Sabina Ashurova

Sabina Ashurova, Darby Family/Victory Real Estate Scholarship

Sabina Ashurova (AB ’22, MS ’22) knows how financial stress can loom over every part of life. “The more it adds up, the more you see a thunderstorm forming above your head,” said Sabina. “You can’t fully focus on what’s in front…
Hailey Covarrubias, recipient of a UGA need-based scholarship, on campus

Hailey Covarrubias, Emily and Eric Olsen Scholarship

Hailey Covarrubias ’25 could fairly be described as an ideal student — academically driven, well-rounded, with a demonstrated commitment to increasing quality education access for children, and an ambassador for the need-based scholarship…
Fatime Niane, recipient of a UGA need-based scholarship, in front of Black-Diallo-Miller Hall

Fatime Niane, Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship

Fatime is the oldest of four girls, a first-generation American and the first in her family to pursue higher education. Now a first-year JD candidate at the UGA School of Law, Fatime reflects on her journey with gratitude for the support she…
Colby Smith, recipient of a UGA need-based scholarship, outside of Brooks Hall

Colby Smith (AB ’25, BS ’25), Mike and Kalen Webb Scholarship

Every University of Georgia student remembers the moment they first stepped onto campus. Colby Smith ’25, a senior from Suwanee, Georgia, double majoring in statistics and economics, and the recipient of a Georgia Commitment Scholarship, is…
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UGA launches fundraising initiative to further bolster scholarships

The University of Georgia announces a scholarship initiative designed to attract top students to UGA and expand access to higher education.
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A commitment, honored

By: Sarah Lippert As a young married couple with fresh new graduate degrees in hand, David (BBA ’78, MBA ’79) and Debbie (BSED ’78, MED ’79) Rosenthal celebrated their accomplishments over a meal with dear friends in downtown Athens.…
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My Georgia Commitment: Getting to Know Lucy Pinto (BBA ’12)

Community means everything to Lucy Pinto. As a senior marketing manager at Google, Pinto BBA ’12, who is based in New York City, spends her time coaching and leading small businesses. At her alma mater, she’s stayed involved by supporting…
Nancy and Les Juneau

Our Georgia Commitment: Getting to know Nancy Juneau (BSED ’82)

Nancy Juneau (BSED ’82) and her husband, Les, founded Juneau Construction Company in 1997. Today, Nancy is CEO of the $400 million, Atlanta-based company that employs more than 190 people in its offices in Atlanta, Miami, and Tampa. A…
A student takes cap and gown photos at the Arch.
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The Lives You Change

Each of UGA’s 1,000 need-based scholarships is a success story. But the scholars themselves are the greatest successes.
UGA President Jere W. Morehead (center) and Jill Walton, vice president for development and alumni relations, (right) join students and Hairy Dawg at the Tate Student Center for a Dawg Day of Giving event on March 27. (PHOTO: Edwin Hammond)
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Bulldogs contribute 13,026 gifts in 24 hours

Dawg Day of Giving 2025 rallied UGA supporters around the world and led to a total of $5.5 million donated to areas across UGA.