Congratulations, Fall 2021 Graduates!

Graduation is right around the corner, and thousands of Yellow Jackets are poised to become Georgia Tech alumni. The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of its Fall 2021 graduates as they prepare to receive their degrees this weekend.

The Class of 2021 has navigated incredible uncertainty and faced problems few could have anticipated. However, they have come out of them prepared to tackle the world’s biggest challenges, no matter what their next steps may be.

As Arthur Ashe once said, “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

Congratulations to all of our graduates! Meet some of them below.

B.S. in International Affairs, minor in sociology

Adous has been involved in a number of things on campus, including being the MLK Student Celebration speaker and co-chair, vice president of external affairs for the Student Government Association, a member of Georgia Tech Student Ambassadors, Ms. Georgia Tech for 2020-2021, and she was also the student behind the new campus mural near Skiles. She’ll be preparing to head to law school after graduation.

Adous also interned with the late Congressman John Lewis as one of his last interns, as well as with the ACLU of Georgia’s Reproductive Rights and Justice team. She also interned under Tech’s Serve-Learn-Sustain program last summer to create a GT 1000 class on the topic of anti-racism.

Are there any Nunn School classes, faculty, and/or staff that you want to shout out?

Joe Bankoff, for believing in my light before I saw it in myself.

B.S. in Economics and International Affairs

After graduation, Donaldson plans on entering the workforce!

M.S. in International Security

In his time at Tech, Harrison has been involved in the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Club, as well as the Georgia Tech Esports Club. After graduation, he’ll begin working as an intern at International Resource Development, Inc.

What has been your favorite thing about international affairs at Tech?

Being able to work with my colleagues and professors — being able to meet so many wonderful and intelligent people has been a privilege.

What will you miss most about the Nunn School, and Tech as a whole?

The professors were all fantastic and knowledgeable, and I’ll miss being able to interact with them and learn as much as possible.

Are there any Nunn School classes, faculty, and/or staff that you want to shout out?

Brian Woodall and Peter Brecke were both incredibly accommodating for me and extremely helpful when it came to research papers. They have been some of my favorite professors.

B.S. in International Affairs, minor in Spanish

After graduation, Malinoff will be headed to AARC-360, an auditing firm based in Alpharetta.

What has been your favorite thing about international affairs at Tech?

Learning how to critically analyze complex issues and communicate effectively.

What will you miss most about the Nunn School, and Tech as a whole?

Spending time around intelligent and engaging students.

Are there any Nunn School classes, faculty, and/or staff that you want to shout out?

Kirk Bowman and Eliza Markley for consistently expressing interest in their students and fostering their success, as well as Adam Stulberg for creating an intellectually challenging classroom environment and pushing his students to produce their best work.

M.S. in International Affairs

Miskell is the current vice president of campus services for the Graduate Student Government Association. He was also a graduate intern with the Carter Center this past summer in the Peace Programs’ Latin American & Caribbean office, where he focused on the impact of Covid-19 on democracy in the region. After graduation, he plans on taking time off to rest and travel.

What has been your favorite thing about international affairs at Tech?

The commitment to integrating international affairs with math, science, and tech.

What will you miss most about the Nunn School, and Tech as a whole?

The people. I came to Tech and stayed because of the wonderful humans here. I'll miss the friends I've made in the Nunn School, various student orgs I've been a part of, and the lovely folks in the Campus Services department.

Are there any Nunn School classes, faculty, and/or staff that you want to shout out?

Alasdair Young, Rachel Whitlark, and Katja Weber have all been wonderful mentors and professors during my time in the Nunn School.

B.S. in International Affairs, minor in global development

Moody is currently an intern with the Christian Campus Fellowship (CCF), and she’s been a part of the Running Club, Model United Nations, and Ballroom Dance Club. She also studied abroad in Argentina and Uruguay with Kirk Bowman and Alberto Fuentes and has previously interned at the Georgia State Capitol. She’ll continue to intern with CCF throughout the spring semester.

What has been your favorite thing about international affairs at Tech?

The professors are spectacular. Special thanks to Alberto Fuentes, Eliza Markley, Kirk Bowman, and Rachel Whitlark.

What will you miss most about the Nunn School, and Tech as a whole?

I will miss the sense of community.

Are there any Nunn School classes, faculty, and/or staff that you want to shout out?

My favorite classes were either comparative politics with Bowman or foreign policy with Markley. Markley is one of the coolest people I know, super sweet, and has the best fashion sense of anyone I know. Bowman's projects are very creative and actually fun to work on. He is very laissez-faire, which sometimes drove me crazy, but it helped me step outside the box academia likes to trap students in.

B.S. in International Affairs, minors in Spanish and computer science

Ware has been involved in several campus organizations, including Delta Tau Delta, Delta Sigma Pi, Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS), Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), and Lambda Sigma. After graduation, he’ll start working at srcLogic.

What has been your favorite thing about international affairs at Tech?

Learning about different cultures.

Are there any Nunn School classes, faculty, and/or staff that you want to shout out?

Kirk Bowman is the GOAT. Shoutout also to Eliza Markley and Neha Kumar for their amazing classes.

• Raegan Allister, M.S. in International Affairs, will be looking for jobs in nonprofits, think tanks, consulting, or the federal government.
• Nicole Imhof, B.S. in Economics and International Affairs and M.S. in Economics, will be working at MobLab before heading over to Bank of America and potentially pursuing a Ph.D. in economics.

The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs is proud to award 22 degrees at the Fall 2021 Commencement ceremony. Master's and Ph.D. ceremonies will be held on Friday, Dec. 17, and the bachelor's ceremony will be held on Saturday, Dec. 18.