Students at UGA mini medical scholl camp practiced medical simulations on mannequis during Summer Academy at UGA, facilitated by the UGA Center for Continuing Educaiton & Hotel. The AU/UGA Medical Partnership used half of its funding from the Sahm Award during summer 2022 to pay for three tennagers to attend the summer camp on the medi school campus in Athens (Photo: Shannah Montgomery/ PSO)
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Bobbi Meeler Sahm Service and Outreach awards benefit Athens/UGA partnerships

Five local projects will receive nearly $40,000 from an endowment created by Athens native and UGA alumna Bobbi Meeler Sahm.
The Marsh family
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UGA CARE Center receives major gift with touching dedication

A $25,000 gift from an alumni family will elevate a UGA team working in an area close to that family's heart.
PAWS Director Lisa Milot with her pet, Indi. (Photo by Anne Yarbrough Photography)
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Law school receives $1.4M grant to help animals

The Stanton Foundation’s gift will support UGA's animal-focused law clinic and create resources to reduce the neglect and abuse of dogs.
Participants of Fanning’s Youth Lead Athens program in 2019. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)
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Chick-fil-A gives UGA $1.5M for youth development

The $1.5 million pledge will support development of a statewide youth leadership program and an annual youth leadership summit at UGA.
Students participate in the Embark program. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)
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Embark Georgia receives $1.5M to expand program

Foundation funding will improve educational outcomes for Georgia youth who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness.
Greg Wilson and Kira Crowe from CVIOG Workforce Development group go to Appling County for first PROPEL steering committee meeting and tour of town. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery)
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Boosting rural Georgia

A generous $500,000 gift from the University of Georgia Foundation board of trustees will benefit rural students and communities.
Driftmier Engineering Center
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Gift endows new professorship in electric mobility

Georgia Power creates UGA College of Engineering faculty position focused on electric vehicles and associated technologies.
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Foundation’s $2.6M pledge supports UGA poultry science

The R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Foundation's gift established a distinguished professorship in poultry science.
Chokshi Family

Chokshi family establishes professorship to further research endeavors, prepare UGA students

It started with a simple, unexpected postcard. Raj Chokshi (MA '94) had long dreamed of attending the University of Georgia but was unsure he’d qualify for admission. After beginning his college career at Georgia Southwestern State University…

UGA Institute of Higher Education named for Louise McBee

After an estate gift of over $3.5 million, UGA announced the naming of the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education.