Honor Georgia Groundbreaker Mary Frances Early

The University of Georgia will name the College of Education in honor of Mary Frances Early, the first African American to graduate from UGA, effective February 2020.
AT&T supports Embark

AT&T Foundation contribution to support Embark Georgia network

A $25,000 contribution from the AT&T Foundation will help the University of Georgia increase college access and retention for youth who have experienced foster care or homelessness.
The Arch on North Campus

UGA triples size of Graduate School Emergency Fund

The University of Georgia will triple the size of a special emergency fund to support critical and unexpected financial needs of graduate students. The fund provides one-time financial assistance to enrolled graduate students facing temporary hardship related to an emergency situation.
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Sorority creates commemorative Georgia Commitment Scholarships

Alumnae of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority created two Georgia Commitment Scholarships with donations from over 300 members.
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UGA School of Law creates endowed scholarship in support of LGBTQ diversity

Thanks to gifts from a diverse array of supporters, the University of Georgia School of Law is creating an endowed scholarship in support of LGBTQ diversity.

New developments at State Botanical Garden will increase educational opportunities, improve access

The University of Georgia broke ground on a trio of projects at the State Botanical Garden with completion anticipated in 2020.
UGA President Jere W. Morehead with Student Ambassadors and the Arch Society at the Presidents Club Reception on October 11.

Leadership-level donors thanked during annual Presidents Club Reception

The Presidents Club Reception on Oct. 11 recognized leadership-level donors, who collectively contributed over $113 million to the Commit to Georgia Campaign in FY19.
John Spencer

$1.5 million gift to Odum School of Ecology honors legacy of ecology student John Spencer

John Spencer, a master’s student in ecology at the University of Georgia, was passionate about freshwater ecology, conservation and ecological restoration. A graduate fellowship established through a $1.5 million commitment from John’s mother…
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Gable Distinguished Chair will bring focus on Colonial American history to UGA

Private gifts endowed a position that has attracted a renowned historian and anthropologist to campus.
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Endowed faculty member leads NIH project to create and test a new influenza vaccine

Ted Ross is a GRA Eminent Scholar of Infectious Diseases in UGA's College of Veterinary Medicine and director of UGA's Center for Vaccines and Immunology. GRA Eminent Scholars are scientific leaders that hold endowed chairs made possible…