Tom Trimble came to Mercer University on a one-year appointment as an instructor of philosophy and ended up staying for over 40 years. Here’s how he became a Mercer Legend.
Tom Trimble
Mercer connection: Mercer faculty member and administrator
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Chloe Paulk fell in love with baking early and turned that passion into a budding business. So when a health issue threatened her goals, she turned the challenge into an opportunity to expand the offerings of Cake It With...
Michaela Jones, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University's Stetson-Hatcher School of Business and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.
Hilda Hankerson’s experiences on the Mercer women’s basketball team set the stage for her successful career and gave her strong examples to follow. Now a nationally recognized girls basketball coach, she strives to help her own students master the...
In 2007, a teenaged Samuel Johnson and his four siblings were brought to Georgia from a United Nations refugee camp in Guinea where they’d been living in a tent for eight years after fleeing violence in Liberia.
Now, the successor of the agency that resettled Johnson’s family is awarding...
A Mercer University professor is applying his ecological expertise to classrooms, field research and STEM initiatives at a university in Malawi.
Dr. Zipangani Vokhiwa, professor of science in Mercer’s College of Professional Advancement, arrived in the southeast African country in...
Lydia Sartain has notched a few “firsts” in her career.
She was the first member from her extended family in the Blairsville area to become a lawyer.
“At the time, I only wanted a law degree, so I could work in government as...
In just a few days, Mercer University will welcome another class of students to the Bear family. College is a time for new experiences and independence, including when it comes to finances. Many students secure their first credit cards...
Four Mercerians with a commitment to community were recently named to Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40 list for 2023.
Columbus attorneys Alston Auten, a 2016 Mercer Law School graduate, and R. Walker Garrett, a 2010 Mercer Law School graduate; Wesleyan...
Mercer University counts a five-time world champion among its alumni.
Powerlifter James Henderson, also known as Big James Henderson and James "Hollywood" Henderson, graduated from Mercer with a bachelor's degree in theology and sociology from the College of Professional Advancement...
