*Deborah Dietzler Named Executive Director The UGA Alumni Association is excited to announce that Deborah Dietzler, who has served as interim executive director of the University of Georgia Alumni Association since February, has been named permanently to the position. Dietzler was chosen following a national search to find a successor to David Muia, who retired Jan. 31 after 16 years as alumni director. *UGA Alumni Association Founders' Day Lecture Join alumni, faculty and students in celebrating the University's 220th Anniversary as the nation's first state-chartered university on Thursday, January 27. The annual Founders' Day Lecture presented by the UGA Alumni Association and the Emeriti Scholars will be held at 3 p.m. at the Chapel. Emeritus Professor Ronald L. Carlson of the School of Law will deliver the lecture. Carlson will speak on Dramatic Moments in the Pursuit of Justice. A reception will immediately follow at Moore College. For Athens area alums that cannot attend the Founders' day Lecture, it will be broadcast on University Channel 15 at the following times: Sat. 1/29 4:00pm Sun. 1/30 4:00pm Tues. 2/1 8:00pm Thurs. 2/3 8:00pm *UGA Alumni Association Awards Nominations due February 1 The University of Georgia Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2004 Alumni Merit, Faculty Service and Friend of UGA awards. *Bulldog Sweethearts Are you and your spouse both UGA Alums? In honor of Valentine's Day, the UGA Alumni Association would like to hear about your love story. A web page solely devoted to your responses has been created. Read often and you may recognize someone you know. Send pictures and information to Emily Givens and be sure to post on our Class Notes as well. Milkshakes take the lead My husband, Rick Tamplin '75, and I both grew up in the same neighborhood in Calhoun, but he was three years older, so he never knew I was on the planet. We bumped into each other a few times while at UGA, but he doesn't even remember it. (How insulting!) I was in my final year of pharmacy school and doing part of my internship in an old-fashioned drug store in Dalton. Rick, already graduated, had started his career in insurance and was working at an agency right around the corner. The first day I worked at the store, Rick came in to get a milkshake at the soda fountain. He kept glancing back at me, but never spoke. The next day, he came in for another milkshake, but that day, he asked me for a date. We were married nine months later. We now have two daughters, the older of which, Julianne Robbins Tamplin, is a freshman at UGA. - Carol Robbins Tamplin, BS Pharmacy '78 *UGA Habitat for Humanity The UGA Alumni Association is pleased to partner with UGA's Habitat for Humanity Student Chapter - the largest in the South. Association headquarters, located at 298 S. Hull Street in the historic Wray-Nicholson House, will serve as one of the Habitat's can recycling centers. Monies raised from recycling cans go to fund the student chapter's homebuilding. UGA's chapter has built 8 houses since 1994. Athens area alumni are invited to drop cans off Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information on other ways to assist this outstanding student group, visit their website. *Inaugurals The University of Georgia has frequent opportunities to send delegates (representing UGA president, Michael Adams and the University of Georgia) to participate in university and college inaugural ceremonies for incoming presidents all over the United States. The UGA Alumni Association salutes the volunteer efforts of these alumni and faculty who participated in inaugurals in November: Ms. Amy A. Marlow '95 of Macon, GA: Wesleyan College, Dr. John F. Lindsay '85 of Milledgeville, GA: Georgia College & State University.

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For more Alumni Association information on multicultural events please contact Jamie Johnson, at 706-542-8158 or jamiej@uga.edu. *UGA Alumni Association Multicultural Alumni Conference, February 4-5 Find out more about UGA Alumni Association Multicultural programming and campus involvement opportunities. Join us for relevant seminars, group discussions and Bulldog camaraderie. Representatives from the following departments will deliver presentations: Minority Services and Programs, the African American Cultural Center, Admissions, UGA Career Center, the Office of Institutional Diversity and the College of Education's Empowered Youth Program. Featured Speakers include: Damon Evans '92, '94, UGA Athletic Director Mary Frances Early '62, First African American UGA graduate; Professor of Music, Clark Atlanta University Royal Marshall '92, host of The Royal Treatment on News/Talk Radio 750 WSB Mia Jackson '00, Comedienne, seen on Oxygen and BET's Coming to the Stage Corey Dortch '03, Graduate Student, Higher Education Administration The two day conference will be held in Sanford Stadium Sky Suites. Cost is $40 for UGA Alumni Association members and $50 for non-members. To receive the discounted rate, join the UGA Alumni Association today! Find out more about this exciting conference! *Alumni Spotlights UGA Alumni Association Member Dr. Walter Kimbrough '89, is named president of Philander Smith College. Read more about Dr. Kimbrough and other alumni. *Multicultural Alumni Bulletin Board Exchange ideas and thoughts with UGA Minority Relations Coordinator Jamie Johnson on the UGA Alumni Association Online Community's Message board for Minority Alums. *Recent Association Sponsored Minority Events Minority Alumni Night Out at the Hoops, December 1, 2004. Minority Alumni Night Out at the Hoops was an intimate gathering of alumni, family and friends. View more pictures of the event in the photo album. Special Campus Events Celebrate the King Holiday at UGA January 14-22! Hamilton Holmes Lecture, January 20 Poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni will deliver the annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture at 3 p.m. at the Chapel. The lecture honors the late Hamilton Holmes '63 and Charlayne Hunter-Gault '63, the first African Americans to enroll at UGA.

Callie Jill Ezernack, BBA' 91 Callie is proud to be a third generation UGA alumna and she has a special place in her heart for her grandfather, Archie Thomas Mauldin, BSA'32, who started it all. Archie passed away recently. He would have been 97 this month. He lived in Royston where his wife of 70 years, Faye Turner Mauldin still resides. She attended UGA until she was married to Archie.

The Portrait of Dr. Alonzo Church Of all the portraits of UGA presidents hanging in the Administrative Building on campus, none has a more interesting history than the framed likeness of Dr. Alonzo Church. He held office for 30 years, 1829-1859, the longest administration in the history of the University. The fascinating story of his portrait was detailed in the October 29, 1953 edition of the Red and Black. The article explains how in 1854, the senior class of Franklin College (as UGA was then called) presented the portrait to Dr. Church. It was mounted in an elegant gilt frame inscribed with the names of senior class members in alphabetical order. Church retired from the University and moved to his country home outside Athens in 1860. Meanwhile, the War between the States was raging and as General William T. Sherman and his Union army marched deeper into the South, Georgians began frantically trying to hide their valuables or send them away for safe-keeping. The Alonzo Church family sent their most precious possessions to relatives in Columbia, S.C. Unfortunately, it was learned after the war that the portrait of Dr. Church had been lost or stolen.

The UGA Alumni Association has planned spectacular travel opportunities for alumni and friends in 2005! Upcoming tours include: Splendors of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, August 30-Sept. 10 This Partners Tour, hosted by Vice President of External Affairs Steve Wrigley, lets alums experience Dalmatia through the eyes of UGA. A special benefit of this tour will be an introduction to UGA's partnership with the University of Zagreb. Learn how UGA is helping this traditional European institution adopt public service initiatives that can improve local governments and communities. After visiting historic attractions in Zagreb and nearby villages, travel through scenic towns and verdant forests to the coastal resort city of Opatija where guests will board the private yacht Callisto. Port calls to enchanting cities that boast churches, palaces, monuments and museums dating to the Middle Ages await. From $6,595 per person, plus air. For more information please contact Shea Landers at slanders@uga.edu.

On our Regional Programming page, use the dropdown menu to see the Regional Contact and scheduled activities for your area. No Regional Contact for your city? If you are interested in being a contact person for UGA alumni near you, get in touch with UGA Alumni Association Programs Coordinator Ryan Cheek '02 at rcheek@uga.edu or 800-606-8786. * Lisa Anderson '94, Denver Regional Contact Lisa Anderson received her BBA in MIS in 1994. After leaving Athens, Lisa worked for Deloitte Consulting in both Atlanta and San Francisco before moving to Denver, CO to take a job with Siebel. Lisa has since taken a job with SAP, which is also in Denver. She has had the opportunity to live in San Francisco for three years and has resided in Denver for the last five. Lisa travels extensively for both business and pleasure. She has recently been to Northern Italy, Vancouver, Australia, New Zealand and Northern California. Upcoming Regional Events London University of Georgia Alumni Reception with Special Guest President Michael F. Adams Charlotte, North Carolina Newcomers Reception: Join fellow Bulldogs at the first Newcomers Reception UGA Night with the Bobcats! Bulldogs Helping Bulldogs Have you hired a Bulldog? If you have hired a UGA alum, please let us know. E-mail Ryan Cheek. Photos needed Send photos of you and your family to be included on the Alumni Association's Web site! Be sure to include everyone's name and the location. Also remember to take Bulldog photos at all events and send them to Ryan Cheek '02 at rcheek@uga.edu. Learn about alumni activities in your city through the UGA Alumni Association's Online Community. *UGA Car Tags We need some! Send us a picture of the car tag you use to display your Georgia pride. Include name, hometown and class year. Please email pictures to eogivens@uga.edu or mail to: UGA Alumni Association Attn.: Emily Givens 298 S. Hull Street Wray-Nicholson House Athens, Georgia 30602-6372 Click here to view all Dog Tag photos.

Just Out from UGA Press Atlas of the Civil War, Month by Month Major Battles and Troop Movements by Mark Swanson. This oversized chronological view of the action of the Civil War features 69 full color maps that convey as never before - month by month - the war's progression on all fronts. Available now for only $39.95. Plus, UGA alums get a 20% discount on this and all University of Georgia Press books. Call us at 1-800-266-5842 to order, or visit us online. Damn Good Dog Movie Damn Good Dog is a feature length "dogumentary" movie chronicling the 48-year history of the Frank W. Seiler family and their pet Uga, the bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia. The film is available for purchase online or in selected stores. Order here.

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