Since 1980, the Distinguished Alumni Award has recognized a graduate of Family and Consumer Sciences who has made lifelong contributions that reflect the beliefs and values of the College.
Mary Jo Beverly
- BHSE, 1970
- Thomasville-Thomas County Woman of the Year, 1999
- Helped found the Thomas County Food Bank and Outreach Center
- Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Club, Thomasville Area Board of Realtors
- Farm owner, manager (with husband), and bookkeeper, Crooked Water Farm in Ochlocknee, Ga., since 1973
- Vice-President, assistant to manager, bookkeeper on her family-owned farm, Franklin I. Smith Farm, Inc. in Coolidge, Ga.
- Served four terms on Thomas County Board of Commissioners
- Georgia 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees member
