Ashley is Georgia Tech’s 2025 representative for the USG Board of Regents Academic Recognition Day. She has conducted research at Georgia Tech’s Data Science and Policy Lab and the State Department Diplomacy Lab, and held internships with the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, Regions Bank Government Affairs, U.S. Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux, and U.S. Representative Rich McCormick. She is a 2024 PURA Award Recipient, 2024–2025 IAC Academic Excellence Award Recipient for Graduating Students, 2024 Stennis Congressional Intern, 2024 Federal Jackets Fellow, and won first place at both the GT Public Policy Capstone Expo in 2024 and the GT Undergraduate Research Symposium in 2023. She plans to move to Washington, DC and apply her knowledge in the intersection of policymaking, technology, and data.

This recognition is more than a personal honor; it marks a significant first for the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. It celebrates the growing impact of students whose work brings depth, context, and humanity to our world’s most pressing scientific challenges. I am honored to represent that legacy and hope this recognition affirms the enduring relevance of humanistic perspectives in building a better future.

Jason is the 2024 recipient of the Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Scholarship Award, Provost’s Academic Excellence Award, Henry Luce Foundation Scholarship Award, and 2023 Dow Chemical P.C. McCutchen Award for Outstanding Student Achievement. He is currently pursuing a degree in business administration with a concentration in information technology management and a minor in law, science, and technology. 

This accomplishment is the accumulation of my experiences with the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, my experiences at Scheller, and guidance from my mentors that I am always endlessly grateful for.

AnLi, an Architecture major, was one of just 26 students recognized at the event. Besides excelling academically, AnLi is also involved with several on-campus groups. She serves as an Undergraduate Ambassador, President of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), Internal PR for Equity in Architecture (EQiA), and an editor of "IfYou'reReadingThisGT".

I am so grateful to the faculty of the School of Architecture and College of Design for nominating me, and to the deans of each college for selecting me," said AnLi. "Thank you also to the USG for hosting and organizing such a thoughtful event. It was such an honor to be recognized and to be able to represent the SoA, CoD, and Georgia Tech. Go Jackets!

Abigail McClain is exemplary all-round undergraduate student who double-majored in Aeronautical Engineering and Physics with a GPA of 4.0. She has conducted several semesters of undergraduate research in Georgia Tech's High-Energy Electric Propulsion Laboratory. This led to an internship with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to work on the development of NASA's HERMeS Hall Effect Rocket which is used to provide thrust in deep-space missions.

Abigail is active in mentoring women students and high-school girls in STEM fields, and she is a member of the Goldrush Dance Team, which performs at all home football and men's and women's basketball games and select away games and post-season tournaments.