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Donors set new UGA fundraising record
Private support set all-time highs in single-year contributions and three-year fundraising average, benefitting every area of campus.
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Business Engagement promotes economic growth in Athens
Boehringer Ingelheim partners with UGA to connect researchers and students through new innovation hub.
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Pathway to discovery: professors endow student research
Jim and Karen Porter, professor emeriti in the Odum School of Ecology, continue to impact students after retirement through their endowment fund.
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From recipient to donor: alumnus aids meal plan scholarship’s continued impact
Johnelle Simpson II returns to UGA as an alumni to ensure the continued success of the scholarship program that he received as a student.
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Alumna joins trailblazing collective to make an impact
Danelle Faust (BBA ’95) draws on her own UGA experiences to support future generations through a new, women-led initiative.
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Abit Massey/Ivester Foundation Scholarship Fund honors poultry industry leader
Donors Doug and Kay Ivester have established a new scholarship fund for UGA CAES students from Hall County in honor of Abit Massey, a poultry industry leader.
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Honoring the past and present
Bob Miller (AB ’64) created several scholarships in honor of his loved ones to provide opportunity for current and future UGA students.
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Family ties drive giving, engagement for PLC family
Written by Johnathan McGinty
There’s no doubt the family ties for Daniel and Zachry Veal run deep.
In fact, it’s evident in everything they do.
The brothers and their wives, Elizabeth and Leigh, own and operate The Beachview Companies.…
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Our Georgia Commitment: Joe and Penny Hodgson
Joe (BLA ’75) and Penny (BSEd ’74, MEd ’76) Hodgson grow apples. Lots of them.
Their Middle Tennessee orchard yields 25,000 to 35,000 apples annually, and most are donated to food ministries such as the Nashville Food Project. But…
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Inaugural class of Youth LEAD Georgia announced
Thirty youth from across Georgia have been selected to participate in the inaugural statewide Youth LEAD Georgia program.