Jordyn Faucette named Beinecke Scholar

University of Georgia senior Jordyn Faucette was one of 19 students across the nation to be awarded the Beinecke Scholarship this spring, UGA's third winner of the scholarship and its first since 2019.

A first-generation college student and a McNair Scholar, Faucette is majoring in philosophy and English in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and political science in the School of Public and International Affairs. She is also working toward master’s degrees in philosophy and political science through UGA’s Double Dawgs program.

In short, she said, “I study political theory.”

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The Beinecke Scholarship funds graduate students of exceptional promise in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Beinecke Scholars receive $5,000 prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. UGA is able to nominate one student for the award each year.

“Jordyn is one of the finest and most deserving students I have encountered,” said Meg Amstutz, dean of the Morehead Honors College, which houses UGA’s major scholarships office. “Her intellect and wit are accompanied by a tremendous work ethic, and she has a clear vision of herself as a scholar, engaging with colleagues in discussions of modern political theory.”

Faucette grew up in the tiny rural town of Reynolds, population 926, located between Macon and Columbus in middle Georgia. Her grandmother raised her to “always help anybody, anywhere you can,” she said, and she has taken that same attitude with her to Athens.

“It’s nice to immerse myself in Athens, in the small town of it all,” Faucette said. “It feels like I’m helping my own community, like I’m back home.”

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Image: Jordyn Faucette. Photo by Stephanie Schupska