Fall 2015

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Fall 2015

Fall 2015
TRAINING
CRIME FIGHTERS
NEW PUBLIC
SAFETY ACADEMY
GIVES CRIMINAL
JUSTICE MAJORS
CAREER BOOST
The 2015 UNG women’s softball
team won the university’s firstever national championship on
May 25 in Oklahoma City.
CONGRATULATIONS
to the UNG Nighthawks,
National NCAA D-II Softball Champions!
Morgan Beshears (Covington, Ga.)
Katie Block (Lilburn, Ga.)
Tiffanie Burns (Sylvania, Ga.)
Alexis Collis (Blue Ridge, Ga.)
Jessica Finch (Acworth, Ga.)
Candace German (Blue Ridge, Ga.)
Hannah Harden (Watkinsville, Ga.)
Amanda Hawkins (Covington, Ga.)
Meredith Heyer (Marietta, Ga.)
Ally LeGette (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Meagan May (Berlin, Ga.)
Kim McMillan (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Hannah McSwain (Loganville, Ga.)
Taylor Anne Merritt (Monroe, Ga.)
Kimberly Perkins (Fayetteville, Ga.)
Ansley Phillips (Ellaville, Ga.)
Courtney Poole (Watkinsville, Ga.)
Victoria Prince (Suwanee, Ga.)
Hayley Robinson (Ringgold, Ga.)
Rochelle Shuman (Sylvania, Ga.)
Laura Spivey (Montrose, Ga.)
Meagan Stover (McDonough, Ga.)
Mike Davenport, Head Softball Coach
Sarah Phillips, Assistant Softball Coach
Karlie Gillam, Graduate Assistant
Softball Coach
Lindsay Reeves, Athletic Director
The University of North Georgia proudly sponsors NCAA teams in baseball, softball, women’s
cross country, mixed rifle, and men’s and women’s basketball, tennis, golf, and soccer.
Learn more about UNG athletics at www.ungathletics.com.
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F E AT U R E S
New public safety academy
provides career credentials
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Students cREATe new
possibilities for physically
disabled
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University press thriving
amid shifts in publishing
process
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D E PA R TM E NTS
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President’s Message
32 UNG Foundation
32 Class Notes
38 In Memoriam
40 Giving report
48 UNG Calendar
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‘Leadership and learning are
indispensable to each other’
Bonita C. Jacobs, Ph.D.
President
As John F. Kennedy wrote in a speech he prepared to deliver in Dallas,
Texas, in November 1963, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each
other. The advancement of learning depends on community leadership for
financial and political support and the products of that learning, in turn, are
essential to the leadership’s hopes for continued progress and prosperity.”
At UNG, learning and leadership are truly entwined in our mission to
prepare students to be regionally and globally competitive.
Our educational initiatives – a new campus in Blue Ridge, new and
expanded programs in high-demand fields, and dramatically increased
enrollment in dual-enrollment and online learning opportunities – help
students complete college, respond to workforce needs, and support economic
development efforts across our region.
UNG’s commitment to leadership development is visible on every campus
and in every program. UNG faculty and staff are invested in student success
and are privileged to mentor students as they become engaged citizens, earn
nationally competitive scholarships, or train to become future military officers.
Our collective vision is that UNG will be considered a regional and national
leader for academic excellence, engagement, educational opportunity, and
leadership development.
As you read through this issue of UNG magazine, take pride in the
remarkable achievements by our students, graduates, faculty and staff. Their
accomplishments just scratch the surface of this bold vision and our growing
reputation!
Sincerely,
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Growing opportunities
TOP SCHOLARS
UNG’s initiative for students to pursue nationally competitive
scholarships is paying off with life-changing opportunities.
FULBRIGHT
SCHOLARS
Jacob Dietrich and Erika Evans were two of
only 1,900 people in the nation selected for
the prestigious 10-month Fulbright program
for international study and research.
UDALL
SCHOLAR
John Dees, an environmental and spatial
analysis major, earned one of 50 Udall
Scholars for his outstanding work in the
field of environmental policy in 2014. He has
since earned a full scholarship to graduate
school at the University of California –
Berkeley.
NIH
SCHOLARS
Obadi Obadi became the second UNG
student to receive a highly competitive
National Institutes of Health
Undergraduate Scholarship—a scholarship
that funds a summer NIH internship and
a year of employment at the NIH following
graduation.
NACHSHON
FELLOW
Rachel Glazer, a psychology major and
Newman Civic Fellow, was one of 21
students around the world to earn a flagship
Nachshon Fellowship to spend a semester
in Israel.
BOREN
SCHOLARS
After studying Arabic at the Center for
International Learning in Oman, Noah
McDaniel spent a school year in Oman
on full scholarship as a prestigious David
L. Boren Scholar. He is one of three UNG
students to earn the scholarship.
GILMAN
SCHOLARS
Jonathan Shepard and Anita Renfroe
are studying Arabic in Oman through
the Gilman International Scholarship,
a congressionally-funded scholarship
program for students studying or interning
internationally. Eleven UNG students have
earned this scholarship since 2013.
JACK KENT
COOKE
SCHOLARS
Teri Jones became the second UNG student
to earn a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Only 90 of these scholarships are awarded
nationally each year.
NEW CAMPUS
UNG’s new Blue Ridge Campus welcomed its
first students in August 2015. Courses leading to
associate and bachelor’s degrees have been expanded
for spring 2016.
NEW PROGRAMS
FILM & DIGITAL MEDIA
UNG’s new, four-year film program offers the latest
technology and supports the state’s growing movie and
television industry.
NURSING
This spring, UNG expands the Bachelor of Science in
Nursing to the Gainesville Campus, prompted by the
projected regional and national shortage of registered
nurses that is expected to continue through 2030.
SUMMER DUALENROLLMENT
In summer 2016, Georgia high-school students
interested in studying languages can choose from two
three-week study abroad programs – in Germany or
France. The programs are funded by Move on When
Ready, a state program that covers tuition costs for
qualifying high school juniors and seniors to earn high
school and college credit.
MBA
Did you know that 80 percent of companies planned to
hire an MBA graduate last year? UNG has expanded
the MBA program to the Gainesville Campus, offering
courses two nights a week.
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Best-selling author John Maxwell told the Honor2Lead audience,
“Leadership begins with me being the person I need to be before
I ask others to be the people they need to be.”
Honor2Lead draws global audience
Honor2Lead: Military Values in
Business, featuring best-selling author
Dr. John Maxwell and Lt. Gen. James L.
Terry, created an international platform
that highlighted UNG’s roles as a state
leadership institution and as The
Military College of Georgia. Hosted this
fall at UNG’s Dahlonega Campus, the
event was simulcast to a virtual, global
audience of thousands.
In welcoming participants,
President Bonita C. Jacobs said UNG’s
unique identity and history of producing
military and business leaders created
the ideal context to bring together
experts from academia, military and
business to talk about the critical role of
ethics in leadership.
UNG, with a mission that includes
developing students into leaders for a
diverse and global society, is one of only
six senior military colleges in the
nation. Honor2Lead was developed and
sponsored by the university, the Corps
of Cadets, and the BB&T Center for
Ethical Business Leadership, a unit of
UNG’s Mike Cottrell College of
Business. The event was simulcast to
colleges, high schools, businesses,
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military bases, and military Reserve
components, including the Georgia
Army National Guard.
Terry, one of some 50 general
officers produced by UNG and
commander of U.S. Army Central, spoke
about what leaders must do if they are to
build successful organizations.
“Leaders must continually gauge
their environment, and must maintain a
dynamic leading style that is built on
personal values,” Terry said. “In today’s
environment, it is not enough to fight
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your way through complexity –
organizations must learn their way
through. It’s also important to spend
time in reflection. Reflective time
results in less reflexive time.”
John Maxwell told participants
that leadership is something that can be
in and benefit every situation.
“Leadership begins with me being
the person I need to be before I ask
others to be the people they need to be,”
Maxwell said. “All followers, though
they may not ask the questions,
essentially want to know three things
from their leaders: do you have my best
interest at heart, can you help me, and
can I trust you? Likewise, good leaders
need to consistently ask those questions
of themselves: do I have people’s best
interest at heart, can I help them, and
am I deserving of their trust?”
During the event, the inaugural
Honor2Lead Award was presented to
FedEx, founded by former Marine and
CEO Frederick W. Smith, in recognition
of the organization’s noteworthy
success while maintaining an ethical
culture and promoting shared values.
Corps strengths
UNG’s Corps of Cadets has had a banner year of national
recognition, including boasting the eighth-ranked cadet in
the nation.
CADET IN TOP 10
Cadet 1st Lt. Eric E. Gleason of Marietta, Georgia, is
ranked the number eight Army Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps cadet in the nation from among 5,557 cadets. Cadets
are ranked on the national Order of Merit List by achieving
superior
grade point
averages, strong
performance
in the Army
physical fitness
test, proving
their worth as
exceptional
leaders in
their college
ROTC training,
and their
performance at
the Leader Development and Assessment Course. Gleason,
who has a 3.96 GPA, attends UNG on the state-funded
Georgia Military Scholarship.
NEW INSTITUTE CREATED
UNG created the Institute for Leadership and Strategic
Studies, which is led by Dr. Billy Wells, senior vice president
for executive affairs, who is also a retired Army colonel and a
former professor of military science at the university.
The new Institute for Leadership and Strategic Studies,
through collaboration with the university’s academic affairs
units, may result in new programs related to security and
strategic studies. The institute is a cross-disciplinary
organizational structure to support coordination of
academic, co-curricular, career placement, and leadership
development programs related to UNG’s Corps of Cadets.
“The concept of an institute to unify the diverse programmatic elements of our military leadership and students
has been studied for the past two years and is being realized
through collaboration among the Office of Academic Affairs,
the Office of Student Affairs, the College of Arts & Letters,
and the Office of Executive Affairs,” said UNG President
Bonita Jacobs. “I applaud their work, and I am certain it will
further strengthen the leadership development component of
the UNG mission.”
DMS STUDENTS HONORED
UNG honored 15 cadets as Distinguished Military Students
this fall for their academic and leadership accomplishments.
The group’s cumulative GPA is 3.68.
Eleven are attending UNG on either the national Army
ROTC Scholarship or the Georgia Military Scholarship.
Six have successfully graduated from Basic Combat
Training and are currently serving in either the U.S. Army
Reserve or the Georgia National Guard.
UNG HOSTS SENIOR MILITARY
COLLEGES
UNG hosted the Senior Military Colleges Conference on
the Dahlonega Campus, an event that welcomed administrators
and cadets from the Citadel, Mary Baldwin College, Norwich
University, Texas A&M University, Virginia Military Institute,
and Virginia Tech. The event also drew national ROTC
representatives for the two-day conference that features
discussions about current issues and concerns common among
the military colleges.
NEW PROFESSOR OF MILITARY
SCIENCE
Col. Brent Cummings has joined UNG as the new
professor of military science. A career infantryman,
Cummings is committed to continuing the Corps of Cadets’
legacy of excellence. Cummings arrived at UNG in midAugust, fresh from a yearlong assignment with the U.S.
Security Coordinators office and U.S. State Department
at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, Israel. Cummings
coordinated training for Palestinian Authority
Security Forces in the West Bank with the approval of the
Israeli government to facilitate a two state solution — the
second time he was given that assignment.
FLAGSHIP PROGRAM SENDS FIRST
COHORT TO CHINA
The first cohort of cadets to participate in the capstone
year for the university’s Chinese Language Flagship Program
started their academic year in China. The Chinese Language
Flagship program at UNG was established in 2011 as one of
only three pilot ROTC programs in the nation. It is funded by
the Defense Language National Security Education Office
and is designed to provide intensive Chinese language and
culture education in conjunction with ROTC requirements.
During the first four years of the Chinese Flagship,
students take courses both at UNG and in China. During the
fifth, or capstone, year in China, students take classes the
first semester and participate in an internship the second
semester.
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UNG receives $2.7 million in federal
grants to support student success
This year, the University of North
Georgia received two, five-year federal
grants totaling more than $2.7 million
to encourage students to enroll in and
succeed in college.
The larger of the two grants,
$2,123,342 from the U.S. Department
of Education, establishes a College
Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
as part of a federally-funded initiative
to increase college attendance and
graduation among the nation’s migrant
youth.
CAMP serves approximately 2,400
migrant participants annually through
more than 35 colleges and universities.
This grant will support up to 40
students each year at UNG’s Gainesville
Campus through the University College,
an academic unit particularly focused
on student success initiatives and
associate degree programs.
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“The college-going rate for
children of migrant and seasonal farm
workers in Georgia tends to be much
lower than other populations,” said Dr.
Harriett Allison, associate professor
of English as a Second Language and
the program’s leader. “This grant will
enable us to provide support to mitigate
the educational, economic and cultural
barriers that make it difficult for these
students to enroll in or succeed in
college initially.”
Students accepted into the program
will receive support services that foster
success to include a comprehensive
orientation; academic, career and
financial coaching; tutoring; peer
mentoring; success skills workshops;
and cultural activities.
A second five-year grant, nearly
$615,000 from the National Science
Foundation, provides 24 scholarships
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— 12 for students on the Gainesville
Campus and 12 for students on the
Dahlonega Campus — studying in
specific fields in science, technology,
mathematics and engineering (STEM).
The grant is part of the Scholarship
in Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics project, which aims
to increase the STEM workforce by
recruiting, mentoring and supporting
academically talented but financially
disadvantaged students through degree
completion, and partnering with
employers to facilitate placement in the
STEM workforce.
The grant undergirds UNG’s
commitment to its students and
supports their ability to focus on their
studies by providing scholarship
support to students who have
demonstrated academic potential.
Graduate
counseling
program
provides
clinical
experience
As demand grows in the north
Georgia region for licensed mental
health counselors, the Clinical Mental
Health Counseling program at UNG has
opened a clinic that provides valuable
experience for students, while also
serving the community.
“Mental health needs in the
north Georgia region are vast and the
providers are minimal, and counseling
can get very expensive,” said Dr. Clay
Rowell, head of UNG’s Department of
Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
“Our clinic is fulfilling a serious need.”
During their final year in the
program, students gain experience
through year-long internships that
require students to provide 20-25 hours
of counseling services per week. Many
of those hours are provided through the
new Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Center, which opened in April.
“Our center has seen a constant
flow of people during its first months
of operation,” said Dr. Susan Hurley,
the center’s director. “We have seven
interns now and all are seeing 2-3
clients per week. Next summer, we
plan to have 16 interns ready to provide
counseling services.”
Emma Fuchs, who is in her final
year of the program, said the best part
of the program has been the maximum
class size of 15 students and the ability
to build relationships with faculty.
“I’ve always been interested in
why people make the decisions they
do. Going into counseling and helping
people see the ‘why’ and how those
decisions are helpful or detrimental is
very fulfilling to me,” she said. “I plan
on working at a local practice after
earning my degree. I also want to set
up a veteran-to-veteran group in the
Dahlonega area to help veterans in
counseling connect with each other.”
Rowell noted that job growth for
mental health counselors is expected
to rise at a higher than average rate
through 2020, and it is projected that
close to 70,000 new counseling jobs will
be created nationally. UNG graduates
have posted a 100-percent pass rate on
the national counselor examination,
which is required for licensed mental
health counselors, for the past three
years.
UNG’s Clinical Mental Health
Counseling program earned
accreditation by the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling & Related
Educational Programs in 2006.
For more information, see
ung.edu/graduate/cmhc.
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Global partnerships grow
UNG is increasing its partnerships with universities around the world
to expand language education and cultural immersion experiences for
students.
EXISTING
Germany, South Korea, Canada,
Peru, China, Latvia, Oman, Morocco,
Taiwan, Spain, and Turkey
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1 – ITALY
3 – BRAZIL
5 – RUSSIA
Finalized in July to provide facultyled summer programs in painting,
photography, marketing and
management for UNG students
Finalized in September to provide study
abroad for UNG students and teaching
internships in U.S. for UFSJ students
Partnership will establish a summer
language program for UNG students
JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
2 – GERMANY
GOETHE-INSTITUT
Finalized in September to provide
advanced language courses for UNG
students
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FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO
JOÃO DEL-REI
4 – POLAND
THE GENERAL TADEUSZ
KOSCIUSZKO MILITARY
ACADEMY OF THE LAND FORCES
KATANOV STATE UNIVERSITY
OF KHAKASSIA
6 – SOUTH KOREA
DANKOOK UNIVERSITY
Partnership will initially bring Dankook
student teachers to U.S.
Will establish a cadet exchange between
UNG and the academy
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COMING SOON
Germany, Austria, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam,
Brazil, Serbia, Georgia
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Where I lead:
As a Steinway Artist
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What led to you becoming a
Steinway Artist?
BIO
JOANNA KIM,
associate professor
of music at UNG
In 2015, Kim was
designated as a
Steinway Artist,
joining the select
ranks of concert
artists and
ensembles around
the world.
A: My application to the Steinway Artist
Then, you are asked to send in your
recordings. All the materials are closely
screened by a panel of international
artists around the world. You also need a
recommendation from another Steinway
Artist or a Steinway dealer who knows your
performing career well.
The review process typically takes
around 8 to 12 months until the final
deliberation is announced. It took me 10
months until I was notified of the happy
verdict.
Q: What does this international
Q: How has this designation and
your efforts to earn it impacted your
teaching?
A: It is an honor to join the distinguished
A: As a music professor, being able to
program was funded through a 2013
Presidential Professional Engagement
Award, which President Bonita Jacobs
initiated to support faculty professional
development or research to support
teaching and student success. In 2014, I
also received a Presidential Professional
Engagement Award to attend a classical
music festival in Vienna, Austria, where
I performed at Haydnsaal Hall, one of
Europe’s premiere performance halls.
distinction from Steinway mean to you
professionally?
international family of Steinway Artists.
This prestigious designation indicates the
high standards I’ve set through my artistic
and professional career and that I am now
formally included on a list of the most
accomplished and discriminating artists in
the world.
Steinway Artists enjoy access to the
resources of the company’s worldwide
network and receive assistance on every
aspect related to performing on a piano.
Having this support from the best piano
maker in the world is very inspiring and it
will promote my career even further as an
international performing artist.
Q: How were you selected?
A: To become a Steinway Artist, one must
go through a highly selective and rigorous
process. First, you send in your application
listing all your achievements including all
your performances, released CD recordings,
reviews, etc. The designation is given to
those who have already established a high
reputation in the field.
inspire students through music is a key
element to successful teaching. In order to
provide academic excellence to students
as a piano faculty member at UNG, my
performance on piano should be at the
highest standard. Earning the designation
of Steinway Artist speaks that I am a
concertizing pianist who possesses an
exceptional level of musical artistry on
piano. A piano teacher doesn’t necessarily
need to be a concert pianist, but a great
teacher must appreciate and enjoy the
challenges involved with sharing musical
ideas in ways which help others understand
and grow toward learning to play and love
the instrument and its music.
My recent travels and concert
opportunities allow me to share with
students more than how to play the piano
well, but also how to be well-rounded and
educated musicians.
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THE OPERATION
NIGHTHAWKS OF
HONOR HONOREES
FOR 2015-16 ARE:
Baseball: LTC Amzi R.
Quillian (World War II)
Basketball (Men): CPT
Charles B. Johnson (Vietnam)
Basketball (Women):
CPT Jeremy A. Chandler
(Afghanistan)
Cross Country (Women):
CPL Thomas Coggins
(Afghanistan)
Athletics honors military
through ‘Operation
Nighthawks of Honor’
Through the 2015-16 competition year, the UNG athletics department will pay
tribute to the nation’s armed services through the Operation Nighthawks of Honor
initiative. Each of the university’s sports teams will celebrate military personnel,
including 11 service members who are former or current UNG students.
“Operation Nighthawks of Honor is a special yearlong initiative that recognizes
UNG’s rich tradition of military excellence,” said UNG Director of Athletics Lindsay
Reeves. “Our tight community of Nighthawks greatly respects and appreciates all
that members of the armed services, past and present, sacrifice for our country.”
The annual Military Appreciation Days at soccer, basketball, baseball, and
softball games also will take on the Operation Nighthawks of Honor theme.
Additionally, each of UNG’s intercollegiate teams will honor a specific UNG
service member. The teams will honor these heroes in a variety of ways, ranging
from displaying a commemorative jersey at games, jersey patches worn by current
players, initials on team hats and other acts of remembrance to honor those who
have served our country.
The final event of the year will be Operation Nighthawks of Honor Day on April
9, when the honorees and their families will be recognized before the UNG baseball
game with Young Harris College. Some of the jerseys and mementos used by the
Nighthawks teams throughout the year also will be raffled off in a silent auction,
with all proceeds to benefit the UNG Corps of Cadets Endowment Fund.
One of only six federally designated senior military colleges in the nation,
UNG is designated as The Military College of Georgia and its alumni include 50
general officers.
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Golf (Men): James E. Corley
(World War II)
Golf (Women): MAJ Kevin
Jenrette (Afghanistan)
Rifle: CPT William A.
Branch (Vietnam)
Soccer (Women): SGT
Andrew McConnell
(Afghanistan)
Soccer (Men): SFC Charles
H. Warren (Iraq)
Softball: CPT Robert A.
Thompson (Vietnam)
Tennis (Men and women):
MAJ John Rudolph Pearson
(Vietnam)
Ten of those to be honored
are former UNG students who
were killed while serving their
country in the armed forces;
Coggins is a wounded veteran
currently enrolled at UNG.
Launching
for success
AT 11 years old, Beau Shell is the youngest-ever
Zagat “30 Under 30” honoree and spoke about
entrepreneurship.
UNG welcomed five nationallyrecognized entrepreneurs in October
to the university’s first StartItUp
Conference, an event designed to
provide students and business owners
with strategies to launch or grow their
own ventures.
Hosted by the Center for the
Future of North Georgia, a unit
of UNG’s Mike Cottrell College of
Business, the event was attended by
nearly 300 people, including UNG
students, faculty, staff, high school
students, and local business owners.
Speakers included Johnny
“Cupcakes” Earle, apparel designer
and BusinessWeek’s #1 Entrepreneur
under 25; Tom Chernetsky of
anonymous social app Yik Yak;
Katie Dicke and Marcus Hollinger of
Christian hip-hop and startup label
Reach Records; and 11-year-old Beau
Shell, the youngest-ever Zagat “30
Under 30” honoree and owner of the
Lil’ Ice Cream Dude.
“I want to show everyone here an
example of how you can follow your
dream and turn it into a successful
business,” Shell said. “But I also want
to show what it really means to own a
business. This includes reinvesting in
and growing the business, marketing
your brand, and giving back to the
community that supports you. I think
these lessons are also important for
learning how to be successful in life.”
The Center for the Future
of North Georgia develops and
implements programs to inspire
growth in the north Georgia
region through entrepreneurship
and economic and professional
development.
With tourism as a significant
industry in Georgia, UNG plans to
establish the Bill T. Hardman Center for
Tourism and Hospitality as an academic
unit of the Mike Cottrell College of
Business. UNG President Bonita C.
Jacobs announced the $1.25 million
campaign and a $100,000 lead gift from
Donald and Nancy Panoz, founders of
Château Élan Winery and Resort, to
establish the center during a celebration
on July 3 to honor Hardman and his
work as Georgia’s first tourism director.
“Through his vision and leadership,
Bill Hardman had a very positive
economic impact on this region and the
state,” Jacobs said. “For more than 20
years, UNG has hosted the Southeast
Tourism Society Marketing College,
a certification program for tourism
professionals that Bill began. The
Hardman Center at the University of
North Georgia will help support the
educational needs of individuals in
tourism, which is a $57 billion industry
for Georgia.”
Tourism supports more than
411,000 jobs and is Georgia’s fifthlargest employment base, according
to the state’s Department of Economic
Development. The Bill T. Hardman
Center for Tourism and Hospitality will
support experiences for students who
wish to pursue careers in the hospitality
and tourism industries as well as
professionals in north Georgia who
work in these fields.
Hardman, who died in 2013, was
appointed the state’s first tourism
director in 1959; in 1973, he helped
secure a
$30 million
appropriation
from state
lawmakers to
construct the
Georgia World
Congress Center
Bill T. Hardman
in Atlanta. He
was Georgia’s
was inducted
first tourism
into the Atlanta
director.
Hospitality Hall
of Fame in 2002.
For more information or to make a
financial contribution in support of the
Bill T. Hardman Center for Tourism
and Hospitality, contact Bobbi Larson,
development officer for the Mike
Cottrell College of Business, at 706864-1623 or [email protected].
Campaign to create Center for
Tourism and Hospitality
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Dr. Vinita Sangtani (left) of
UNG’s Mike Cottrell College of
Business conducted research in
Uganda related to marketing and
underage drinking.
Research opportunities take faculty,
students abroad
While UNG sends hundreds of
students and faculty around the world
each year for study and exchange
opportunities, a growing number of
university departments are breaking
new ground by conducting research
abroad.
This summer, the biology
department took students to tropical
reefs teeming with vibrant sea life off
the coast of Belize and highland forests
in Costa Rica, where 100 percent
humidity keeps the treetops shrouded
in mist.
In Costa Rica, students studied the
ecology of cloud forests and conducted
research on topics such as territorial
vocalizations in hummingbirds,
predator attacks on coral snakes and
their mimics, and arthropod diversity
in small pools within bromeliads, a
type of plant.
“Bromeliads grow in such a
way that their leaves collect pools of
water in the canopy, and this water
collects nutrients and insects for the
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plant from its environment,” said
Josh Shirley, a UNG biology student.
“Because deforestation can destroy
these habitats, it’s important to know
what organisms are living in these
environments, as insects and other
small organisms play many crucial
roles in nature.”
In Belize, Dr. Nancy Dalman,
head of the Department of Biology,
and Jill Schulze, assistant dean of the
College of Science & Mathematics,
taught a course on tropical reef ecology
in the biodiverse waters of Calabash
Caye. Students had the opportunity to
snorkel in the Meso-American Reef,
the world’s second-largest barrier
reef, and explore the Great Blue Hole, a
sinkhole more than 1,000 feet wide and
400 feet deep.
This summer in the slums of
Kampala, Uganda, Dr. Vinita Sangtani,
associate professor of marketing in
the Mike Cottrell College of Business
at UNG, was part of a team working
to combat the pervasive marketing
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of alcohol to youth that has led to
widespread underage drinking.
Sangtani, who has a doctorate
in marketing, is pursuing a master’s
degree in public health to become
involved in health promotion. She
became interested in an ongoing
project that her professor, Dr. Monica
Swahn, mentioned during a class in
spring 2015.
“When Dr. Swahn mentioned her
project, I knew this was exactly what
I had enrolled in the program for. The
Mike Cottrell College of Business
was supportive of my involvement
and agreed to provide part funding,”
Sangtani said.
Two major problems in how
alcohol is marketed in Kampala lie in
the placement of billboards and the
size of the containers in which alcohol
is sold, which sometimes are as small
as 1.3 ounces, Sangtani said. More
than a third of Kampala youth are
exposed to alcohol advertising six or
more times per week.
Construction adds residential,
classroom space at UNG
Steady enrollment growth is creating
a need for more instructional, living and
recreational space on UNG’s campuses,
and the university is responding with
several major construction projects.
On the Oconee Campus, students,
faculty, staff and community members
in October celebrated the opening of
a 14,000-square-foot addition to the
Student Resource Center.
“Thanks to the support of the
University System of Georgia (USG)
and our state legislators, Rep. Chuck
Williams, Rep. Regina Quick, Sen. Bill
Cowsert, and Sen. Frank Ginn, we were
able to complete construction of the
building addition that provides more
classrooms, labs and overall instructional
space to our growing student population,”
said Dr. Eric Skipper, UNG’s interim vice
president for university affairs and CEO
of the Oconee Campus.
Hank Huckaby, USG chancellor and
a resident of Oconee County, was on hand
for the ribbon-cutting.
“UNG has long been one of the more
outstanding institutions in the University
System of Georgia. The new addition is
going to pay great dividends to students
for many years to come,” Huckaby said.
On the Dahlonega Campus,
construction is under way on The
Commons, a new, four-story residence
hall that will house approximately 536
students. Scheduled to open next fall, the
new residence hall will be located across
the street from the UNG Dining Hall.
The project will bring the total number of
residence halls on the Dahlonega Campus
to nine.
“Many people have worked very hard
to make this a gorgeous, inviting facility
that will mirror the beauty that you see
in this town and on this campus,” UNG
President Bonita Jacobs said at a groundbreaking event in May. “I want to thank
the legislature, the Board of Regents, the
USG staff and our partners at Corvias
Campus Living – we know this will
benefit students for years to come.”
The new residence hall addresses a
housing shortage that currently means
students – not including cadets – who
wish to live on campus must participate
in a lottery for on-campus housing.
Under the agreement with Corvias
Campus Living, UNG owns the land
and Corvias will finance, construct
and maintain the building, allowing
the university to focus on residence life
services and security.
A third major project, which is
still in the initial design process,
is the UNG Convocation Center in
Dahlonega. The convocation center will
be a multi-use facility that is expected
to provide needed space for academic
courses, physical training activities and
large-scale university events, such as
commencement ceremonies, athletic
events and meetings.
“Totaling approximately 103,000
square feet, the center will house a new
arena, academic offices, classrooms,
clinical lab space and building support
spaces,” said Mac McConnell, senior
vice president for business and finance.
“The Health and Physical Education and
Military Science academic programs will
be supported by this project.”
The Board of Regents’ proposed
budget for next year includes $29.3
million in construction funding for the
Convocation Center, which is planned
for development along Morrison Moore
Parkway and will be transformational in
supporting UNG’s growing facility needs.
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UNG celebrated the opening of an addition to the Oconee Campus in October. Those who helped cut the ribbon were Kay
Keller, president of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce; Grace Magrino, president of the Student Government Association;
Mary Helen McGruder, chairman of the UNG Foundation, Inc.; UNG President Bonita C. Jacobs; USG Chancellor Hank Huckaby;
Brian Daniel, president of Carroll Daniel Construction; Eric Skipper, CEO of the Oconee Campus and interim vice president for
university affairs; Mac McConnell, senior vice president for business and finance.
(From left to right): Sisters
Laura, Sara and Ava Stroker
after a UNG commencement
ceremony that recognized
Laura and Ava for earning
Associate of Science degrees
in nursing.
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‘Studying nursing at UNG
was the right fit’
Three sisters learn to follow their passion – and lead
Following in the footsteps of their
grandmother, all three sisters felt a calling
to enter healthcare as nurses.
Becoming a nurse
was a longtime
goal for sisters
AVA, LAURA AND
SARA STROKER of
Snellville, Georgia,
but they didn’t
know all three of
them would end up
pursuing that goal
at UNG.
“I am passionate about my work because
I feel a natural connection with learning
about the human body and healthcare,
which makes it very enjoyable,” Ava said.
“Also, I am social and like being around
people, and I enjoy seeing people get better
and feel better.”
Laura completed her Bachelor of Science
degree in nursing this summer, and is
working at Gwinnett Medical Center in the
intensive care unit. Her sisters, Ava and
Sara, are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in
nursing.
Ava began her degree at another school,
but transferred to UNG after visiting with
Laura during a tour, saying it “seemed like a
better fit.” Sara, youngest of the three, was
inspired by her sisters to choose UNG.
“Seeing my sisters go through their courses
and clinicals, I loved how much enthusiasm
they had, and I knew studying nursing at
UNG was the right choice for me,” Sara said.
LEADING IN SCHOOL AND
ON THE JOB
While at UNG, Laura participated with
Sigma Kappa, UNG’s chapter of Kappa
Lambda, and also was inducted into Tau
Psi, UNG’s chapter for nursing honor
society Sigma Theta Tau International.
She also received the Rising Star Award
for her work at Gwinnett Medical Center
— an award that recognizes nurses who
have been qualified for less than five years
who demonstrate the best of nursing and
leadership skills, and inspire others to
follow their example.
Ava is finishing her degree while working
as a nurse in the medical/surgical unit
at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in
Gainesville, where she is already seen as
a leader.
“I sometimes serve as a relief charge
nurse, and oversee 35 beds and all the
nurses caring for those patients during
those shifts,” Ava said. “There is no
part of the job I don’t like. Working in
a hospital while pursuing a degree is
a mutually beneficial process for both
environments, and I learned a lot because
of that. Seeing things in real life as you’re
studying them in textbooks is invaluable.”
CAREER-READY
Ava plans to graduate in May and
eventually wants to work in a neonatal
intensive care unit.
Sara is completing her core classes now and
will start her nursing classes in January
at UNG. She wants to work in a cardiac
intensive care unit and is confident she’ll
be ready for her career as a nurse when she
graduates.
“UNG has an environment where all the
teachers are helpful, and the nursing
instructors make certain that you are
prepared to go into the field,” Sara said.
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Sheila Caldwell is leading efforts to promote
diversity and inclusion to strengthen UNG’s
educational environment and experience.
Diversity initiatives enhance
university culture
President Bonita C. Jacobs has
appointed Sheila Caldwell as advisor to
the president on diversity at UNG to build
on institutional diversity efforts.
“Building on the work already
underway, Sheila will work with our
constituencies to develop and implement
initiatives that will enable all members of
the university community to thrive and
contribute to our mission of educating
and preparing students to become leaders
in a diverse and global society,” said UNG
President Bonita C. Jacobs.
Caldwell, who joined UNG in July
2013 as director of the university’s
Complete College Georgia initiative, a
statewide initiative aimed at increasing
the percentage of Georgia’s population
with some level of college completion to
60 percent to meet projected workforce
needs, will continue to lead that work in
addition to her new role.
“I feel that my two roles are perfectly
aligned, as both address diversity,
inclusion, academic excellence, and
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student success,” Caldwell said. “My
role as diversity advisor to the president
is to serve as a change agent to nurture
diversity and inclusion at the university,
which will improve educational
experiences for all our stakeholders and
encourage a stronger UNG.”
Caldwell’s short-term priorities
include crafting a UNG Diversity
Statement and Diversity Strategic Plan.
Long-term goals for the university
include hiring and retaining highcaliber, diverse faculty and staff;
creating awareness, developing employee
competencies, and building skills
to ensure a more inclusive learning
and work environment; supporting
and strengthening current diversity
initiatives; and implementing diversity
awards for faculty and staff who
champion diversity.
This fall, the university launched a
Presidential Diversity Speaker Series.
“The interactive and engaging
workshops presented through the
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speaker series we started support
UNG’s mission to prepare students to
be leaders,” Caldwell said. “Students
will have the opportunity to understand
the benefits of embracing diversity
and inclusive excellence in a rapidly
changing society. Faculty and staff will
be equipped with high-impact strategies
to increase cultural awareness, cultural
sensitivity, and diversity and inclusion
in the classroom. All stakeholders are
invited to invest in their personal and
professional growth by learning how to
create an environment that ensures a
better and stronger UNG.” UNG also introduced a new
graduate-level special topics course
centered on diversity. Titled “Studies
in Diversity Issues,” the course
focuses on issues involving diversity
and multiculturalism from a variety
of perspectives and academic
disciplines. The course is part of a
new certificate in diversity studies in
development by UNG.
Ethan Crosby, left, talks with
Maj. Gen. (promotable) Syed
Najam Ul Hasan Shah of the
Pakistan army during his
summer internship at the Daniel
K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center
for Security Studies. “Being
here gives me exposure to
international relations studies
at work and in action,” said
Crosby.
Internships: Career kick-starters
From Atlanta to Hawaii, UNG
students are making their mark
around the nation in internships that
are providing life-changing, careerboosting opportunities and experience.
“We strongly encourage students,
whenever possible, to pursue an
internship during their junior or senior
year. Internships allow them to apply
what they’ve learned in the classroom
to a real-world setting, but it gives them
that relevant work experience that
employers look for,” said Dora Ditchfield,
UNG’s director of career services.
“Employers want to know that students
know and can apply the academic
knowledge, and can also function in
a professional environment, which
is often different from the academic
world.”
Allie Dobbs, who will graduate
in December with a bachelor’s degree
in computer science, completed an
internship with RaceTrac Petroleum,
Inc., at the company’s headquarters in
Atlanta. She was the company’s first
intern from UNG. She and 19 other
interns worked in individual roles, and
teams of five took on group projects. At
the end of the internship, each group
presented the project to a collection of
about 30 company executives.
Dobbs won the Best Performer
Award from among the interns, and
in January will begin a full-time
job with the company as an entrylevel developer, writing code and
applications to support various
departments.
Sara Jo Margherio completed an
internship at Walt Disney World this
past spring. More than 300 applied
for the competitive internship, which
requires students to have a 3.0 GPA or
higher and to have completed at least 48
credit hours.
“Working at the park as a paid
intern gave me the opportunity to have
an amazing experience with each guest
I encountered, no matter their age,”
Margherio said.
Ethan Crosby put off graduating
for a semester so he could spend the
summer in Honolulu, Hawaii, where
he gained invaluable experience as an
intern at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-
Pacific Center for Security Studies.
The center addresses regional
and global security issues, inviting
military and civilian representatives
of the United States and Asia-Pacific
nations to its comprehensive program
of executive education and workshops
throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
“The center is a leading contributor
to diplomacy in the Indo-Asia Pacific
region by making political connections
and facilitating discussions through
transparency, mutual respect and
inclusion — the three guiding principles
of the center,” Crosby said. “Being there
gave me exposure to international
relations studies at work and in action.”
Interested in
hiring a UNG
student intern?
Learn more at ung.edu/careers.
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Ready
to serve
New public safety
academy provides
career credentials
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Hope Mainieri of Woodstock, Georgia, practices
subduing a subject while her instructor, POST
program director Butch Newkirk, looks on.
(Photos by Scott Rogers, ‘95)
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or many, serving in law
enforcement is a calling, and
criminal justice has long been one of the
most popular majors at the University
of North Georgia. Now, UNG’s new
Public Safety Academy gives students
pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminal
justice the option to simultaneously
earn certification from the Georgia
Peace Officers Standards and Training
(POST) Council — allowing them to
graduate job-ready and save thousands
of dollars.
Criminal justice graduates are in
high demand in the region, said state
Rep. Kevin Tanner (‘95), who also spent
18 years working in law enforcement
with the Dawson County Sheriff’s
Office.
“There is a shortage of qualified
employees in the area of law
enforcement, so the agencies in this
area are always recruiting and hiring,”
Tanner said. “UNG can turn out
graduates with this practical experience
at no expense to the agency, and that’s
going to be a tremendous savings in cost
and in time that the candidate would
be away from their job at another police
academy. Plus, graduates will have the
leadership skills that UNG is so good at
instilling in graduates.”
UNG is the only public four-year
school in Georgia with a public safety
academy and one of only a couple of
institutions in the nation to offer law
enforcement certification within a
four-year degree program. The academy
is generating a lot of interest from area
agencies.
“The development of the POST
program provides UNG graduates with
multiple opportunities in criminal justice
and law enforcement and serves a critical
need in fulfilling state law enforcement
needs,” said Dr. Chris Jespersen, dean of
UNG’s College of Arts & Letters, which
houses the Department of Criminal
Justice. “We are excited about what this
program will do for our students and the
state of Georgia.”
George M. Albert, a student from
Dahlonega, plans to follow a family
tradition of service in law enforcement.
“When I discovered that UNG
offered the chance to become POST
certified, I instantly knew that this
was how I could best position myself
to be a qualified candidate for a police
agency after I graduate,” Albert said.
“After I graduate from UNG, I plan to
join a large, professional police agency,
become specialized in a field like K-9,
criminal investigations, or SWAT, and
gain more experience. I plan to become
a leader in my field and my agency.”
Unlike other certification programs
and academies, which cost $3,800, the
optional UNG Public Safety Academy
carries a $900 fee, beyond normal
tuition and fees associated with the
degree, which includes application and
background check expenses, uniform
and equipment. Acceptance into the
academy requires approval by POST,
and is open only to those pursuing a
bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at
UNG’s Dahlonega Campus.
Most of the POST-required content
already was being taught in UNG
courses, said Dr. Jennifer Allen, head of
UNG’s Department of Criminal Justice,
so only minimal curriculum changes
were needed.
“The UNG Public Safety Academy
option allows students to be job-ready
at graduation and offers a credential
and additional training that students
from other programs won’t have at
graduation. This program teaches
students hands-on skills that they can
use right away while in college and in
the field immediately after graduation,”
Allen said. “This also is a credential that
can be recognized in other states.”
The cost of typical, 11-week POST
certification courses sometimes is
borne by law enforcement agencies or
local governments, who must wait as
long as six months for a new hire to be
certified as a full officer. Many elect to
hire certified or experienced officers
instead, making it a tough job market for
recent graduates.
Tanner, who spent 11 of his 18 years
in law enforcement hiring deputies,
said POST certification coupled with a
bachelor’s degree will provide a distinct
advantage for UNG graduates.
“When you have someone who
comes in with a college degree but no
POST training or experience, they go
to work in the jail like anyone else who
doesn’t have a degree,” Tanner said.
“But when these UNG graduates walk
in with POST certification and sit in
front of someone who’s interviewing 20
candidates for a job, they are going to the
top of the list.”
For Gillian Baker, a student
from Forsyth County, Georgia, her
interest in law enforcement was fed by
participation and eventual leadership
positions in the Explorer program
through the Forsyth County Sheriff’s
Office.
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The Trainers
BUTCH NEWKIRK
• Director of UNG Public Safety
Academy
• Doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s
degrees in criminal justice
• Georgia Peace Officers Standards
and Training (POST) Council,
Master Training Instructor; POST
Council advanced, management,
and supervision certifications; POST
Council firearms instructor; National
Rifle Association tactical handgun
and shotgun instructor
• 31-plus years in law enforcement,
starting as a police officer and
promoted through the ranks to
captain patrol commander, criminal
investigations commander, SWAT
commander, and training director of
the Toccoa Police Law Enforcement
training center
JOHN CAGLE
• 30 years with Georgia Bureau of
Investigation
• Began in 1979 with undercover
drug unit
• In 1992, promoted to Assistant
Special Agent in Charge, supervised a
multijurisdictional drug task force
• In 2002, promoted to Special
Agent in Charge, supervised GBI
investigations in 14 counties
• Retired in 2008
• Dawson County Sheriff’s office from
2008-14, retired as chief deputy
ROYCE WILSON
• Forensics specialist with 36 years of
experience
• Served as crime scene investigator
(CSI), fingerprint expert and
supervisor/manager, and director
of unit
• Tampa Police Department, 1976-81
• Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office,
1981-2012
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“I decided that getting certified
along with my degree would provide
a leg up when applying to potential
agencies in the future,” Baker said. “I
am interested in criminology and would
love to join the FBI someday.”
Ken Vance, executive director of
Georgia POST Council and a 38-year
veteran of law enforcement, is an
enthusiastic supporter of UNG’s Public
Safety Academy. The council voted
unanimously in June to approve UNG’s
academy.
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“The commitment by UNG staff
and administration and the expertise
of Dr. Jennifer Allen and instructors
like Butch Newkirk and John Cagle,
both law enforcement veterans, are
top-notch. I’ve already sat in on their
classes that will be part of this program,
and I was really impressed,” Vance said.
“They know what it takes and that’s
what makes this program so exciting
and so needed in Georgia. This program
will establish a professional standard
in Georgia that others will aspire to
emulate.”
Tanner said he hopes that the
POST program is just one more step
in the growth of UNG’s Department of
Criminal Justice.
“I really see this, under the
leadership of UNG President Bonita
Jacobs and Dr. Jennifer Allen as
being the first step in expanding the
criminal justice program to be the
premiere program in the state and in
the Southeast,” Tanner said. “I’m very
excited about the opportunities it brings
to UNG.
In a typical POST academy,
students spend 11 weeks learning
12 critical areas; at UNG, academy
students will study all 12 areas, and
spend an entire academic course — 16
weeks — studying areas like ethics and
use of force, Newkirk said.
Beyond courses required for the
degree, students in the UNG Public
Safety Academy have to complete
additional training, field lab experiences
and written examinations after
each POST-mandated course. Upon
graduating with a Bachelor of Science
degree in criminal justice, academy
students will have earned the basic law
enforcement mandate certification and
additional certifications in Taser, OC
Col.
William
Pallozzi
Col. William “Bill” Pallozzi, a
1988 UNG graduate, was appointed
secretary of the Maryland Department
of State Police and superintendent of
the Maryland State Police on Feb. 17.
He is only the third superintendent in
94 years to have held every rank in the
department. He joined the department
in 1989, having completed a summer
internship in 1987 while pursuing his
degree in criminal justice at UNG.
spray, ASP baton and patrol rifle.
The program will be cohort-based,
with applicants accepted only in fall
and spring; Allen estimates 25 to 30
students in each cohort.
Joey DellaPiana, a UNG cadet and
POST student from Kennesaw, Georgia,
hopes to pursue a career with the
uniformed division of the U.S. Secret
Service after serving in the U.S. Army.
“Once I discovered that I could
become a certified police officer after
graduation it made so much more sense
in order to obtain a job in the future.”
How did you choose to attend the
University of North Georgia and
study criminal justice?
My father often travelled to the
Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center in Glynco, Georgia, to visit his
agents while in training. He became
friends with a senior staff member who
had two sons who had attended there and
loved it. My father asked me to look at the
school, and I thought he was crazy! But
after visiting the campus and talking with
several students, I decided to give it a try.
Once I went through FROG Week and
made some good friends, I was hooked. How did your education and
experience at the university prepare
you for a successful career in law
enforcement?
I have always said that it made me
the leader I am today. The Corps of Cadets
gave me a solid foundation in leadership,
discipline, teamwork, and the pursuit
of excellence. The academics gave me a
solid, well-rounded base of knowledge to
build upon as I began my military and law
enforcement career.
An academy
student
practices proper
stance on the
firing range.
Are there specific courses
or instructors you feel were
particularly influential?
Dr. Leo Downing was my academic
advisor and an incredible influence on
me. The day after I was unanimously
confirmed by the Maryland Senate, I sent
Dr. Downing an email thanking him for
his guidance and support many years ago
and letting him know that I will be forever
grateful for his support and leadership.
What advice would you have for
students who are considering
pursuing a degree in criminal justice
and/or attending the
University of North Georgia? Take advantage of everything the
school has to offer. It is not by accident
that so many very successful people got
their start at North Georgia. The school
is a special place and has produced great
leaders is so many professions, not just
the military. I was very impressed to learn
that the Department of Criminal Justice
had gained approval to integrate a Police
Academy option into the curriculum so
that graduates have POST certification
upon completion of a bachelor’s degree.
This certification will allow those
interested in pursuing a career in law
enforcement to be even better prepared
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Students
cREATe
new possibilities
for physically
disabled
Physical therapy clients facing unique challenges often have to adapt to
devices and equipment that are manufactured in bulk. However, four
clients of UNG’s Department of Physical Therapy received customengineered devices this summer to fit their particular needs,
courtesy of an innovative collaboration between UNG and the
Georgia Institute of Technology. Physical therapy faculty
and staff hosted nine industrial design and engineering
students and their faculty team leader from Georgia
Tech in July during an event dubbed “creating
rehab engineering and assistive technology
experiences,” or cREATe for short.
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1: Four teams of UNG physical
therapy students and Georgia
Tech industrial design students
worked with unique clients to
determine their needs and what
kind of device would best suit
those needs.
1:
2: UNG student Stephen
Clack (right) and his
fellow team members take
measurements of their client
to design a portable device
that will allow the client to sit
upright with less pain and allow
for a broader range of activities.
3: After determining what
kind of device to make, a team
examines how the device needs
to support their client’s spine.
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3:
4: As the teams progressed
in understanding the needs
of their clients, they began
collaborating on designs for
their devices.
4:
5: After one week of work with
clients, drafting their designs
and building rough prototypes,
the Georgia Tech students
returned to their workshop to
build each team’s final product.
6: At the end of the project,
the teams delivered the devices
to each client, free of charge.
Here, one client has his first
experience with his custommade play environment that
will encourage him to sit up
straight and engage his motor
skills and senses of sight, touch
and hearing.
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PRESSING
FORWARD
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University press thriving amid shifts
in publishing process
Dr. Bonnie “B.J.” Robinson,
professor of English at UNG and director
of University of North Georgia Press,
said changes in the publishing industry
provide much of the momentum behind
what UNGP has been able to accomplish.
“All of the recent innovations in
publishing literally allow us to exist.
These changes have shifted publications
from traditional print editions of limited
runs to print-on-demand with limitless
availability,” Robinson said. “This
shift has allowed for significant cost
reductions in production, distribution,
and fulfillment. Social media and the
internet have also played key roles in
reducing marketing costs for publishers
to a fraction of what they once were.”
One of UNGP’s most significant
advances also stands to save students
hundreds of thousands of dollars:
accessible and affordable — and
sometimes free — digital textbooks.
UNG’s digital textbook initiative has
been recognized by University System
of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Hank
Huckaby; the press is working on
another 10 digital texts for online core
curriculum classes that would be used
by students throughout the USG.
A scholarly, peer-reviewed press,
the primary function of UNGP is to
promote education and research. One
way it promotes education and helps feed
innovation is to utilize student interns
to help with publishing operations.
“We had four interns this past
semester; all of our interns have great
opportunities to learn about all the
elements of publishing, such as accepting
manuscripts, editing, and layout design,”
said Amy Beard, clerical assistant for
UNGP. “We also introduce them to the
marketing side of publishing through
marketing research and social media
trends.”
UNGP also provides student
opportunities through research journals
such as Papers and Pubs, which is now
managed through the university’s Center
for Undergraduate Research and Creative
Activities.
In a new venture, UNGP is creating
a subsidiary, the Military Press of
Georgia (MPG), to publish and distribute
military texts.
“The purpose of publishing open
texts with UNGP and MPG is to promote
greater accessibility and distribution of
scholarly communications,” Robinson
said. “In this way, UNGP and MPG
support the educational mission of the
University of North Georgia. MPG’s
open texts will, in particular, support the
university’s new Institute for Leadership
and Strategic Studies’ educational and
research goals by sharing specialized
research and scholarship.”
MPG will publish scholarly, peerreviewed manuscripts focused on
original works.
Two journals already are planned:
an international publication of student
research and a publication aimed at
professionals in the field. The cadetoriented journal will guide an exchange
between U.S. cadets and European
cadets, Robinson said, and will include
work written in countries outside
the United States and translated
into English. Also, The Journal on
Security Studies will be produced both
electronically and print-on-demand
through an agreement with The Army
Press, a new organization in the U.S.
Army under the Army University.
“The MPG publications will promote
a deeper and more holistic understanding
of leadership, culture, history, practice
and theory,” Robinson said.
While traditional presses may be suffering with the
21st century shift away from mass production of
printed materials, the University of North Georgia
Press is thriving in the digital age.
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Where
I lead:
Agriculturebased market
development
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How did you get involved with
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown?
A: The website links more than 40
BIO
ANDREW LINKER
Graduated in: 2014
Major: Environmental
and Spatial Analysis;
certificates in
Geographic
Information Systems
and Environmental
Studies
Current role:
Gainesville site
manager for
Northeast Georgia
Locally Grown,
an online farmers
market for fresh,
local and sustainable
foods and products.
independent farmers in Rabun, Hall,
Habersham and adjacent counties with
customers interested in purchasing
meat, produce, bread and even skin
care products grown in local, chemicalfree environments using sustainable
production practices. I became involved
by volunteering my time and mapping
skills for service-learning projects
through UNG’s Lewis F. Rogers
Institute for Environmental and Spatial
Analysis (IESA). As a volunteered, I
prepared local food orders and created
custom maps for an annual event. My
experiences volunteering and strong
interest in environmental aspects of
food production and distribution helped
me develop a relationship with the cofounder of NGLG, Dr. Justin Ellis, and the
community surrounding this initiative.
Q: How has your role grown since
you began?
A: In the summer of 2014, grant funding
helped NGLG expand its operation to
Hall County. I presented my interest
in managing the Gainesville site and
coordinating projects outlined in the
federal grant, increasing my contributions
to the local food movement before I
graduated from UNG. I was fortunate to
experience a seamless transition from
volunteering as a student, to valuable time
in the nonprofit sector after graduating.
My roles include: project coordinator for
a federal grant, event coordinator for a
regional agritourism event, and NGLG
market manager for the Gainesville site.
Each of these roles requires different skill
sets and involve computer time, field time,
and even some mapping.
Q: What is your personal mission as
part of NGLG?
A: My personal mission in working with
NGLG is to understand the dynamics of
small-scale agriculture and local food
systems in the context of our environment
— meaning everything around us, from
soil and water to human relationships.
Q: How did UNG prepare you to meet
these demands?
A: Complex issues require a multi-
disciplinary approach. UNG’s IESA
provided a multi-disciplinary approach
and prepared me by providing a
foundation using Geographical
Information Systems, a powerful tool
to understand and communicate our
environment as it relates to location;
promoting the value of combining the
hard and soft sciences when making
long-term decisions; and incorporating
a service-learning component into the
curriculum and getting students out into
their communities.
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Jim Cravens, ‘66, retired in 2009 after 43
years in the Army and defense industry.
He and Jo Beth live in Simpsonville, S.C.
near their three grandsons. He and Jo Beth
attended her 50th reunion this past spring
and had a great time socializing with friends.
He plans on attending his 50th reunion next
April and hopes many others in ‘66 and ‘65
will do the same.
Bubba (a.k.a. Paul) Lockard, ‘66, is
retired and living in Mississippi. He says he
has set a new record for number of old cars
in his yard and uses the radiators to assist
with his new hobby – making moonshine.
Paul also says he added on to the trailer last
year, and they now have what you might call
a TRIPLE WIDE. He is looking forward to
seeing friends at the 50th reunion in April!
Joe Malcom, ‘66, retired to Georgia after
27 years in the Army with tours in Vietnam
and Desert Storm and 10 years as a defense
contractor. He has since lived in Canada and
now Florida where he teaches Sunday school,
Wednesday Bible study and is president of
Gideons of North Brevard County. After the
50th reunion, he and Christa are going on a
seven-day rafting adventure on the Colorado
River in the Grand Canyon, which Joe says
will be easier than the first seven days at
then-NGC.
Jim Melton, ‘66, and his wife Sandy will
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary
with a trip to Monument Valley, several
national parks in Utah, and their favorite
destination – Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Their
retirement relocation to Cumming, Georgia,
in 2012 was their 25th move. Jim spent 10
years in the Army followed by 36 years in
the computer industry, which provided them
a wonderful opportunity to live in Berlin,
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Stuttgart, Columbus (GA), Roswell (GA),
San Jose (Calif.), Dallas, and San Diego. Their daughter once quipped that “other
people travel to various places in the USA
on vacation, we just move there.” Sandy
simply replies “it’s been a helluva ride.” Jim
and Sandy look forward to seeing all of their
classmates at their upcoming 50th reunion
in April.
Elizabeth Lord Rhodes, ‘66, retired from
teaching after 30 years and 13 years of
political fund-raising. She is now a full time
traveler. Col. (Ret.) Richard Taylor, ‘66, was a
finalist in the Georgia Author of the Year
Awards in 2015 for his novel Return to
Eden. This is the second book in a series of
generational novels of love in wartime. Eden
Lost is set in the Philippine-American War,
Return to Eden in WW II, and Almost Eden
in Vietnam.
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Catch up with your classmates in
person and celebrate your 50th
Reunion at Alumni Weekend 2016
taking place April 22-24. If you
would like to volunteer to help
coordinate your reunion please
email us at [email protected]
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1970s
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) William Johnson, ‘72,
ran his 36th consecutive Peachtree Road Race
this year. Due to his passion for the annual
race, he coordinated its presence in overseas
combat zones beginning in 2004-2005, during
his deployment to Kuwait. This year, the
Atlanta Track Club supported three overseas
locations, Bagram, and two that MG Johnson
had started, Ali Al Salem and Camp Arifjan.
Susan Robinson, ‘73, associate professor
of accounting in the School of Business
Administration at Georgia Southwestern
State University, is the 2015 recipient of the
Professor of the Year Award.
Robert S. Davis, ‘76, appeared on the History
Channel documentary, The Civil War in
Color, and received the Hollis Award from
the South Carolina Historical Society for
the best article by a professional historian.
The article identified “An American,” the
anonymous author of American Husbandry
(1775), as wealthy slave trader Richard
Oswald of Scotland. The discovery was
made using previously unidentified letters
by John Lewis Gervais of South Carolina
about their settlement project in the southern
backcountry. Davis’ research into Kate
Sothern’s murder of Narcissa Fowler in
Pickens County, Georgia, in 1876, a national
issue of its time, will be featured in an
upcoming episode of Deadly Women on the
Investigation Discovery Channel.
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taking place April 22-24. If you would
like to volunteer to help coordinate
your reunion please email us at
[email protected]
Nancy Duncan Mason, ‘76, will be starting
third year as a school nurse near San Antonio,
Texas. Nancy says she loves the little ones and
the new things that happen every day.
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael T. Dooley, ‘79, was
recently featured in an article in the Atlanta
Journal Constitution reflecting on his father’s
years of service during World War II. Dooley’s
grandmother, at the time, was a given a fourstar flag from the president to display which
designated her having four sons serving in
the war at the same time. Dooley himself
served from 1979-2002 with a wide range of
assignments including serving as assistant
commandant for North Georgia College.
Michael retired in 2002 and has been a civil
servant assigned to Fort Sill.
1980s
Andy Penick, ‘81, is a Strategic Buyer and
Global Category Lead with Marel Stork
Poultry Processing Inc. in Gainesville,
Georgia. Andy lives in Dacula, Georgia, and
has two grown children – Sarah Beth and
Dusty. In school Penick was a Sig Ep, Delta
Company.
Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Scholes,
‘88, has been named county manager for
Sedgwick County, Kansas. Scholes, a
Gulf War veteran has served in various
leadership positions, led combat missions
in Iraq and managed peacekeeping forces
in the Balkan republic of Kosovo.
Emily Dunn,
‘83, was named
chairman of the State
Transportation Board
in August. Dunn, who
lives in Blue Ridge,
Georgia, was elected
to the board in 2011
and represents Georgia’s 9th Congressional
District. She is a business and civic leader,
president of an amusement company and a
registered nurse with a BSN from UNG.
Bill Mitchell ‘86 has been named
President, Dunkin’ Brands International,
giving him responsibility for nearly 8,500
Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins
restaurants located in 61 countries outside
the U.S. Mitchell joined Dunkin’ Brands in
2010 and most recently had responsibility
for Baskin-Robbins in the U.S., Canada,
and Japan, as well as for both brands in
China and Korea. Prior to Dunkin’ Brands,
Mitchell worked for Papa John’s, ultimately
serving as the company’s president
for global operations. He has also held
management positions at a variety of other
food service companies, including AFC
Enterprise, the RTM Restaurant Group and
PepsiCo as part of the KFC management
team. Before entering the restaurant
industry, Mitchell served as an officer in
the Army.
Doug Lundy, ‘86, was named to the Top
Regional Doctors in Orthopaedic Surgery for
2014-2015 by Castle Connelly, a directory
that aids consumers in researching
physicians. Lundy has also been named a
Top Doc in Orthopaedic Surgery by Atlanta
Magazine each year since 2011.
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Catch up with your classmates in person and celebrate your 30th Reunion at
Alumni Weekend 2016 taking place April 22-24. If you would like to volunteer to
help coordinate your reunion please email us at [email protected]
Lt. Gen. William Garrett III, ‘81, U.S.
European Command Deputy Commander,
met Erika Evans, a UNG student, in June,
when Evans successfully completed a
four-month internship with EUCOM’s
J-5/8 Policy, Strategy and Partnering
Directorate. Evans was also selected as a
Fulbright Scholar to continue her studies
in international affairs. Garrett presented
Evans with a coin and thanked her for her
outstanding work, especially her efforts in
support of the Northern European Chiefs
of Defense Conference held in Copenhagen,
Denmark, in May.
Pictured left from left to right: 1st Lt. Michael Dykstra, ‘12, Capt. Craig Henderson, ‘07,
Brig. Gen. Joe Jarrard, ‘88, 1st Lt. Jason Goza, (primary jumpmaster) ‘10, Maj. Chris
Powell, ‘03, at Nightstalker Drop-zone just outside of Fort Stewart, Georgia, in May. They
were jumping CH-47s with the MC-6 parachute as part of the airborne safety week training
with active, reserve and guard units hosted by the Georgia Army National Guard.
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1990s
UNG alumnus Mark Peterson is the new
superintendent for Jacksonville City Schools
in Alabama. Petersen earned his master’s
degree in middle grades education from UNG
in 1987; he also holds a doctorate and an
education specialist degree in educational
leadership from UGA and a bachelor’s in
elementary education from the University
of Minnesota. Petersen previously served
as superintendent of Greenwood 52 School
District in Ninety Six, South Carolina, and as
superintendent of McDuffie County Schools
and Lanier County Schools in Georgia.
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taking place April 22-24. If you would
like to volunteer to help coordinate
your reunion please email us at
[email protected]
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mike Synder, ‘90, (left)
represented UNG at the Investiture of Dr.
Kitts at the University of North Alabama.
Snyder is recently retired, and his final
assignment was as the Professor of Military
Science at UNA, so it was very fitting that he
attended on behalf of UNG.
Lt. Col David Brown, ‘91, was recently
awarded the “Colonel Lester Hopper
Historian of the Year Award” by Southeast
Region Commander Colonel Alvin Bedgood.
He won the award in annual competition
with unit historians from Georgia, Florida,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Colonel
Brown is currently assigned to the Wing
Headquarters Squadron as the Command
Historian for the Georgia Wing, Civil Air
Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary.
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Pictured left from left to right: Maj. Ed Bankston, ‘02, TAAC-E 3/101- S3 / 201st Corps G3
Advisor, Capt. Steve Sanders, ‘11, TAAC-E 3ID- TAAC-E Commander Aide-de-Camp, and
1st Lt. Serenna Crawford, ‘11, TAAC-E 3/101- Dep G4 / JVB, are pictured here together
during Operation Resolute Support Laghman Province, Eastern Afghanistan. Train Advise
Assist Command (TAAC)-East is responsible for building capability and capacity within the
Afghan National Army 201st Corps and Local Police. Stephen Pruitt, ‘91, is the new Kentucky
education commissioner. Pruitt’s experience
includes chief of staff, associate state
superintendent, director of academic
standards, and science and mathematics
program manager with the Georgia
Department of Education; and high school
chemistry teacher in Fayetteville and
Tyrone, Georgia.
Nancee Thomas Worley, ‘91, was selected
as Teacher of the Year at Coal Mountain
Elementary, in Cumming, Georgia. She has
been teaching there for 23 years and was
humbled by the selection of TOTY by her
peers. “It is the students that I go to school for
each day!”
Like father, like son. Nat Nations and Tom
Cato, both class of ‘93, were roommates.
Now, their sons Dakota Brokaw and
Carson Cato are in Golf Company and are
roommates. Carson is the grandson of Col.
Robert Barclay, former Commandant of
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Michelle Prater, ‘95, is the new
president and CEO of the North Georgia
Community Foundation. Prater has
previously managed Gwinnett County
fundraising for United Way of Greater
Atlanta, and has also served as senior
representative at Map International,
director of resource development at
United Way of Forsyth County and U.S.
finance/sales manager for Leadership
Development International.
Lt. Col. Cliff Sawyer, ‘97, is now leading
The Medium Altitude/Endurance
Product Office within the Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Project Office. The
MAE UAS PO is responsible for the
lifecycle management of the Gray Eagle
and Hunter programs, charged to actively
manage the resources, program cost,
performance and schedule as well as
provide assessments of the program
status, risk and contractor
Dr. Bryson Payne,
‘97, published
a book in May
titled, Teach Your
Kids to Code: A
Parent-Friendly
Guide to Python
Programming.
The book was a
#1 Best Seller in Children’s Programming
Books and a #1 Hot New Release in three
programming categories on Amazon. Payne
started writing the book using simple, visual
programs he developed with his sons when
they were 2 and 4 years old (now 5 and 7), and
he included playable games and interactive
graphics all the way up to the freshmanlevel computer science courses he teaches
at UNG. Payne also achieved promotion
to tenured full professor this year at UNG,
where he has taught for 15 years and served
as the first department head of computer
science. He lives in Cumming, Georgia, with
his wife Bev and two sons, Alex and Max,
and welcomes contact from UNG friends via
Facebook or on Twitter at @brysonpayne.
Lt. Col. Christopher T. Steele, ‘98, took
command of 2nd Battalion 7th Marines in
June at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat
Center in Twentynine Palms, California.
2000s
William Wade, ‘01, was appointed by Gov.
Nathan Deal to the Partnership for Public
Facilities and Infrastructure Act Guidelines
Committee in August. Wade is a community
banker in north Georgia, is chairman of the
Dawson County Board of Education and
president-elect of the Georgia School Boards
Association. He is also a member of the
Georgia Bankers Association Public Affairs
Committee and the Georgia Mountains
Regional Commission. He and his wife
Jennifer have one child and they live in
Dawsonville, Georgia.
Kelly Audia earned his master’s degree in
education at UNG in 2002, and was hired
as Xavier University’s assistant volleyball
coach in June. He previously coached at
Clemson University and Georgia State
University.
Dr. Andrea J. Ramirez, ‘04, recently
opened L.E.A.F. Therapy Services LLC, a
private mental
health practice
in Tifton,
Georgia. As
a student,
Ramirez was
a member of
the Golden
Eagle Band and
a member of
Chaplin Corps.
Dr. Randi Sagona, ‘05, will be taking over
Riverview Middle School in Dawson County.
Sagona is the outgoing assistant principal
at Piney Grove Middle School in Forsyth
County. Randi has 27 years of experience
in education, having previously served as
a graduation coach in Forsyth County, as
well as a special education teacher in New
York and Florida. She received an education
specialist degree in Educational Leadership
from the University of North Georgia.
Annie Mendenhall, ‘07, helped compose
and edit the custom handbook for Armstrong
State University’s first-year composition
program.
Capt. Cameron West, ‘08, was severely
injured in 2010 while returning to his
Marine platoon’s outpost in Afghanistan’s
Helmand Province’s Sangin District after
leading a hunt for Taliban insurgents.
In December, he will receive a specially
adapted home from “Homes For Our Troops”
in Acworth, Georgia, with accessible
entrances, open layout, lower countertops
and a safe shower. He and his wife Madison
became parents to their first child, a baby
girl, in December 2014. A home adapted to
Cameron’s injuries will allow them to spend
more time as a family.
Jordan Chambers, ‘09, works in
electronics distribution for Arrow
Electronics. Chambers worked for
International Business Machines
Corporation in China for four years and with
Veeam Software for two years.
Rochelle Tiedermann, ‘09, recently
completed her Ph.D. in biochemistry at the
Medical College of Georgia and accepted
a position with the Van Andel Institute in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Ali Leonard, ‘06, is currently enrolled at
the University of Maryland in the Biophysics
doctoral program, where she is researching
the interaction between beryllium and
phosphoserine that leads to berylliosis.
Terrell Ussing, ‘09, represented Amazon.
com, Inc. against the Internal Revenue
Service in one of the largest tax cases in
United States history with a tax bill around
$1.5 billion.
Ryan Stratis, ‘06, has competed on NBC’s
hit show American Ninja Warrior for all
seven seasons. His most recent try out was
part of a military appreciation episode, in
which only active and prior service members
could compete. After finishing his time in
the Georgia Army National Guard, Ryan has
become more focused on personal training
and obstacle course racing. He currently
works at a new parkour and obstacle course
training facility in Marietta, Georgia, called
Ninja Quest Fitness.
2010s
John Joseph Castellucci, ‘10, and Emily
Megan Snow were married in August
in King, North Carolina. He is a project
manager for JH Media Group in Athens,
Georgia.
Daniel Medina, ‘10, works for ATI Testing
as an environmental technician. Married
in 2013, Medina now resides in Marietta,
Georgia.
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Chris Stromberg, ‘10, and James
Herndon, ‘14, are among the first 36
Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching
Fellows, announced in by Gov. Nathan Deal.
The highly competitive program recruits
recent graduates and career changers with
strong backgrounds in science, technology,
engineering, and math—the STEM fields—
and prepares them specifically to teach in
high-need secondary schools. Each Fellow
receives $30,000 to complete a specially
designed, cutting-edge master’s degree
program based on a year-long classroom
experience. In return, Fellows commit to
teach for three years in the urban and rural
New Jersey schools that most need strong
STEM teachers.
Bradley McKibben, ‘12, (center) graduated
with his Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor
Education with a Minor in Educational
Research Methodology in May 2015
from The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. He is an assistant professor of
counselor education at The University of
Alabama, where is teaching core counseling
and clinical mental health classes and
conducting research in counseling
leadership and clinical supervision. He also
serves as a faculty advisor for the counseling
program’s Rho Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, an
international honor society for professional
counselors. He also recently transitioned
from a student associate editor to associate
editor for Chi Sigma Iota’s Exemplar
newsletter, which was awarded a 2015 APEX
Award of Excellence for Newsletters.
Zack Agerton, ‘13, will spend the next
two years teaching English in Samoa
with the Peace Corps. He previously was
the interim director of special events for
The Ability Experience, a national nonprofit organization that sends volunteer
construction teams to add accessible
amenities to facilities at summer camps for
people with disabilities.
Rebecca LeCroy, ‘13, departed for Japan
this fall to work for one year as an assistant
language teacher of English.
Bryant Bust, ‘11, earned his master’s in
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
from Valdosta State University in May and
published an article in the June 2015 issue
of the International Journal of Selection
and Assessment. He intends on going back to
school to pursue a doctorate.
Chelsea Gibson, ‘11, took an eight-week
Russian course at Indiana University this
summer and plans to earn her doctorate by
2017.
Taylor Turner, ‘13, received the “pigeon” at
the Honors Program 20th reunion reception
and is in her third year of teaching.
Alex Ellis, ‘14, is working as a script
writer and video producer for Finicity in
Gainesville, Georgia.
Ben Hefner, ‘14, was named to the 2015
U.S. Senior National Team and U23 World
Championship Team. He competed at
the 2015 International Canoe Federation
Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World
Championships, the ICF Canoe Sprint
Junior and U23 World Championships, and
the 2015 World Cup.
Katherine Jones, ‘14, is currently working
for MarktSource.
Tommy Jackson, ‘11, earned his doctorate
in physical therapy from UNG and works at
Pro Therapy in Blairsville, Georgia. His wife,
Mary Jackson, ‘11, is currently staying at
home with their daughter Ellie.
Katie Powell, ‘14, teaches eighth-grade
Physical Science, coaches high school
volleyball and swimming, and is pursuing
her master’s degree in middle grades math
and science at UNG.
Capt. William Wilcox, ‘11, was promoted
to Captain in May, and he moved to Fort
Lee, Virginia, in September to attend the
Combined Logistics Captains Career
Course.
Caitlin Ritchey, ‘14, is in her second year of
teaching at Lumpkin County High School.
Christie Humpreys, ‘12, married D.J.
Humpreys in May.
Megan Barr, ‘13, got married in April
and currently resides with her husband in
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Kate Hayes, ‘13, completed a fellowship at
Goddard Space Flight Center this summer.
Hayes received a Scientist in the Classroom
fellowship through Vanderbilt for the 20152016 school year.
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Jacob Kelly, ‘13, married Margaret Kellum
in May and works with Walker Therapy
in Gainesville, Georgia. He will finish the
Doctor of Physical Therapy program in
spring 2016. Kelly is the current Resident
Director of Donovan Hall.
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Ashley Hamby, ‘15, teaches third grade
at Fair Street Elementary School in
Gainesville, Georgia.
Josh McCausland, ‘15, is working at the
National Institutes of Health in Rockville,
Maryland.
Gold Rush 2015
Former Dean Mike Hyams joined alumni (from left), Carla Neal Quinn, ’90,
Michelle Fite Wilder, ’86, Allie Bradley, and Travis Scott at the annual
Alumni Association reception following the Gold Rush Days parade.
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In Memoriam
Mr. Jack A. Adkins ‘43 – June 8, 2015
Mr. Ralph T. McCrary ‘63 – October 5, 2015
Mrs. Theo D. Bracewell ‘86 – July 9, 2015
Mr. Richard C. McDaniel ‘66 – October 1, 2015
Mr. George A. Brightwell ‘44 – September 14, 2015
Mr. Jodie Z. McKinley, Jr. ‘50 – September 25, 2015
Mr. James E. Brogdon ‘40 – June 18, 2015
Ms. Kimberly T. Minish – September 16, 2015
Mr. Glenn L. Calmes ‘68 – September 19, 2015
Mr. Larry F. Moon ‘65 – April 21, 2015
Mr. Horace G. Davis, Jr. ‘‘50 – September 27, 2015
Mr. David M. Owen ‘49 – September 23, 2015
Mr. Henry B. Drexler ‘53 – July 3, 2015
Mr. Lamar T. Oxford, Jr. ‘53 – August 10, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Elrod ‘39 – June 3, 2015
1LT (Ret.) Walter C. Parks ‘60 – October 23, 2015
Mrs. Joan C. Flurschutz ‘62 – September 26, 2015
Mrs. Frances V. Phillips ‘60 – July 22, 2015
Mr. Barber R. Forrest ‘77 – July 28, 2015
Mr. Michael T. Rape ‘60 – May 12, 2015
Mr. Ralph Freeman, Jr. ‘36 – July 7, 2015
COL (Ret.) Bertram L. Ricketson ‘65 – May 25, 2015
Mr. Jason R. Fuller ‘14 – May 9, 2015
Mr. Ronnie L. Rider ‘76 – May 19, 2015
Mr. Charles C. Gay ‘40 – June 12, 2015
Mr. Joseph W. Rowland ‘49 – September 23, 2015
Mrs. Sharon L. George ‘79 – June 18, 2015
Mr. Michael J. Savage ‘82 – October 10, 2015
Mr. William E. Gissendaner, Jr. ‘58 – June 18, 2015
Dr. John W. Sheffield, Jr. ‘47 – August 25, 2015
MAJ David S. Goodwin ‘88 – July 4, 2015
Mr. Myron H. Smith ‘76 – May 25, 2015
Mr. Christopher R. Gore ‘78 – August 5, 2015
Mrs. Ellorie C. Smith ‘40 – June 25, 2015
Mrs. Barbara K. Harris ‘63 – April 17, 2015
Mrs. Marcile Sorrells ‘44 – June 1, 2015
LTC James H. Hogg ‘51 – September 26, 2015
Dr. Robert L. Stone ‘91 – May 1, 2015
Mr. William D. Holt ‘51 – October 9, 2015
Mrs. Mary B. Tate ‘43 – June 28, 2015
Dr. Peter A. Jensen, Jr. ‘53 – May 17, 2015
Mr. Grover A. Jones ‘77 – October 3, 2015
Former Faculty
Mr. William N. Little ‘54 – October 17, 2015
Ms. Joy A. Bruce ‘00 – April 25, 2015
LTC Richard W. Maltbie, Jr. ‘98 – October 7, 2015
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to provide students with scholarships that, in many cases, open the door to higher education and life-changing
opportunities.
We recognize that our donors, as much as our faculty and staff, share in our commitment to student success. The
entire UNG community is grateful for your loyal support.
Gifts acknowledged in this report were received during the 2015 fiscal year (July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015). Every
attempt has been made to accurately recognize these donors. If we have made an error inadvertently, please contact
Tricia Bunker in the Office of Advancement at 706-864-1548 or tricia.bunker @ung.edu.
Regents Circle
Foundation Circle
($10,000 + )
($5,000 + )
BB&T
Mr. and Mrs. Craig P. Cappy
Anonymous
Mr. Mike Cottrell and Mrs. Lynn
Cottrell
Conditioned Air Systems, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry C. Barnett
Estate of Jane Hatcher
Bates, Carter & Co., LLP
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Ewing, Jr.
Mr. J. R. Bracewell, Jr.
ExxonMobil Foundation
MAJ (Ret.) Luis Carreras and
Mrs. Birgit Carreras
($100,000 + )
Estate of Pauline S. Ivey
Estate of Harry P. Singletary
Estate of Lewis J. Peevy
North Georgia Community
Foundation
Chancellor’s
Circle
($50,000 + )
Estate of Zora Alice Duckett
Jarrad
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Faulkner
Fincher-Loughridge Foundation,
Inc.
Georgia Foundation for Public
Education
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Hansford
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Head
Dr. and Mrs. Speck Hughes
Jackson EMC Foundation, Inc.
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation,
Inc
The Olin B. King Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. John P. McGruder
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Magnus
Mr. E. Paul Stringer
Mall of GA Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Mr. Jackie D. Woodard
COL (Ret.) Benjamin P. Miller, III
and Mrs. Elizabeth T. Miller
Scholarship Circle
($25,000 + )
COL (Ret.) James P. Ginn and Mrs.
Linda Ginn
COL (Ret.) Jerry W. Ginn and Mrs.
Dorlene Ginn
MG (Ret.) William Johnson and
Mrs. Melanie Johnson
Mr. John W. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Roshan
The AEON Foundation, Inc.
The Ginn Group, Inc.
Lumpkin Coalition, Inc.
Northeast Georgia, Inc.
Mrs. Phyllis F. Parsons
Mrs. Mary J. Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Rhodes
Rotary Intl. Club of Dahlonega,
Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.
Swoszowski
The Salesforce.com Foundation
The Freeman Foundation
United Way of Hall County, Inc.
University System of Georgia
Foundation, Inc.
Trustees Circle
Mr. James Parks Cheves, III
Citizens Bank of Forsyth County
LTG (Ret.) Benjamin R. Mixon and
Mrs. Rhonda Mixon
Dr. Jim and Peggie Morrow
Mr. Arthur H. Murphy
Paul Maney Developments, LLC
Mr. Bill W. Pope
Ralph & Mary Cleveland
Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Roper
Rushton & Company
Mrs. Mary Cleveland
Sawnee Electric Membership
Corp.
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Crupi
SKF USA, Inc.
Enactus
Mrs. Lessie Smithgall
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Foote
Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Stallings
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
W. W. Norton and Company
LTC Ray F. Gore
W. H. Reeves & Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Grimes
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Higley
MG (Ret.) Jack C. Wheeler and
Mrs. Margie Wheeler
COL (Ret.) Theron Hill and
Mrs. Carolyn Hill
Mrs. Arrie Mae Wiley
Ms. Paulette Jakiel
University Circle
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Jordan
Kipper Tool Company
Dr. and Mrs. Jason Ledford
Mr. Scott R. Lewis
Mallory & Evans Development,
Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maney
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Mathews
Mrs. Virginia Mathews
Dr. Virgle W. McEver, III
The Honorable and Mrs. Butch
Miller
($2,500 + )
Dr. and Mrs. Amos Amerson
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Anderson
Dr. Edith R. Belden
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Black
Dr. and Mrs. Clinton E. Branch, Jr.
Dr. Richard W. Byers
Centennial High School
The Center for Advancement and
Study of International
Education, Inc.
Milton Martin Honda
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Dr. Sandra Clarkson
Dr. John Vachtsevanos
Columbia Farms of Georgia
Vanguard Charitable
Dr. Teresa Conner-Kerr and
Mr. John Kerr
VJM Seafood
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Davis
Dr. Patricia Donat and Dr. Gil
Katzenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Randy J. Dunn
Dr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Easley
Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Elrod, III
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Fears, Jr.
COL (Ret.) Robert H. Clark and
Mrs. Nancy Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. White
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Wood, Jr.
COL Howard W. Clayton, Jr. and
Mrs. Carole Clayton
Ms. Stacy R. Clubb
Mr. Clyde Cody
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Collins
Dr. Jack T. Wynn
Mr. and Mrs. William J. York, Jr.
President’s Circle
Mr. Hubert L. Harris, Jr.
Mr. Joseph M. Hatfield
Mrs. Nancy M. Helmbold
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Hemmer, Jr.
Hewlett-Packard
COL Edward H. Hightower, Jr. and
Mrs. Nancy Hightower
Community Welfare Association
Dr. Patrick Hightower and Dr.
Victoria Hightower
Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Corrigan
Mr. Buford Hill
Mrs. Aligene S. Costello
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hoffman
CWT Farms, Inc.
Mrs. Bobbie Holcombe
Fieldale Farms Corporation
($1,000 + )
Dalton Animal Care, LLC
Mr. William D. Holt
FieldTurf
Alpha Delta Kappa/Ga Beta Beta
Ms. Carole Ann Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Howerton
Dr. Karen Frost and Mr. Harold
Frost
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy E.
Anderson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham F. Daniel, III
Dean and Mrs. Henry M.
Hyams, Jr.
Mr. Ray B. Gayler
Anonymous Georgia Mountain Chapter of
MOAA, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Anthony, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Haley
Hardie Family Foundation
Mrs. Linda Hardie
Chancellor and Mrs. Henry M.
Huckaby
Dr. Bonita C. Jacobs and Mr. Glenn
Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Tony F. DaSilva
Archer High School Dugout Club,
Inc.
Army Aviation Heritage
Foundation
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Bagwell
Jones Lang Lasalle
BBC Financial Group, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W.
Massengill
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Devine
Dow Corning Corporation
Matching Gifts
Dr. Nancy Stead Atwood and
Dr. Alan Atwood
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Kimpling
Mr. Donald T. Liles
LTC (Ret.) John Dell and Mrs.
Norma Dell
Rev. and Mrs. William E. Dickens
John and Mary Franklin
Foundation
Levi Strauss Foundation
Dr. Sherman Day
Barrett Baseball, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Beck
MAJ (Ret.) Charles R. Bishop and
Mrs. Laura Bishop
Mrs. Josiah Blasingame, Jr.
Dr. Richard L. Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ivie, Sr.
Dr. Thomas C. Jespersen and Dr.
Anita Nucci
Johnson & Johnson
JR Crider’s, LLC
Kelly Family/Signs By Tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Dunaway
Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Kelly
Dr. Pamela H. Elfenbein
Dr. Jennifer E. Key
LTC (Ret.) Gary Engen and
Mrs. Glenda Engen
Mr. Ladd M. King
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ensley, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H.
Kitchens
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Gainesville
Estate of Alice Roberta Ayliffe
Lanier Color Co., Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Slade H. Exley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Faiia
COL (Ret.) Gerald Lord and
Mrs. Kay Lord
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Boggan
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
CDR (Ret.) Kenneth H. Bothwell,
III and Dr. Jane Benson
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Fleming
LTC (Ret.) Floyd (Buddy)
Maertens and Mrs. Nancy
Maertens
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brannon
Mr. and Mrs. Rob L. Fowler, Jr.
COL (Ret.) Ben S. Malcom
Dr. David B. Broad
Mr. Tom Fowler
LTC (Ret.) Joseph A. Malcom
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Brown
Mr. Glenn T. Gaines
Mrs. Erin B. Masters
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
LTC (Ret.) Jerry L. Burt and
Mrs. E. Louise Burt
Gainesville Commerce Club
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pryor
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Garside
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. May
COL (Ret.) Tom C. Richardson, Jr.
Carroll Daniel Construction Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Gay
Mr. and Mrs. James C. May, Jr.
Mrs. Rachael D. Sanders
Caterpiller
COL (Ret.) Earl D. Gayler
Mrs. Rochelle B. Schneickert
CBI Group, Inc.
German American Cultural
Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Donna Mayo and
Dr. Charles Mayo
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Smith, Sr.
Ms. Jennifer L. Chadwick
Grizzle Grading and Excavating
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. McClure
Mr. Harry V. Smith
Mr. Harry R. Chapman, Jr.
Ground Control, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. McConnell
Specialty Clinics of Georgia, PCOrthopaedics
Chevron Matching Employee
Funds
Ford F. and Susie D. G’Segner
Mr. James McCoy
TIAA-CREF
Mrs. Christine M. Church
Hargray Communications
Mrs. Dianne McDaniel and
Mr. George Mooney
Turner, Wood, & Smith Insurance
LTC (Ret.) Ben L. Clark and
Mrs. June Clark
Mr. and Mrs. George T. McFarlin
Midway USA Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James C.
Montgomery
Mr. Wayne M. Orr
Peach State Federal Credit Union
Pennington Foundation, Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Harris
COL (Ret.) Bobby J. Harris
FALL 2015
McClure Family Foundation
Merrill Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Miller
Dr. David P. Mills, Jr.
Dr. Hugh M. Mills, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Mistr
Mr. and Mrs. Julius T. Morgan
LTC (Ret.) Oscar G. Scoville and
Mrs. Kay Scoville
COL (Ret.) William P. Sewell and
Mrs. Samille Sewell
Mrs. Jane A. Shockley
Mrs. Marjorie R. Morris
Dr. Mary Shoemaker and
Dr. Mark Shoemaker
Mr. Tim Barden and
Mrs. Jenny Muller
Edwin L. and Elizabeth L. Skelton
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Myers
Dr. Eric Skipper
COL (Ret.) Edward J. Nix and Mrs.
Mary Sue Nix
Mr. Calvin Smyre
John L. & Sarah H. Nix Foundation
COL (Ret.) James G. Solomon and
Mrs. Deborah A. Solomon
Mr. Roger R. Nixon, II
South Hall Kiwanis Club, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Noble
Ms. Gladys Springer
Northern Trust
Stewart Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Oates
MAJ Kitefre Oboho, II and
CPT Kai Oboho
Mr. John I. Orrison
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Otzmann
COL (Ret.) James T. Palmer and
Mrs. Judy Palmer
COL (Ret.) Paul W. Wingo and
Mrs. Vickie O. Wingo
Mr. and Mrs. Henley P. Woods, Jr.
College Circle
($500 + )
MAJ (Ret.) Barry Barr and
Mrs. Julie Barr
Dr. Pickens A. Gantt
Katherine Kaissling Gaston
Dr. Lee G. Barrow
Mr. Michael Gearhart
Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Barton
Mr. and Mrs. William F.
Gerspacher
Mr. and Mrs. Dean S. Swanson
Mr. Joshua D. Teteak
Precision Forestry & Landscape
Clearing
Mr. Wesley L. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Prince
Dr. and Mrs. W. Jackson
Thompson
Mr. Robert I. Thompson
COL (Ret.) George E. Thurmond
Upper Chattahoochee Det. #665,
Inc. MCL
Becker Professional Education
Dr. Sidney E. Benton
Mr. James H. Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Grizzle
Mr. and Mrs. Roger O. Bowman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bradburne
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Briggs
BSN Sports
COL (Ret.) James M. Burdette, Jr.
and Mrs. Sara Burdette
Dr. and Mrs. Mac A. Callaham
Cargill, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Redwine
Mr. and Mrs. Alton J. Cheek
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Reeves
War Eagle Dugout Club
Regions Bank
Dr. J. Foster Watkins and Mrs.
Janice P. Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Clowe, Jr.
MG (Ret.) Edison E. Scholes and
Mrs. Elva Scholes
COL (Ret.) Billy Wells and Mrs.
Kathy Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Wells, Jr.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Educational Matching Gift
Program
Glazing Rubber Products of GA, Inc.
COL (Ret.) Conrad Boterweg, III
and
Mrs. Patricia Boterweg
LTC Thomas S. Waller and
Mrs. Sara A. Waller
Mrs. Cheryl L. Weinmeister
Dr. Donna A. Gessell
Mr. and Ms. Lance R. Gresham
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Mr. Kenneth E. Webber, III
Dr. Brenda Findley and
Mr. William Findley
MAJ (Ret.) Paul D. Borowski
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse V. Varnedoe
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Scanlin
Mrs. Lindsay L. Donald
SunTrust Foundation Matching
Gift Program
The Resurgens Charitable
Foundation
Mrs. Lynne W. Sanders
Developmental Athletics, LLC
Gainesville Hall Co. Retired
Educators Association
Pilot Club of Oconee County
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Rowland
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Bagwell
The Old Guard of the Gate City
Guard
Mr. William R. Rivers
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Davis, Sr.
Back Porch Oyster Bar, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks M.
Pennington, III
Mr. Frank A. Rikard
Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Davis
MAJ (Ret.) Allen T. Storey and
Mrs. Darlene Storey
LTC (Ret.) Allen Thayer and
Mrs. Sandra Thayer
Mr. Robert H. Ridgway, III
Chairman Melvin Davis and Mrs.
Esther Davis
Mr. Edward T. Averett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Pendleton
Mrs. Alice C. Ray-Overstreet
Mr. Daniel Davis
The Honorable Hugh W. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Teplis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Rayner
Mr. Paul R. Wilson
Dr. Anne C. Duke
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E.
Pearson, Jr.
Mr. Keith S. Rainwater
Mr. John T. Williamson
Dahlonega/Lumpkin County
Community Foundation
Stewart Melvin & Frost, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Tate
Dr. John E. Raber
Mr. Thomas W. Williams
Doug Cooper Construction Co., Inc.
Dr. Bryson R. Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Jason K. Pruitt
Mrs. Sally Williams
Dahlonega Chiropractic Life
Center
LTC (Ret.) Keith Antonia and Mrs.
Angela Antonia
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Power
LTC (Ret.) Billy J. Whelchel and
Mrs. Tina Whelchel
LTC (Ret.) Thornton W. Cutler and
Mrs. Marcia Cutler
Ms. Janet L. Allison
Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Park, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Pellerin
Mr. William R. Westbrook
LTC (Ret.) Erik K. Christensen
Dr. Mary Cole and Mr. Seth Cole
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Griggs
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Guthrie
Hallco Community Credit Union
LTC John W. Ham, III
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hamil
LTC Eugene L. Harbuck
Mr. David Hartland
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Hastings, III
COL (Ret.) Maurice W. Healy and
Mrs. Martha L. Healy
Ms. Elizabeth S. Hearn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Hecht, III
Mr. and Mrs. Berry B. Hensley
Hickory Prime BBQ, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Coleman
CPT Joel C. Hill and
Mrs. Ranelle Hill
CAPT (Ret.) Gary A. Collier
Mrs. Kathy Hoard
Mr. and Mrs. Theron O. Collier, III
COL (Ret.) Henry G. Holcomb and
Mrs. Susan Holcomb
MAJ (Ret.) Dennis B. Cook and
Mrs. Karen Cook
Mr. Andrew E. Holmes
Mr. Douglas S. Cooper
Dr. G. T. Holubitsky
1SGT (Ret.) Joseph L. Crider
Dr. and Mrs. Trevor N. Hooper
Crown Electric, Inc.
COL (Ret.) Clarence E. Hopkins
WWW. UNG.EDU
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Ms. Wendi D. Huguley
LTC (Ret.) Henry Hyams and
Mrs. Anne M. Hyams
LTC Michael R. Ivy and
Mrs. Stephanie Ivy
Ralston For Representative
Committee, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Williams
SMSgt (Ret.) Charles E. Williams
and Mrs. Evelyn Williams
Mrs. Mary L. Ratcliffe
Ms. Lori S. Ray
LTC Jason T. Williams and Mrs.
Shelley Williams
Mr. Robert G. Ivy
LTC (Ret.) Justin M. Reese, III and
Mrs. Jane Reese
J. M. Huber Corporation
Ms. Kimberly Renz
Mr. Terry E. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Jeffries
Mr. Austin G. Rish
Mr. and Mrs. Warner L. Wish
Dr. Bob W. Jerrolds
Robert Bowden, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Wood
Mr. Edward S. Johnson, Jr.
LTC (Ret.) Jose’ Rodriguez and
Mrs. Lisette Rodriguez
X-trem Printgraphics
Johnston & Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kanaday, Jr.
KC Fuller & Associates LLC
SGT S. D. Kimmel
Lanier Corvettes Unlimited
Ms. Bobbi Larson
Dr. Andrew J. Leavitt and
Mrs. Karen Leavitt
LeRoy, Cole & Stephens, LLC
Mr. Stephen Lester
LPL Financial Matching Gift
Program
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Maine
Mansfield Oil Company
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Masters
Mr. Earle Mauldin
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Meierotto
Mrs. Grace M. Melton
LTC (Ret.) Kenneth F. Melton, Jr.
and Mrs. Marilyn E. Melton
Mr. and Mrs. Tripp H. Melton, III
Merck Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Milam
Mr. and Mrs. Major Nelson, Jr.
Dr. Martha Nesbitt and Mr. Pete
Nesbitt
North Georgia Psychological
Services
North Georgia Corps of Cadets
Association, Inc.
Northside Hospital Forsyth
Mr. Joseph F. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. George S. Ross
Dr. Denise Young and
Mr. Roger Young
Rotary Club of South Hall County
Zaxby’s
Mr. John C. Satterfield
Dean’s Circle
Mr. Michael H. Sheuerman
Shubert and Company, PC
($250 + )
Mr. Donald S. Shubert
COL Edward L. Abercrombie
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Singer
LTC (Ret.) Gregory P. Smith and
Mrs. Cathy A. Smith
Southern Company Services
Matching Gift Program
Dr. and Mrs. Broadus F. Sowell
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Springer
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Stover
Dr. Jerry D. Allison
American Security Services, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. James D. Badger
The Honorable Roger Baker
Mr. Gerald M. Sullivan
CAPT Joseph L. Barbani
Mr. and Mrs. Derek J. Suranie
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Barch
Dr. Gay H. Tennis
Mr. William A. Barron, Jr.
Ms. Jayne M. Thraen
LTC (Ret.) Joseph C. Barto, Jr.
Mrs. Wanda Tippens
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley L. Barton
Mr. Rodney Tomita
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Baugh, Jr.
United Community Bank
LTC Gregory B. Beaudoin and
Mrs. Allison M. Beaudoin
Ms. Cyndi D. Beebe
COL (Ret.) Carl H. Bell, III and
Mrs. Carole H. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Walton, Jr.
MAJ (Ret.) Rudolph E. Butler, Jr.
Mrs. Thelma E. Cagle
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Cantrell
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cates
Mr. Terrell Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Chester
Mr. Jason D. Chester
Childers Trucking, Inc.
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Dr. Eugene C. Cindea
Ms. Jenny Clifford
Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Coleman
Rev. Frank G. Colladay, Jr.
Mrs. Virginia L. Collins
Bank South
Walker Hulbert Gray &
Moore, LLP
Ms. Patricia A. Bunker
MG (Ret.) Thurman E. Anderson
and Mrs. Gloria Anderson
Ms. Anne L. Styles
Vulcan Materials Company
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip G. Buckhiester
Mr. Ronald Collins and
Mrs. Mary Jo Lusnak
Mr. and Mrs. Larry F. Banister
Ms. Sarah A. Vance
Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bruner
AmeriPride Services, Inc.
Banister Funeral Home
Mr. Jerold Cohen and
Mrs. Andrea Strickland
Dr. Michelle Brown and
Mr. Randall Brown
Mrs. Jenna Colvin
Control Concepts, LLC
Dr. Diane B. Cook
Dr. Maryellen Cosgrove
Mr. William J. Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Croley
Mr. Lyle Daniel
Davis & Langford, PC
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Davis
Mr. Clifford A. Davis, Jr.
COL (Ret.) Harry Q. Davis, Jr.
Mr. Jerry A. Davis, III
Mrs. Marion E. Davis
Mr. Samuel R. d’Entremont
Digital Vault, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Harry S. Downs
Mr. Jesse D. Bell
Mr. Lee C. Duncan
Mr. Marvin Benjamin
Ms. Sarah A. Dunn
Dr. and Mr. Charles A. Bennett
COL (Ret.) Donald C. DuRant
Novogradac & Company LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow W.
Ware, Jr.
Mr. Larry Oglesby
Weaver Automotive
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Blackstock
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Dusenberry
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Oxford
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Webb
Mrs. Faye Blackwell
Mrs. Darla J. Eden
Mrs. Loretta E. Parris
Wells Fargo Foundation
Blue Amos, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Ellis
Western Colorado Community
Foundation
Dr. Alan P. Boehm, Jr.
Dr. Wendy Estes
Mr. Samuel A. Whelchel
Bowen & Sons
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Bowers, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J.
Faulkner
Chief and Mrs. John H. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Paul
COL (Ret.) John E. Pendergrass
and Mrs. Jean Pendergrass
Peoples Bank & Trust
Promology 101
Mrs. Eleanor A. Purcell
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COL (Ret.) William A. Whittle, III
and Mrs. Janice C. Whittle
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Wilder
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Wilkson
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Mr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Boyd
COL John D. Branch and Mrs. Lori
B. Branch
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brogdon
FALL 2015
Mr. and Mrs. Danny J Fausett
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fender
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Ford
Dr. Barry D. Friedman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fuller
Mrs. Ridenour Lamb
Mr. Justin Gaines
Dr. Jacqueline E. Leeper
Georgia Air Associates, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Dr. Chaudron Gille
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Liddle
LTG (Ret.) Henry T. Glisson and
Mrs. Sharon Glisson
Ms. Beverly Long
Mr. Heyward Gnann
LTC Robert M. Gudger and
Mrs. Joyce Gudger
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon E. Haag
LTC William H. Hackett and
Mrs. Vivian M. Hackett
Dr. Alex A. Lowrey
Mrs. Cheryl G. Luckey
Mr. William K. Lunsford, III
MAJ Lester L. Luttrell, Jr.
Mrs. Deborah K. Mack
Mrs. Jennifer S. Mackey
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Haisten
Mrs. Sheila L. Maggette
Mrs. Amanda A. Hall
CPT Brandon J. Majerus
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Hamilton
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Mann
Mr. James B. Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. David V. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Harpold
Mrs. Lee Ann Martin
COL (Ret.) Edwin C. Harris and
Mrs. Rita Harris
Mr. Seth C. Martin
Mr. Phil Hartley
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Martin, Jr.
Mr. Michael L. Proulx and Ms.
Julie Higbee
Mr. and Mrs. David Purcell
Qualico Steel Company, Inc.
Mr. Harold Reed
Regions Financial Corporation
Mr. Lamar W. Reynolds, Jr.
Robert K. Finnell, PC
Ms. Barbara Roberts
MAJ (Ret.) P. J. Rodgers and Mrs.
Shelia Rodgers
ROI Strategies, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Sams, III
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sauret
Ms. Gayle Scarborough
Dr. and Mrs. Brad A. Schafer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Schell
Ms. Sheila W. Shanahan
LTC (Ret.) Frank S. Shier and
Mrs. Vi J. Shier
The Jaeger Co.
Mr. and Ms. Richard S. Thomason
Ms. Hilda A. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Tidaback
Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream
CPT Kevin J. Tippens and
Mrs. Lisa M. Tippens
LTC (Ret.) Roger W. Todd and
Mrs. Debra J. Todd
Mr. C. Steve Tomlinson
MAJ Justin R. Toole and Mrs.
Kathryn E. Toole
Mrs. Anita J. Turlington
COL (Ret.) Robert W. Turner
CAPT Peter Valade
Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Vandeventer
CPT Christopher S. Wagnon and
Mrs. Michelle A. Wagnon
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy M. Wallace
Mr. Royal F. Weaver, Jr.
Dr. Beata Hebda and Dr. Piotr
Hebda
Marty Wilder Agency
Ms. Cathie M. Helmbold
Mrs. Amelia E. McEver
COL (Ret.) Peter S. Shockley and
Mrs. Phyllis Schockley
LTC (Ret.) William D. McMickle
Mrs. Patricia C. Simmons
LTC (Ret.) Charles M. Webb and
Mrs. Sue E. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew R. McRee
Ms. LeTrell Simpson
Ms. Donna Webber
Mrs. Joy H. Miller
LTC (Ret.) Jackie D. Sims
Wells Fargo
Ms. Kathleen Moody
Dr. Kathleen M. Sisk
Mr. Patrick D. Whitworth
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Moody
Mr. and Mrs. Randall H. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Williams
Mr. Eric Morante
Ms. Treva L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilson
Mr. J. G. Morris
Dr. Homer K. Spencer
Mr. Kenneth L. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Stancil, Jr.
Dahlonega Wine Co., LLC Wolf
Mountain Vineyards
Mr. James Murphy
State Farm Companies
Foundation
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Hallberg Law, LLC
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and Mrs. Judith Hardegree
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Horne & Edelberg PC Law Offices
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Susan T. House
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Maxwell, Jr.
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Insperity
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Ireland, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Irizarry Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Lawrence
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Lester’s Body & Paint Shop
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North Georgia Eye Clinic
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Northside Pediatrics, PC
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Julie Nuckols
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and Mrs. Jane S. Miegel
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Rich Bisignano & Associates, LLC
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Parks Curtis Properties, LLC
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The Honorable John P. Yates
Alumnus donates collection to
establish music scholarship
William “Bill” T. McDonald, an
alumnus of the first class of students at
the former Gainesville Junior College, is
working to establish a music scholarship
for music students to honor former
professor T.J. Burns.
McDonald donated his entire
music collection to UNG to be sold, with
proceeds used to establish a scholarship.
“T.J. Burns started the music
program at Gainesville College and was
the first music director,” McDonald said.
“T.J. was a remarkable individual and I
owe him so much for everything that he
did for me and so many other people. I
want to help
exceptionally
talented
music students to pursue their talent
and also honor someone I feel truly
needs to be honored and remembered.”
In 1964, Burns helped McDonald
and several of his classmates founded
The Jesters, a rhythm and blues band
that played the popular Motown and
beach music. In addition to providing
all founding members with full
scholarships, Burns also provided
opportunities for The Jesters to perform
at school events, which led to other gigs.
McDonald, a saxophonist, and
bandmates opened for Motown
heavyweights like The Platters, Jackie
Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Patti LaBelle and
the Bluebelles, and The Four Tops as the
bands toured across the Southeast in the
1960s. Often, The Jesters would leave
town on Friday to spend the weekend
touring with Motown artists before
returning home Sunday evening for
classes the next day, McDonald said.
“T.J. is responsible for me being
in music and he did so much that I
really can’t thank him enough. Some of
my happiest moments in my life were
on stage and it was because of him,”
McDonald said.
(old photo) The Jesters, including alumnus Bill McDonald, in their early days. (color photo)
Bill McDonald is working to establish a scholarship fund for music students. McDonald, shown
holding a saxophone in this picture of members of The Jesters, hopes to honor former music
professor T.J. Burns, pictured above in the white sweater.
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2015/16 CALENDAR
Below is a small selection of events at UNG; Continuing Education courses require registration and fees. For more details and a full list, please visit
calendar.ung.edu.
DECEMBER
Annual Holiday Concert
Dec. 1, 7 p.m.
Gainesville
Student Orientation
Dec. 3, 8 a.m.
Dahlonega
Student Orientation
Dec. 3, 1:30 p.m.
Cumming
Senior Art Exhibition
Dec. 3, 5 p.m.
Dahlonega
Student Orientation
Dec. 4, 8 a.m.
Gainesville
Fall Commencement
Dec. 11, 6 p.m.
Gainesville
Fall Commencement
Dec. 12, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Dahlonega
Winter Break
(UNG offices closed)
Dec 21-Jan.1
JANUARY
Ethan Uslan Rag Time
Piano
Jan. 8, 8 p.m.
Dahlonega
FROG Week Graduation
Jan. 10
Dahlonega
Kent Knowles Artist Talk
Jan. 21, 2 p.m.
Gainesville
FEBRUARY
Black History Museum
Feb. 2, noon
Gainesville
Phi Kappa Phi Induction
Feb. 2, 7 p.m.
Dahlonega
UNG Faculty Recital
Feb. 4, 8 p.m.
Dahlonega
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GTA - Dracula
Feb. 8-20, 7:30 p.m.
GTA- Once on this Island
Feb. 8-20, 7:30 p.m.
Oconee
4th Annual Spelling Bee
Mar. 10, 6 p.m.
Dahlonega
Spring Break
Mar. 14-19
Dental Assisting Program
Mar. 14, 7 p.m.
Gainesville
Sigma Tau Delta miniconference
Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m.
Gainesville
Andrew Carroll Keynote
Address
Feb. 11, 8 a.m.
Dahlonega
Hip Hop: Collaboration
with Multicultural Student
Affairs
Feb. 11, 5 p.m.
Dahlonega
Mini Job Fair
Mar. 22, 8 a.m.
Gainesville
Outdoor Photography
Mar. 22, 6 p.m.
Dahlonega
Admission Open House
Mar. 24, 5:30 p.m.
Blue Ridge
Darwin Days Speaker
Feb. 11 and 12, 6 p.m.
Dahlonega
Corps Awards Night
Mar. 29, 3 p.m.
Dahlonega
Doctorate of Physical
Therapy Open House
Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m.
Dahlonega
Annual Research
Conference
Mar. 31, 8 a.m.
Gainesville
Spanish for Healthcare
Professionals
Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m.
Gainesville
APRIL
Digital Darkroom
Feb. 4, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Cumming
MARCH
Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation Art Exhibit
Reception
Mar. 3, 5 p.m.
Oconee
Driver’s Education
Mar. 4
Gainesville
Annual Research
Conference
April 1, 8 a.m.
Oconee and Gainesville
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Conversational English
April 12, 10 a.m.
Gainesville
Macro Photography
April 16, 9 a.m.
Dahlonega
Basic Quickbooks Part 1
April 18, 9 a.m.
Gainesville
UNG’s Annual Scholarship Ball
April 30, 5:30 p.m.
MAY
Basic Quickbooks Part 2
May 6, 9 a.m.
Gainesville
Spring Commencement
May 6, 6 p.m.
Gainesville
Math Tournament
April 4, 7 a.m.
Gainesville
Spring Commencement
May 7, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.
Dahlonega
GTA The Philadelphia Story
April 5-6, 7:30 p.m.
Spring Commencement
May 8, 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
Gainesville
Oconee Art Students
Exhibit Reception
April 7, 5 p.m.
Sports Ability Day
Mar. 9, noon
Gainesville
April 21, 5:30 p.m.
Cumming
Spring Commencement
May 6, 6 p.m.
Gainesville
GTA The Philadelphia Story
April 6-8, 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 5, 8:30 a.m.
Oconee
Open House
April 16, 8:30 a.m.
Gainesville
April 2, 7:30
Dahlonega
UNG Singers & Le Belle Voci
April 5, 8 p.m
Oconee
2016 Big Band Show
Mar. 4-5, 5:30 p.m.
Gainesville
The Annual Hal. B. Rhodes III
Student Exhibit
April 7, 5 p.m.
Dahlonega
FALL 2015
Basic Life Support for
Healthcare Professionals
May 11, 10 a.m.
Dahlonega
Developing a Website
May 26, 9 a.m.
Gainesville
SKYLINE
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 22-23
The Skyline International Film
Festival (SIFF), sponsored by UNG,
will feature a variety of films and is
open to the public.
SIFF, which is supported
through UNG’s Department of
Communications, Media and
Journalism and the Department
of Visual Arts, will feature the
university’s new, four-year film
program, while recognizing
independent cinema.
The festival will be held in
the Ed Cabell Theatre at UNG’s
Gainesville Campus.
BI-ANNUAL
COLLEGE OF
ARTS & LETTERS
CONFERENCE
FEB. 26-28
Mail Call Exhibition
February 8-April 23
From the American Revolution to current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
this traveling version of the National Postal Museum’s permanent exhibition,
Mail Call, explores the history of America’s military postal system, and tells
the story of military mail and communication. Even in today’s era of instant
communication, troops overseas continue to treasure mail delivered from home.
Mail Call is organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Service. This project is supported by the Georgia National
Endowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia
General Assembly.
The exhibit will be at the Library Technology Center at UNG’s Dahlonega
Campus. For information, including how to share your letters in a local portion of
the exhibit, visit ung.edu/libraries/mail-call.
UNG’s College of Arts
& Letters’ fourth academic
conference will explore the theme
“Culture and Place.”
Place is more than location—
it is people, it is material, it is
climate, it is culture. Places are
made through human practices and
institutions and are specifically
designed and constructed to evoke
memories, trigger identities, and
embody histories in material form.
This interdisciplinary conference
will take up these questions and
others concerning culture and
place.
The conference will be held
at UNG’s Dahlonega Campus. For
information about attending the
conference, contact Dr. Sara Mason
at [email protected].
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