10/04/2025
Our very own Emily Joy McCarthy will be honored by LaGrange College during Homecoming weekend during the Alumni Awards luncheon on Friday, October 17 at noon in the Dickson Assembly Room of Turner Hall!
"Emily Joy Thigpen McCarthy ’04 received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Photography from LaGrange College.
She is the Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director for her eponymous fashion brand Emily McCarthy, founded in 2007 in Savannah, Georgia. Originally focused on stationery and home décor items, the company expanded into women’s clothing in 2019. Since that time, it has grown to an eight-figure business with 400+ retailer locations.
McCarthy has served as a keynote speaker for the University of Georgia’s SBDC Women’s Summit and Club Car Championship’s Executive Women’s Day event. She also received the honor of being named the Junior League Savannah Volunteer of the Year.
In the community, McCarthy has served on Leadership Savannah and Blessed Sacrament School Board and volunteers with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Dress for Success, Union Mission, PACK Savannah, Buy Local, Parker’s House and Tharros Place. She also serves as a mentor for The Southern Coterie for other women in business.
She and her husband, Patrick ’04, have two children, Rhett and Lillian."
