![Graduating students celebrate during UGA’s spring 2023 commencement ceremonies at Sanford Stadium.](https://giving.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/FeatImg-2023-FYEfundraising-V1-495x400.jpg)
UGA three-year fundraising average hits record $235.1 million
Donations in fiscal year 2023 created 16 faculty positions, 150+ scholarships, and 300+ endowed funds at the university.
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UGA Foundation elects new leadership, members
The UGA Foundation Board of Trustees approved changes in leadership and board positions during its annual June meeting.
![Speaker David Ralston's headshot](https://giving.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/LPE-1-495x400.jpg)
New fund memorializes late Georgia Speaker of the House
The fund will support scholarships, summer fellowships or Georgia leaders-in-residence at the School of Law in memory of David Ralston.
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Garden club raises funds for landscape architecture students
The Peachtree Garden Club has helped raise funds for landscape architecture students in the College of Environment and Design.
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UGA receives $18.5M from sale of Lake Blackshear property
![UGA has a study abroad and exchange program with Universidad Pública de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.](https://giving.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/FeatImg-2023-CAESRatcliffe-V2-495x400.jpeg)
CAES Ratcliffe Scholars deepen classroom learning with immersive experiences
Thanks to their scholarships, five CAES students were able to gain valuable lab and research experience and travel the world.
![Delia Owens signs a book following an event held at the University of Georgia in August 2019.](https://giving.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/FeatImg-2023-OwensFellowship-V1-495x400.jpg)
Delia Owens creates ecology fellowship at University of Georgia
UGA alumna, author of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” commits $50,000 to create the Odum School of Ecology's first doctoral scholarship.
![Photo collage of four PLC grant recipients](https://giving.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/PLC-Grant-Recipient-Story-495x400.png)
Parents Leadership Council raises more than $1 million for student programs
Over 11 years, the council has received roughly 670 grant applications and awarded more than $5.7 million.
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2023 UGA graduates set class giving record
The 2023 graduating class set a record when 3,377 of them—more than any other year—contributed over $112,000 through Senior Signature.
![First-year law student Meg Graham studies for a midterm in the ground floor study space at the UGA Law School. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)](https://giving.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/FeatImg-2023-LawRodenSimmons-V1-495x400.jpg)
UGA Foundation matching funds help create law scholarships
Two alumni donors created scholarships benefiting law students with the help of matching funds provided by the UGA Foundation.