Clayton Fuller, a former standout with the Emory University men's basketball program has been appointed to the 2018-19 Class of White House Fellows.  The highly regarded White House Fellowship provides professionals from diverse backgrounds an opportunity to engage in public service for one year by serving in various roles in the Federal government.  Fuller will be placed at the Office of the Second Lady.

Fuller has served as an Assistant District Attorney for Georgia's Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, where he prosecuted some of the circuit's toughest violent and sexual crimes. He secured convictions in numerous cases, including rape, child molestation, and armed robbery—resulting in life sentences for the perpetrators. He also argued criminal cases before the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Clay is a Major and a Deputy Staff Judge Advocate in a reserve force of the United States Air Force, where he advises commanders in order to provide the nation with superior F-16 capabilities. Following a thirteen-hour surgery and a two-week ICU stay at Walter Reed, he defeated cancer but was inspired to leave Air Force active duty to fight rural poverty in his native North Georgia. He then founded a non-profit, "think-and-do tank," as well as a venture capital firm focused on ending rural poverty.

During his two seasons (2002-03 & 2003-04) with the Eagles, Clayton started 46 of 48 games and totaled 806 points and 330 rebounds.  He landed All-University Athletic Association Second Team honors in 2004, ending that campaign second on the team in scoring with an 18.5 points-per-game average, which at the time was the school's fourth-highest mark, and first in rebound average (8.0 rpg), steals (44) and free throws (123). He totaled seven double-doubles (pts./rebs.) and produced 13 contests of 20 or more points.  In his first year in an Emory uniform, he was second on the club in scoring (15.1 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.8 rpg). 

Fuller graduated from Emory with a B.A. in English before earning an M.P.A. from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University. He is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force's Officer Training School and a graduate of the Marine Expeditionary Warfare School.

Created in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the White House Fellows Program was designed "to give the Fellows first hand, high-level experience with the workings of the Federal government and to increase their sense of participation in national affairs." The Fellowship was created as a non-partisan program and has maintained this tradition throughout both Republican and Democratic administrations. The mission of the White House Fellows Program is to encourage active citizenship and service to the Nation. Throughout the year, fellows actively participate in an education program that expands their knowledge of leadership, policy-making, and contemporary issues. Community service plays a vital role in the program, and Fellows take part in service projects throughout the year.