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.
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.
UGA Foundation elects 12 new trustees
The University of Georgia Foundation approved new members to join current trustees on a 50-member board during its annual meeting.
UGA completes historic fundraising campaign
Donors’ record-breaking giving is elevating nearly every area at the University of Georgia, even as new challenges emerge.