Alumni

Alumni Directory

Connect with your classmates, find Govies in your city, and network with alumni in your profession.

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Alumni Association

The GSSM Alumni Association provides opportunities for alumni to stay connected and to support the School. In addition to numerous networking opportunities - whether social, professional, or educational - the Association also offers an opportunity to give back through participation in the classroom as mentors, speakers, panelists, on alumni boards and committees, and by attending programs and events.  We recognize that alumni voices are crucial to showing current and future GSSM students their options and potential. 

At GSSM, we make a special effort to reach out to our graduates wherever they are.  Alumni can create a profile in our Alumni Directory. This online feature is a free, password-protected way to connect with your classmates, find other Govies in your geographic area or career field, and update your contact information. Alumni can also check out the GSSM Alumni Facebook Page, where school and alumni news is posted regularly.

GSSM graduates around the world maintain their connection to the School through the Alumni Association.  Be in charge of your future and stay connected with us!

2022-2023 Alumni Association Board Members

• Laura Atkinson '94
• Will Billbrough '18
• Angela Crum '96
• Britt Garris '95, President
• Kristin Garris '90
• Matt Hands '91, Immediate Past President
• Melody Drummond Hansen '96
• Rusty Hawes '14
• Darby Kirven '08
• Susan Lucas Kamat '90
• Makaala Mazat '91, Secretary
• Paul Moore '90
• Victoria Phelan '13
• Justin Smith '16
• Eric Spivey '93
• Emmanuel Tedder '04
• Danna Vach '90
• Avis Wright '95

Ex Officio

• Brigitte Chapman '94, Director of Alumni Relations
• Shane Farmer '10, Analytics & Development Manager
• Beth Dinndorf, GSSM Foundation Executive Director
• Danny Dorsel '90, GSSM President
• Dr. Elaine Parshall, GSSM Faculty Representative
• Dr. Cathy Thomas, Dean of Students
• Dr. Jennifer Blair, Director of College Counseling and Advising

By-Laws

GSSM Alumni Association By-Laws_updated 11.17.22.pdf

Giving

Your support helps make the GSSM experience possible for students across the Palmetto State by connecting them to the resources they need to thrive. Thank you for helping Govies realize their full potential and empowering them to become the next generation of innovators!

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Alumni Events

Book Club

Join us for good friends & great reads!

The Fall 2022 book club selection will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Previous Alumni Book Club Selections:

• March 2021: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
• July 2021: Mamba's Daughters: A Novel of Charleston by Dubose Heyward
• 2023: TBD

Reconnect

23-24 Alumni Reconnects, Sites TBD
2023
August 30 – Chicago Reconnect 
September 12 – Nashville Reconnect 
September 13 – Atlanta Reconnect 
September 26 – San Diego Reconnect 
September 27 – LA Reconnect 
September 28 – San Francisco Reconnect 
October 10 – NYC Reconnect  
October 25 – Denver Reconnect  

October 29 - Fall Virtual Party
November 15 – Charleston Reconnect

November 28 - Greenville Reconnect and Giving Tuesday Celebration
December 5 – Orlando Reconnect 
December 6 – Potential Jacksonville Reconnect 
December 7 – Savannah Reconnect

December 13 - GSSM's Annual Winter Gathering in Columba at the Hunter Gatherer Hangar

2024
January 9 – Charlotte Reconnect
February 7 – Greenville Reconnect
February 13 – Clemson Reconnect
March 12 – Durham Reconnect 
March 13 – Fort Mill Reconnect 
April 19-21  - GSSM All-Class Reunion
April 23 – Baltimore Reconnect 
April 24 – Washington, DC Reconnect 

 

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Winter Gathering

The annual Alumni Winter Gathering is a great time to reconnect with your GSSM classmates, meet Govies from other classes, and celebrate our common experiences. Join us on Thursday, December 14, in Columbia, SC!

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Alumni Awards

Outstanding Alumni Award

The Outstanding Alum Award is presented annually by the GSSM Alumni Association to a person who, through their post-GSSM education, work, and personal endeavors, exemplifies the success one can achieve through the foundation of a GSSM education.

 

Past Recipients

• 2023: Joseph Pelfrey '95
• 2022: Dr. Jamie Lathan '96
• 2021: Dr. Brygg Ullmer '91
• 2020: Wilson White '99
• 2019: Dr. Nathan Kwan '04
• 2018: Kevin Short '93
• 2017: Dr. Jason Hong '93
• 2016: Mary Ellen Player '00
• 2015: Dr. Errol Fields '94
• 2014: Shontavia Jackson Johnson '99
• 2013: Eddie Nance '00
• 2012: Aziz Ansari '00

• 2011: The Honorable Shiva Hodges '91