Professor Jennifer Hammack

April 30, 1974 - November 20, 2018

Jennifer Hammack, JD, age 44, and her daughter, Erica “Ellie” Luca, age 15, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A celebration of life will take place on Monday, November 26, at 5:30pm in Russell Auditorium at Georgia College. Professor Hammack was preceded in death by her mother, Sandra Bullock Hammack. Professor Hammack joined the university in 2001, and as part of the Department of Government and Sociology offered courses in Criminal Justice and Political Science. She desired to come to Georgia College because both her great grandmother and grandmother were graduates of Georgia College. Her areas of teaching and research included criminal procedure, administrative law, and constitutional law. In addition, she participated in various SoTL professional activities including undergraduate research. Passionate about working with students, Professor Hammack served as a pre-professional advisor in prelaw, successfully mentoring and placing many students into law programs across the country. She also served as an advisor to the Mock Trial Association representing Georgia College at Regional American Mock Trial competitions. Professor Hammack completed her bachelor’s, master’s, and Juris Doctorate degrees at the University of Alabama. Professor Hammack is survived by her husband, Eric Luca; of Milledgeville; father, Don Hammock of Tuscaloosa, AL; brothers, Russell (Natasha) Hammack of Jacksonville, AL, Peter Huver of Tuscaloosa, AL; sister-in-law, Autumn Harrison; aunt, Sherry Mitchell, Nancy Leonard; Nieces, Reily Hammack, Reagan Hammack, and Leanne Mitchell. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the GSCU Foundation (Campus Box 96, Milledgeville, GA 31061) in memory of Jennifer Hammack.