The UNG Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Board is proud to announce these twenty individuals as honorees for the University of North Georgia Inaugural 20 Under 40 Program. This recognition was established to honor members of the UNG Family for extraordinary accomplishments, significant professional achievements, or distinguished service to others.

• Maxwell Bentley, ‘19
• Jennifer Askew Cantor, ‘08
• Dr. Michele Dugan, ‘13
• Jacob Scott Elliott, ‘10
• Emma El-Shami, ‘16
• Christie Gribble, ‘08
• Megan Calder Huggins, ‘15
• John Philip Hayes, ‘13
• Dr. Rachael Lacey, ‘17
• Brandon Lowell, ‘06
• Mark Pettitt, ‘17
• Dr. Ashlee Pollard, ‘22
• Jordan Rowland, ‘11
• Rajpal Sagoo, ‘16
• Ashley Evans Simpson, ‘06, '09
• Dr. Tyler Smiley, ‘10
• Ashlee Todd, ‘10
• Josh Walker, ‘10
• Andrea Wells, ‘04
• Cody Williamson, ‘12

"I am grateful to be selected for this honor by the University of North Georgia Alumni Association. UNG has done so much to develop me both personally and professionally, and I am humbled to be just one of many Nighthawk leaders," said Pettitt.