Grady College celebrates Fall 2025 graduates

Amidst messages of perseverance, determination and accomplishment, nearly 150 Grady College students were celebrated during Grady College Fall Convocation ceremonies on Dec. 11, 2025. The ceremony took place at the UGA Performing Arts Center Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall.

Graduates included two earning Ph.D.s, two graduating with MFA degrees, nearly 20 graduating with master’s degrees, nearly 45 who majored in advertising, more than 25 graduating with a degree in public relations, nearly 25 who graduated from entertainment and media studies and more than 25 who majored in journalism.

A full list of the Fall 2025 Grady College graduates can be viewed on the Grady College convocation webpage.

“While there are many different paths taken by our graduates to reach today, we know this: our students have been motivated and involved and have seized the incredible opportunities presented to them,” Dean Charles N. Davis said in his opening remarks.

The senior orator, who was selected by audition, was Katina Inglis, a public relations major and fashion merchandising minor from Alpharetta, Georgia. She spoke about growing up with dyslexia and the perseverance it took to overcome labels and limiting expectations.

“The most valuable thing Grady taught me is this your limitations don’t belong to the world,” Inglis said. “They’re yours to rewrite, and when I arrived here, I realized I wasn’t alone. Not everyone here walked in with a head start or an easy path. Grady isn’t full of people who had everything handed to them. It’s full of a lot of people who built their own way.”

Inglis concluded: “This moment isn’t just a degree. We set our own standards. We define our own limits. And today, together, we prove that no one gets to decide our potential but us.”

Complete photo albums from Fall 2025 Grady College Convocation can be found in the following UGAGrady Flickr albums: 

• Graduate students
• Advertising majors
• Public Relations majors
• EMST majors
• Journalism majors
• Ceremony candids
• Pre-and post-ceremony candids
• Graduation Celebration

Video of the Grady College Convocation can be viewed below or on the UGA Grady YouTube page. Inglis’ talk begins near the 5:15 mark.

Author: Sarah E. Freeman