Two From Ga. Killed at Va. Tech

Two Georgians -- a popular professor and a high-achieving student -- were confirmed to be among the dead after a massacre on the campus of Virginia Tech.

Student Ryan Clark Investigators believe graduating senior Ryan Clark, 22, of Martinez, Ga., died in the first shooting inside a dormitory on the Virginia Tech campus Monday. Ryan was a resident advisor at the West Ambler-Johnston dorm and ran into the gunman when he went to investigate a commotion between the man and his girlfriend. The man opened firing, killing both Clark and the woman.

"He loved his residence so he would do anything for them any hour of the night, anything they needed so it makes so much sense that Stack would be going to help the girl," one friend recalled.

Clark's twin brother said he started to worry when he watched the live news coverage that came on after the second shooting erupted.

"As I was watching the news they mentioned West A.J. where he's a resident advisor. At that point, your heart just kind of drops out of you and you begin to speculate and wonder," said Bryan Clark.

Ryan Clark graduated from Lakeside High School near Augusta in 2002 and was scheduled to graduate from Virginia Tech next month with degrees in English and Biology. The triple major went by the nickname of "Stack" and had a grade point average of 4.0.

"He was definitely a man with a bright future, very driven in anything he chose to do," his former teacher, Stacey Branch, remembered.

"He was a very lively person, a very energetic spirit, very happy, fun to be around, always bringing a smile whenever he came in he was an exceptional leader. He was not only an RA but he was also in involved in Circle K, the student service organization and he was also in the marching Virginians," recalled fellow student Mia Ortega.

Clark was also a member of the Virginia Tech band and performed at the Chick-Fil-A bowl at the Georgia Dome just a few months ago.

Professor Jamie Bishop Professor Jamie Bishop was teaching a German class in Norris Hall when the gunman walked in and shot him in the head. Bishop, 35, hailed from Pine Mountain, Ga. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Georgia where he obtained a bachelor's degree in 1993 and a master's degree in German in 1998.

Anyone involved in the German program at UGA in the 1990s remembers Bishop vividly, 11Alive's Jerry Carnes reported Tuesday. Bishop, known for his trademark long hair and glasses, often rode his bicycle around campus.

"Everybody who was here during the 90s remembers Jamie fondly. You can't help but to have done so. He was really a special, special guy and just so talented. We knew he would be a success not just in his profession but in his life," recalled Dr. Peter Jorgensen, a UGA Germany professor.

Bishop was a Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Summa Cum Laude. He earned a Fulbright scholarship at UGA, which allowed him to travel for a year to Germany. It was during that trip that he met his future wife, who is also a professor at Virginia Tech.