THE STUDENTS LEADING HOMECOMING SEASON Meet the Next Generation of Georgia College Leaders Entering the 2026–27 Academic Year CRUSH MAGAZINE™ | CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ | FALL 2026

THE STUDENTS LEADING HOMECOMING SEASON

Meet the Next Generation of Georgia College Leaders Entering the 2026–27 Academic Year

CRUSH MAGAZINE™ | CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ | FALL 2026

Before the bands play.

Before the tailgates open.

Before alumni return.

Before thousands pack stadiums.

Before Homecoming becomes the biggest weekend of the semester—

there are students working.

Representing.

Organizing.

Advocating.

Programming.

Communicating.

Building.

Leading.

Student Government Association presidents and executive officers occupy one of the most unique positions in higher education.

They are students themselves.

They take classes.

Study for exams.

Navigate friendships.

Prepare for careers.

And somewhere between all of that, they’re asked to represent thousands of other students.

That responsibility becomes especially visible during Homecoming season.

But student leadership is much bigger than Homecoming.

These students become intermediaries between their classmates and institutions.

They advocate.

They listen.

They organize.

They communicate.

They sit in meetings most students will never see.

And sometimes, they help make decisions whose impact lasts long after they’ve graduated.

Across Georgia, a new generation of student leaders is entering the 2026–27 academic year.

CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ is paying attention.

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

ZAINA JEAN-BART — SGA PRESIDENT

Downtown Atlanta is about to experience a new generation of student leadership.

Georgia State University’s official 2026 Student Government Association election results name Zaina Jean-Bart as the university-wide SGA President.

Georgia State’s structure is particularly interesting because this isn’t leadership over one traditional campus.

GSU operates across multiple campuses.

That requires an administration capable of representing students whose college experiences can look very different from one another.

The elected executive vice presidents include:

Atlanta — Brazil Gibbs

Alpharetta — Crescence Mvogo

Clarkston — Mohamed Fofana

Dunwoody — Jessica Anorshiri

Georgia State’s Atlanta campus also elected Oyinkansola Adekonye as Speaker of the Senate, while Joshua Morgan was elected Speaker for Decatur.

Some additional positions remained vacant following the election, illustrating something important about student government:

Leadership isn’t always delivered as a finished product.

Sometimes the incoming administration has to continue building the team while already beginning the work.

Georgia State reported 676 votes cast in its 2026 SGA election.

Now those ballots become responsibility.

And Jean-Bart enters the academic year representing students at one of the largest and most uniquely urban universities in Georgia.

A new administration is officially in session.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

VERNER “TREY” WILSON — SGA PRESIDENT

Athens has spoken.

More than 7,000 students participated in the University of Georgia’s 2026 Student Government Association general election.

The winning Reimagine ticket received 3,968 votes.

That elected:

PRESIDENT

Verner “Trey” Wilson

VICE PRESIDENT

David Nelson

TREASURER

Alexis Allen

Together, they lead the 39th Administration of the University of Georgia Student Government Association.

But executive leadership at a university the size of UGA extends well beyond three positions.

The administration’s public cabinet includes students responsible for engagement, programming, outreach, communications, government relations and first-year programming.

Among them:

Chief of Staff — Mark Zimmer

Deputy Chief of Staff — Dennis Upp

Executive Director of Engagement — Nishtha Mayani

Programming Directors — Maren Kissling and Sai Krithika Belda

Government Relations Directors — Ella Colker and Blake Martin

Athens-Clarke County Liaison — Ryan Strickland

Executive Director of Outreach — Wyatt Williams

Greek Life Outreach — MJ Tatum

Executive Director of Communications — Journee Jordan

Social Media Coordinators — Ansley Denton and Jadyn Young

The communications operation extends further into graphic design, photography, videography and internal communications.

That’s worth noticing.

Modern student government is increasingly operating like a small organization.

Policy matters.

But so do media.

Branding.

Programming.

Community engagement.

Digital communication.

And the ability to reach students where students actually are.

For Wilson and his administration, the election is over.

Now comes governing.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

CHRISTOPHER LAMBRY JR. — SGA PRESIDENT

There is something different about inheriting student leadership at Morehouse College.

Because leadership isn’t simply encouraged at Morehouse.

It’s embedded in the institution’s identity.

For the 2026–27 academic year, that responsibility passes to:

SGA PRESIDENT

Christopher Lambry Jr. ’27

SGA VICE PRESIDENT

Sheik Kante ’28

Morehouse officially announced their election in April 2026.

Lambry enters the presidency with an academic and leadership profile already extending beyond campus.

A student of politics, he has been recognized as an Oprah Winfrey Scholar and has participated in research at Harvard University.

Morehouse describes his leadership as particularly focused on expanding opportunity and supporting first-generation students.

Kante brings another dimension.

Before becoming vice president-elect, he served as Freshman Class President.

He has also worked with the Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center.

Leadership.

Innovation.

Entrepreneurship.

Student representation.

At Morehouse, those ideas naturally belong in the same conversation.

The institution has since identified Lambry as its 95th Student Government Association President and a student trustee.

That’s not simply another line on a résumé.

It places a current student inside a leadership tradition stretching across generations of Morehouse Men.

SPELMAN COLLEGE

THE NEXT CHAPTER OF SPELMAN STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Spelman deserves a different treatment right now.

Not because student leadership is less important.

Quite the opposite.

Because accuracy matters.

Spelman’s publicly accessible student-government material has been transitioning from the 84th SSGA administration representing 2025–26 into the next academic year.

The previous publicly displayed administration was led by:

PRESIDENT

Cori’Anna White

VICE PRESIDENT

Ryan Bates

with cabinet leadership including students working across academic affairs, student affairs, finance, enrollment management, institutional research and institutional advancement.

But the Class of 2026 has now graduated.

That means Fall 2026 represents another transition.

Rather than incorrectly presenting outgoing officers as current leadership, CRUSH MAGAZINE™ will update its public leadership coverage as Spelman’s new administration is formally reflected across the college’s official public channels.

That’s journalism.

Being first is useful.

Being right is more important.

And when Spelman’s next generation steps forward, we’ll be paying attention.

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY

A STUDENT GOVERNMENT TRANSITION IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

Albany State is another institution entering a leadership transition.

Its publicly available university SGA material has continued to feature the REACH Administration, including:

Jonathan Bing — President

Adam Hatchett — Vice President

Ryann Ruffin — Vice President for Finance & Operations

Dania Wadley — Chief of Staff

Wesley Miller — Chief Justice

Stacey Woods — Senate Chair

Brandice Ingram — Executive Assistant

However, that administration was identified with the 2025–26 academic year.

As the 2026–27 year begins, newer system-level student leadership information indicates the transition toward Albany State’s next representation.

Because institutional pages can update at different times during summer transitions, CRUSH MAGAZINE™ will not prematurely assign an outdated administration to the new academic year.

What matters beyond the names is the tradition.

Albany State students continue inheriting responsibility for representing the Golden Ram community.

New semester.

New Homecoming.

New opportunities.

New leadership.

SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY

KYLER ASHFORD — SGA PRESIDENT

At Georgia’s oldest public HBCU, another student leader steps forward.

The University System of Georgia’s Student Advisory Council identifies:

SGA PRESIDENT

Kyler Ashford

A senior from Decatur, Georgia, Ashford studies Pre-Med Biology at Savannah State University.

That combination tells its own story.

Science student.

Future professional.

Campus leader.

Student representative.

All simultaneously.

Savannah State’s history extends to 1890.

That means every student government administration inherits something bigger than the current semester.

Generations came first.

Generations will come afterward.

Leadership occupies the space between them.

And as Savannah State prepares for another academic year and another Homecoming season, Ashford becomes one of the student voices representing today’s Tigers.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

CARSON SHAVER — SGA PRESIDENT

Statesboro’s incoming student-government conversation is led by:

PRESIDENT

Carson Shaver

A finance major from Jesup, Georgia, Shaver represents Georgia Southern’s Statesboro campus as SGA President.

Alongside him:

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Abigail Ross

A psychology major with a philosophy minor from Richmond Hill, Georgia.

And:

VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS & FINANCE

Cody Garcia

A mechanical engineering student concentrating in vehicle design and testing.

That range of academic backgrounds matters.

Finance.

Psychology.

Philosophy.

Engineering.

Different disciplines.

One student government.

Georgia Southern’s broader SGA structure also provides leadership opportunities through academic affairs, student engagement, special programs, campus representation and the student senate.

That’s what student government can do at its best.

Bring students who might never otherwise work together into the same room.

THESE AREN’T JUST NAMES ON A FLYER

It’s tempting to reduce student leaders to titles.

President.

Vice President.

Treasurer.

Senator.

But each title represents something larger.

Somebody campaigned.

Somebody voted.

Somebody lost.

Somebody won.

Somebody promised something.

Now somebody has to deliver.

That’s democracy in miniature.

College student government isn’t Congress.

It isn’t a state legislature.

It isn’t city hall.

But for many young leaders, it’s the first environment where they experience the realities of representation.

Budgets.

Competing priorities.

Constituents.

Institutional bureaucracy.

Public criticism.

Communication.

Coalition building.

Accountability.

That’s real leadership training.

TODAY’S SGA PRESIDENT COULD BE TOMORROW’S CEO

Or attorney.

Mayor.

Doctor.

Professor.

Entrepreneur.

Nonprofit leader.

School superintendent.

Technology founder.

University administrator.

Member of Congress.

The point isn’t predicting which student will become famous.

The point is recognizing leadership while it’s still developing.

History often becomes obvious only afterward.

Someone becomes nationally important and suddenly everybody searches for the first evidence.

The old campus newspaper.

The college election.

The student organization.

The first speech.

The first campaign.

The first time their peers trusted them enough to say:

Lead us.

Maybe we should pay attention before the résumé is complete.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP IS BIGGER THAN SGA

And SGA presidents don’t move campuses alone.

Homecoming and student culture involve entire ecosystems.

Campus activities boards.

Homecoming committees.

Class councils.

Student media.

Greek organizations.

NPHC leadership.

Athletic organizations.

Student entrepreneurs.

Cultural organizations.

Residence-hall leadership.

Campus ambassadors.

DJs.

Artists.

Photographers.

Creators.

Promoters.

Volunteers.

Sometimes the most influential student on campus doesn’t hold an elected office at all.

Leadership takes different forms.

The future of college culture requires understanding all of them.

HOMECOMING PUTS LEADERSHIP ON DISPLAY

Homecoming is one of the few moments when almost every part of a university becomes visible simultaneously.

Students.

Alumni.

Administration.

Athletics.

Bands.

Greeks.

Businesses.

Sponsors.

Families.

Visitors.

Everybody arrives.

That creates opportunity.

It also creates responsibility.

Student leaders become ambassadors for institutions much larger than themselves.

For a few days, the campus is under a brighter spotlight.

How leaders communicate matters.

How organizations collaborate matters.

How visitors are welcomed matters.

How traditions are protected matters.

THE AUC IS DEVELOPING LEADERS

Morehouse.

Spelman.

Clark Atlanta.

The Atlanta University Center remains one of America’s extraordinary concentrations of Black collegiate talent.

Walk through that ecosystem and you may be passing future executives.

Artists.

Scientists.

Politicians.

Entrepreneurs.

Educators.

Doctors.

Attorneys.

Creators.

Maybe even presidents.

The titles they hold today may eventually look small compared with the titles they hold tomorrow.

But today still matters.

This is where leadership gets practiced.

ATLANTA IS DEVELOPING LEADERS

Georgia State students operate inside the heart of a global city.

Classroom meets downtown.

Education meets government.

Business.

Technology.

Media.

Law.

Nonprofit work.

Entertainment.

That proximity creates opportunity.

A student leader can leave an SGA meeting and walk into the professional world outside the building.

ATHENS IS DEVELOPING LEADERS

At UGA, thousands of students participate in a massive university ecosystem combining academics, athletics, research, organizations, Greek life and public service.

More than 7,000 students participating in one SGA election isn’t simply a statistic.

It’s thousands of students deciding who they want speaking for them.

That’s participation.

SOUTH GEORGIA IS DEVELOPING LEADERS

Albany.

Savannah.

Statesboro.

Leadership isn’t produced only inside major metropolitan areas.

Some of America’s most important leaders have come from places national media barely noticed while they were developing.

That’s why CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ intends to look beyond Atlanta.

Talent exists everywhere.

Opportunity should too.

CRUSH UNIVERSITY™

This is where our interest goes beyond entertainment.

Yes, college culture is fun.

Homecoming should be fun.

The music matters.

The fashion matters.

The game matters.

The party matters.

But universities are fundamentally about what happens next.

Who graduates?

Who builds?

Who leads?

Who creates?

Who hires?

Who starts companies?

Who changes communities?

Who becomes responsible for the next generation?

Those questions are much bigger than one weekend.

That’s why CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ intends to continue documenting student leadership throughout the 2026–27 academic year.

Not only presidents.

Not only celebrities.

Not only athletes.

Builders.

Students doing meaningful work before the world knows their names.

Some of the people featured in these pages may eventually lead corporations.

Cities.

Universities.

Organizations.

Industries.

Maybe the country.

Nobody knows yet.

That’s what makes this moment interesting.

We’re meeting them while the story is still being written.

THE 2026–27 LEADERSHIP BOARD

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Zaina Jean-Bart — SGA President

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Verner “Trey” Wilson — SGA President
David Nelson — Vice President
Alexis Allen — Treasurer

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
Christopher Lambry Jr. ’27 — SGA President
Sheik Kante ’28 — Vice President

SPELMAN COLLEGE
2026–27 leadership transition — CRUSH MAGAZINE™ verification continuing

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
2026–27 leadership transition — CRUSH MAGAZINE™ verification continuing

SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Kyler Ashford — SGA President

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Carson Shaver — SGA President
Abigail Ross — Executive Vice President
Cody Garcia — Vice President of Business & Finance

REMEMBER THESE NAMES.

Not because they’re celebrities.

Not because they’re entertainers.

Not because they’re professional athletes.

Remember them because their peers gave them something valuable:

trust.

And every great leader has to start somewhere.

For this generation, that somewhere might be a student-government office in Atlanta.

Athens.

The AUC.

Albany.

Savannah.

Or Statesboro.

Years from now, the titles may be different.

But in 2026—

this is where part of the story began.

THE STUDENTS AREN’T WAITING TO BECOME LEADERS.

THEY’RE LEADING NOW.

CRUSH UNIVERSITY™

Leadership. Culture. Education. Ownership.

The next generation already has the floor.

Class is almost in session.