Early College of Education. Read the full story.
2022
Eugenia Harvey, a graduate of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, serves as the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for The WNET Group and is part of the organization’s senior leadership team. Read the full story.
