UGA athletics director pledges $100K to need-based aid
Josh Brooks recently pledged $100,000 to create an endowed, need-based scholarship supporting Athens-Clarke County students.
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UGA alumni pro golfers headline donors to new scholarship
Thanks to nearly a dozen current and former UGA golfers and others, contributions of more than $100,000 will create a need-based scholarship.
Chick-fil-A pledges $10 million to UGA Institute for Leadership Advancement
UGA received a record-breaking $10 million pledge from Chick-fil-A Inc. to expand, enhance UGA’s Institute for Leadership Advancement.
Regions Bank pledges $500,000 to UGA for service-learning, small business aid
Regions Bank has pledged $500,000 to UGA to support the Institute for Leadership Advancement and Small Business Development Center.
Gifts from UGA alumni create CAES Rural Scholars Program
Several UGA alumni pledged $500,000 to provide renewable yearly scholarships for four to six qualified students from rural Georgia.
UGA head football coach and wife commit $1 million to university
Kirby and Mary Beth Smart’s gift will support social justice, student-athletes impacted by COVID-19, and improvements to the UGA football program.
UGA receives grants from The Stanton Foundation to research, teach nuclear security
SPIA recently received grants from The Stanton Foundation supporting research and education efforts related to nuclear security.
Former UGA football star Matthew Stafford pledges $1.5 million to alma mater
Former UGA and current Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford and wife Kelly have committed to a gift to the university totaling $1.5 million.
BlackRock partnership creates Georgia Commitment Scholarship, opens recruiting pipeline
When BlackRock announced plans to build the company’s newest Innovation Hub in Atlanta almost two years ago, the organization made a commitment to create meaningful partnerships with the state’s business community and universities, in addition to providing hundreds of career opportunities over the next several years in the state of Georgia. True to its word, […]
Stafford, Smart endow new social justice program for UGA Athletics
UGA Athletics will launch a social justice program thanks to $500K from former UGA QB Matthew Stafford and current UGA coach Kirby Smart.
