UGA Honors Program to become Morehead Honors College
A $10M fundraising campaign to strengthen UGA's Honors Program will culminate in the naming of the Jere W. Morehead Honors College.
Tech industry leader, academic honors UGA mentor with scholarship
The Dr. Jeffrey W. Smith Georgia Commitment Scholarship is named for Dr. Greg Lavender's mentor, a computer science pioneer for UGA.
Innovators’ Pledge Profile – Jeff & Alice Jones
Jeff Jones (BBA ’93) is CEO of Ad Victoriam Solutions (AdVic), a technology consulting firm, based in Alpharetta, GA.
Alice Jones (BBA ’94), was the driving force behind the company’s initial B Corporation certification.
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Innovators’ Pledge Profile: Katherine Shayne
Katherine Shayne (BSENVE ’16, MS ’18) is co-founder and CEO of Can I Recycle This?, a web resource that aims to empower citizens to change their local communities; modernize environmental education around recycling; partner with municipalities…
Innovators’ Pledge Profile: Mark Mahoney
Mark Mahoney (BBA ’83) is co-founder and CEO of Jackrabbit Technologies, an online class management software company based in North Carolina. The company provides class management software for gymnastics, dance, swim, cheer, music and childcare…
Innovators’ Pledge Profile: T.J. Callaway IV
T.J. Callaway (BBA ’07) is the founder and CEO of Onward Reserve, a gift and apparel retail brand founded in Athens, GA in 2012. The business has been part of the Bulldog 100 five times. It includes 12 locations as well as an e-commerce…
Isakson gift caps $4.5 million fundraising effort for Parkinson’s research chair
Fundraising for the faculty leadership position included a gift from the former U.S. Senator the position is named to honor.
Experiential learning gave Destiny Favors the experience of a lifetime
A senior from Washington, GA, majoring in finance, Destiny Favors was awarded the Correll Scholarship in 2018 as a second-year student.
New meal plan scholarship named for “Miss Sandra”
Campus legend Sandra Patterson will have a meal plan scholarship named in her honor after a $25K+ crowdfunding campaign.
$1 million gift to promote Terry College Sustainability Initiative
UGA received a $1M pledge to the Terry College of Business to launch Terry’s Sustainability Initiative & fund faculty support for the endeavor.