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For events held at the UGA Alumni Association Atlanta
Alumni Center, the address is Atlanta Financial Center, 3333 Peachtree Road, N.E., South Tower, Suite 210,
Atlanta, GA. To RSVP to any of the events below or for more information, please call 404-495-1977 or e-mail
Meredith Carr '00, at mcarr@uga.edu.
*PEABODY SCREENING
The UGA Alumni Association and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication invite you to attend a special screening of 2002 Peabody Award Winner, The Complete Angler, on the eve before the 63rd Annual Peabody Award Winners Announcement. Hosted by Horace Newcomb, Director of the Peabody Awards.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
UGA Alumni Association Atlanta Alumni Center
Wine and Hors d'ouevres will be served.
There is no cost to attend.
*PEABODY AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
You and a guest are invited to join us for the
63rd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards Announcement
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
9:00 am Breakfast Reception
10:30 am Live Broadcast Announcement
(Studio doors close promptly at 10:00 am)
GPB Studios
260 14th Street
Atlanta, GA
RSVP by Friday, March 26 to
rsvpgrdy@uga.edu or 706-542-6840.
*UGA CAREER NET SEMINARS
The UGA Alumni Association and the UGA Career Center present:
UGA Career Net, A Series of Workshops and Career Development
Services. UGA Career Net is supported by ACDI, Advanced Career
Development Incorporated.
For a complete list of upcoming 2004 UGA Career Net programs
please visit the
Atlanta Programs Calendar.
*CAREER COUNSELING
Through UGA's partnership with ACDI, meet Nationally Certified Career
Counselors, Certified Career Management Professionals and Executive
Coaches for individual career counseling every Thursday from 9 a.m. -
2 p.m. at the UGA Alumni Association Atlanta Alumni Center, in Buckhead
by appointment only. Learn about UGA CareerNet, our state of the art
Virtual Career Success Center. For an appointment, contact Courtney
Gazlay, Associate Director, Career Services, 678-407-5373 or
cgazlay@uga.edu.
*For information on other upcoming events in Atlanta visit our
Atlanta Programs Page.
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*SANFORD STADIUM
Sanford Stadium was taken by alumnus John Pyle '64 of Columbus, GA whose hobby is flying.
For more alumni photos, visit the Photo Album.
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"My husband and I have just returned from another fabulous AHI trip - this time to the Italian Alps Aosta Valley with the University of Georgia Alumni Association.
It was truly a wonderful experience beyond all expectations. The accomodations, the tours including meals and the travel guides Enrique and Enzo along with the local guide Deloras were superb.
We truly appreciate all of the hard work that went into such a wonderful experience with so many great travelers. Thanks so very much..."
-Dr. James C. ('69) and Marjorie S. Waggoner, McDonough, GA
Find out more about Alumni Tours.
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Are you troubled by excessive anxiety? The Center for Understanding and
Treating Anxiety is now accepting participants for FREE
computerized treatment to anyone who is troubled by
excessive anxiety due to Social Phobia which includes
trouble with dating, parties, public speaking and
conversations or Generalized Anxiety Disorder which
includes excessive and uncontrollable worry, fatigue
and insomnia.
For more information, call The Anxiety
Center at UGA at (706)542-3827 or go to
http://nas.psy.uga.edu. Please be sure to mention the
program.
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"Thanks so much for this great service. You may remember I wrote you from Baghdad and you were so gracious as to include my information on the special Alumni page for those of us serving overseas. I'm now in Jordan, continuing the work as the Provost-Registrar of the Jordanian International Police Training Center outside of Amman, Jordan. We will train over 30,000 Iraqi's to become police officers in the next two years... the immediate benefit being the enhancing of the safety and security of the citizens of Iraqi... and the return home of the men and women who are serving in harm's way in that country."
Best to all,
-Dr. Samuel J. Juett DPA, '96
JIPTC, Mawaqqar, Jordan
"My husband and I got the Bulldog couples valentine card yesterday. The idea is VERY cute and creative. Good job and a good way to make alumni feel like you know who they are."
-Cathy Coleman 'BSHE '72
"I want to say a big THANKS for all the information. I love knowing what is going on in Athens and what all alumni are up to!"
-Larry Young
"ANOTHER GREAT PIECE! Always enjoy reading the
newsletter."
-John Ragland, Jr '01
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. . . AND THANKS FOR READING!
Emily O. Givens
Communications Coordinator
eogivens@uga.edu
Should you need to receive the e-newsletter
in a "text only" format, please e-mail Emily Givens.
Pass this e-newsletter along to other UGA alums who may not be receiving it. Encourage them
to join the UGA Online Community
and keep up-to-date with all the UGA Alumni Association is doing for alumni and the
University of Georgia.
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*UGA NIGHT @ SIX FLAGS
The UGA Alumni Association and the Department of Student Activities proudly announce "UGA Night @ Six Flags." Join us Friday, April 2, 2004 from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. Six Flags will be open exclusively to UGA students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends.
Tickets are $20 and parking is free! Special UGA guests include the UGA Dance Dawgs, Cheerleaders, and Pep Band!
Wear red and black and participate in spirit contests. Win prizes, enter drawings for giveaways and more! For all the latest information, visit the UGA Night @ Six Flags page.
Buy tickets now at the Tate Center cashier window or call 542-8514
First 1000 students, faculty and staff ticketholders will receive a FREE T-shirt from the UGA Alumni Association. These T-Shirts can be picked up from March 22-April 1, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please bring your T-shirt voucher from Student Activities and a valid UGA identification card.
TICKET CONTEST STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS!
The top three student organizations and top sorority and fraternity that purchase the most tickets for "UGA Night @ Six Flags" will win a pizza party for their organization from the UGA Alumni Association (date to be determined). Make sure you fill out a registration card at the Tate Center cashier window.
* UGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RETIRES
Dave Muia with Coach Richt and Kit Trench |
David H. Muia '74, who as director of alumni relations led the transformation of the UGA Alumni Society into the self-sustaining,
dues-paying UGA Alumni Association, announced his retirement effective Jan. 31.
"The University of Georgia, including its community of 220,000 alumni, is indebted to Dave Muia for the great energy and enthusiasm he brought to advancing his alma mater over his many years of service," said President Michael F. Adams.
Muia received a bachelor's degree from UGA in 1974 and a master's in education in 1979. He began his UGA career in 1975 in the alumni relations office--and has worked in external affairs ever since.
Dave Muia '74 and son Vince '02 |
"My first job at UGA was a Field Representative for the Alumni Society under Tyus Butler. I was assigned 50 chapters and had the pleasure of driving Dean Tate around to meetings all across Georgia and the southeast. And, what is especially nice is that some of the same wonderful volunteers I met in my early days on the job are still engaged in University matters."
"There have been so many great personal highlights...from the success of the Bicentennial Capital Campaign in 1985, to working on the Olympic games held on our campus, to representing the alumni association at commencement in 2002 when my oldest son graduated." said Muia.
"Dave is a valued colleague on whose judgment I rely, in alumni matters and concerning overall UGA external affairs," said Steve W. Wrigley, senior vice president for external affairs. Under Muia's leadership, the Alumni Association has dramatically expanded its program offerings and reorganized into a worldwide organization with more than 31,000 dues-paying members. The former Alumni Society was succeeded by the Alumni Association in 1996 and opened an Atlanta Alumni Center in 2000. Under Muia's direction, the size of the alumni staff doubled and the operating budget increased from under $100,000 in 1990, much of which was state-funded, to more than $1.5 million today, with no state dollars in the operating budget.
Although retiring from his current position, Muia will be retained to assist with special projects related to the capital campaign and other University initiatives.
 *"WORKIN' LIKE A DAWG" UGA ALUMNI EMPLOYEES BREAKFAST
The UGA Alumni Association's annual "Workin' Like a Dawg" UGA Alumni Employees Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, April 7 from 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education's Banquet Area. All alumni employees including cooperative extension employees throughout the state are invited to attend this event. A continental breakfast will be served and Years of Service pins will be issued immediately following the breakfast. For more information, please contact the UGA Alumni Association by April 2nd at 542-2251.
SEC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Support the Gymdogs! March 20, 2004 at 7 p.m. at the Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, Georgia. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster via phone at 404-249-6400 or internet at www.ticketmaster.com . For more info on the Gymdogs and the SEC Championships visit www.georgiadogs.com
The Georgia Gymdogs are the No. 2 ranked team in the Nation and will be competing for their 13th SEC Title.
*"BABY DOGS"
 Send us in pictures of your newest additions! Call or e-mail Shea Landers for a free gift at 800-606-8786 or slanders@uga.edu . And visit the "Baby Dogs" section of our photo album.
Nadia Leigh Jones, daughter of Walter Lee Jones, III '97 and wife Bernina Donyell Lawerance-Jones, was born on 10/21/03.
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Ashley Claire Branan '04
From Left, Susan Cobb Branan, Ashley Claire Branan, Leonard Cobb, Marjorie Cobb |
One University of Georgia senior had decided while still
in high school that she would not attend UGA, but ended up a
third generation alumni legacy.
Ashley Claire Branan of Washington, Georgia felt she
should go away to college. Athens was too near, forty miles,
and her grandparents lived here.
An excellent student -- Salutatorian of her high school
class, she had her choice of colleges, so she began visiting
other campuses. She discovered, however, that "none of them
compared to Georgia."
She then enrolled in UGA's School of Family and Consumer
Sciences, following in the steps of her mother, Susan Cobb
Branan '76, and her grandmother, Marjorie Malcom Cobb '49,
both of whom majored in Home Economics.
Ashley has never regretted her choice. She has
maintained an enviable GPA while becoming involved in student
leadership. She has served as an Ambassador for her school
for two years, served as a legislative aide at the state
capital, and is president of the Student Association of
Consumer and Family Sciences.
In addition, she has been unusually successful in her
part-time job as a salesman for Mary Kay Cosmetics. She is
one of the company's top sales persons and has earned the use
of an automobile. The company has been so pleased that they
have made her a full-time sales director -- a position she
will assume upon graduation this Spring. She is excited
because she shares Mary Kay's philosophy: "We're not just
selling cosmetics, we're changing lives."
Ashley is proud of her legacy -- maintaining the
family's allegiance to UGA. Her mother enjoyed a remarkably
successful career with the UGA Extension Service before
retiring last year. Her grandmother had worked with the
Extension Service in her early years.
Her grandfather, Leonard Cobb '50, is retired from
UGA Food Services where he served as manager for the
McWhorter Hall Cafeteria -- providing meals for Bulldog
athletes.
Ashley also has two aunts, Melanie Cobb Parsons '80,
and Lyn Cobb Ellerbee '83, who are UGA alumnae and who both
married University of Georgia graduates.
The Cobbs count eight UGA alumni in their immediate
family and any time the family gets together, it's a Bulldog
alumni meeting of sorts.
Claude McBride '55, former UGA Alumni Association Tour Director, is a veritable repository of campus lore and is now assisting us in writing legacy stories such as the one above. If you have an interesting legacy story please e-mail Claude at cmcbride@uga.edu.
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 *GRADUATION CELEBRATION
The University of Georgia Bookstore will host the Spring Graduation Celebration March 16 - 18 from 9:00-4:00 at Georgia Hall in the Tate Student Center. This kicks off cap and gown sales, and you can purchase announcements, diploma frames, class rings, and alumni merchandise. Representatives from the Graduate School, Career Services, E-Grad, Kaplan, the UGA Alumni Association, Pandora Yearbook, and Senior Signature will attend to answer questions. Papa John's and Coca Cola will provide food and beverages. Contact Katie Davidson '01 , UGA Alumni Association Student Programming Coordinator for more information.
*SENIOR TRIP
Are you the parent of a graduating senior?
The UGA Alumni Association is offering graduating seniors a
wonderful opportunity to celebrate their graduation, one
that would be an excellent gift to mark this significant
achievement.
We are pleased to announce our Classic Europe Tour, created
especially for graduating seniors. This 17-day trip features
Europe's choice destinations at an unbelievable price. Our
new grads will join enjoy a fun, hassle-free travel experience
that will broaden their world view. Participants will visit
London, Paris, Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, the Greek Isles and
Athens.
For more information and to request a brochure, please
contact Katie Davidson '01, Student Program Coordinator
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*REGIONAL PROGRAMMING UPDATES
On our Regional Programming page, click a city on the map to see the Regional
Contact for your area and scheduled activities. 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 Katie Davidson '01 at katied@uga.edu or 800-606-8786.
Sign up to receive e-mail updates about alumni activities in your city
at our 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. E-mail to eogivens@uga.edu . To view car tags please visit the Dog Tags section.
 "We attend every home game and it has been a family tradition to go to Jacksonville every November."
— Ed Lake, UGA Alumni Board of Directors and Board of Directors of the Augusta UGA bulldog club, '76 and Linda Lake '77
*NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA VANITY LICENSE PLATES
For more information, go to our Regional Programming page.
*GOTTA GET FLORIDA COVERED
Looking for regional contacts in Panama City and Sarasota, Florida.
If you are interested or know of someone, contact Katie Davidson.
DENVER — 2004 SEC/ACC ALUMNI CLUB WINTER PARK SKI TRAIN
The SEC & ACC alumni clubs invite UGA alumni and their family and friends to join us for the annual Winter Park Ski Train on Saturday, March 20th. Ski Train tickets are $40 per person (does not include lift ticket). All trains depart on schedule from Union Station.
For further information contact Lara Bancroft at lara@coloradotigers.com or 303-513-1500. |
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THE GEORGIA CLUB HOSTS UGA GOLF TEAMS INVITATIONAL MARCH 22
The Georgia Club is proud to host the UGA Men's and Women's Golf Teams for the second annual UGA Golf Teams Invitational March 22. Each foursome will be paired with a member of one of the golf teams for a great day of golf, food and raising funds for the two teams.
For more details, call the Golf Shop at 770-725-8100 or visit
http://www.thegeorgiaclub.com/news.html.
This is the perfect time of year to plan your own golf outing, too. Visit http://www.thegeorgiaclub.com/golf.html for details on getting started.
BELLSOUTH CLASSIC TICKETS
Several Atlanta area UGA alums are working as a volunteer salespersons
on the 2004 BellSouth Classic / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta campaign.
The purpose of the BellSouth Classic, held at TPC at Sugarloaf March
29 - April 4, 2004, is to help the sick and injured children at Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta. Through this campaign, UGA alums from various
companies are selling ticket and hospitality packages as well as entrance
into the Pro-Am and Celebrity-Am tournaments for the BellSouth Classic.
UGA alums will be competing with other volunteer sales people from other
southeastern schools on this campaign, to raise the most money for
Children's Healthcare.
Let's show the strength of the Bulldog nation by helping our alumni with this important cause!
To purchase tickets, hospitality packages, or Pro-Am/Celebrity-Am
spots, please contact any of the following alums directly:
Danielle Barron '99 (danielle.barron@bellsouth.com)
Shelton Stevens '68 (shelton.stevens@choa.org)
Bobbie Busha '73 (bobbie.busha@bellsouth.com)
Ron Miles '79 (Ronald.Miles@bellsouth.com)
Cindy Horton '91 (Cindy.Horton@choa.org)
Buddy Estes '94 (buddy_estes@us.aflac.com)
Christopher Schaeffer '97 (Christopher@id-info.com)
Jessica Hardin Kilgallen '99 (jessica.kilgallen@choa.org)
Thomas Moore '99 (tmoore@yourwealth.com)
PANDORA YEARBOOK OFFER
The Pandora Yearbook is currently selling back-issues AND current issues specially priced at $40. All past and present years are available.
Credit cards as well as checks are acceptable forms of payment. Make all checks payable to the Pandora Yearbook and mail to the following address: Pandora Yearbook, Tate Student Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602- 3401. Contact the Department of Student Activities for more information or to charge your credit card at 706-542-1884.
MBNA WORLDPOINTS UGA CREDIT CARD
The rewards program that absolutely puts you first,
now available with the University of Georgia Platinum
Plus® MasterCard® credit card and exclusively available
to University of Georgia members via a secure online application.
Plus, qualify to receive a Long sleeve
T-shirt (estimated value $30.00) the first time
you use your card.
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