CONNECTING BUSINESSES WITH BULLDOGS

Business Engagement

at UGA

As the front door for industry, we specialize in connecting companies to the exceptional talent and resources of the University of Georgia. Your business faces new challenges every day. We want to partner with you to create solutions that help your company thrive.

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Industry Impact in Every Corner of Campus

Partner Highlights

Partnership in Action

2025 Phoenix Award

UGA-Boehringer Partnership

School of Medicine Dean Shelley Nuss turns dirt with students at groundbreaking ceremony in Athens.

Industry partners strengthen health care in Georgia

Industry Partner Spotlights

The Coca-Cola Company

Southern Company / Georgia Power

Delta Air Lines

Truist Bank

Boehringer-Ingelheim

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Rowen

Ceva UGA Partnership

Ceva Animal Health

Stuart Countess Kia Georgia

Kia Georgia

Faculty & Staff Support

UGA administrators and industry partners at Industry Forward Symposium

Industry Forward Symposium

image: Provost Ayers meets with members of the inaugural Industry Forward Faculty Cohort.

Industry Forward Faculty Cohort

5-year Impact snapshot

15,000+ companies have hired UGA students

1,350+ active licenses/options with industry partners

Companies have invested nearly $100M in UGA programs

300+ companies have partnered with UGA researchers

175+ startup projects are incubating at UGA

Meet the team

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Allison Chesnutt

Senior Director of Business Engagement
allison.chesnutt@uga.edu

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Nic Laconico

Director of Industry & Foundation Initiatives
nic.laconico@uga.edu

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Kristen Linthicum, PhD

Director of Business Engagement
coulterk@uga.edu

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Amy E. Sweet

Director of Business Engagement
amye.sweet@uga.edu

Kyle Tschepikow, PhD

Senior Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations
kyletsch@uga.edu

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Joe Vaughn

Director of Business Engagement
joseph.vaughn25@uga.edu

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Elizabeth Willimon

Associate Director of Industry & Foundation Engagement
elizwill@uga.edu

FACULTY TOOLKIT

Explore templates, documents, and other resources designed to help UGA faculty engage with industry and business partners. We welcome your feedback about these materials at any time.

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