Alumni Stories
Where will Georgetown lead you? Our alumni go on to exciting careers – in every facet of society – and strive to make the world a better place. Alumni become humanitarians, social activists, academics, heads of states, comedians, journalists, business owners, doctors and lawyers. Our extensive alumni network provides mentorship and inspiration.
Meet Hoya Alumni
“Georgetown is where Diversability first started, it is where I first found disability community, it is where I shared my disability origin story publicly for the first time and it is where I started to explore what it meant to be disabled and proud.”
“We have quite the group of Hoyas here at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, from relatively recent grads to those like me who have been at this for 30 years or so. We are at different points in our career paths, but that hasn’t detracted from the delight we all felt when we discovered that we had this foundational experience in common!”
“What fuels Alan and me is simple injustice. We were taught at Georgetown the Jesuit values of social justice … and we’re pretty good at it because of our SFS backgrounds. We know how to move in these foreign locations. We know how to build organizations and work with them daily.”
Exceptional Alumni
The John Carroll Award recognizes alumni who exemplify the ideals and traditions of Georgetown and its founder. The Patrick Healy Award honors a friend of the university whose achievements and service reflect Georgetown ideals and traditions.
A Testimonial
“Reflecting on the faculty members at Georgetown who had guided and supported me, it had such a tremendous impact. So I’ve been considering what effect I can have as a Native educator in academic medicine. I hope I can be just as inspirational for other future Native physicians if I go down that path.”
Hoyas on the Hill
“My humble advice is to do what you love, what you’re passionate about. That will give you the sense of meaning that we all crave. You will do your best work when you care about what you are doing.” Senator Jon Ossoff (SFS’09) D-Georgia
Covering the White House
“The big takeaway from Georgetown was to use whatever platform, whatever privilege you have to bring justice to the world…If you’re a Georgetown University alumna, you’re tasked with the opportunity and responsibility to make the world a better place.”
University News
Hoyas at news outlets around the world report on how an international affairs education shaped their approach to journalism.
A Testimonial
“I started Phil’s Finest when I was still a senior in college with one of my best friends. A lot has changed since then, but the two things that have stayed the same are the mission and inspiration for the company, which is the belief that we can use delicious food to bring people together and fight one of the most important issues of our generation.”