*Bulldog Breakfast Club - Athens The UGA Alumni Association invites you to start your day with fellow alumni at an upcoming Bulldog Breakfast Club at the Wray-Nicholson House. June 23: Guest host UGA Alumni Association member Dr. Gene Younts, Vice President Emeritus and UGA Distinguished Public Service Scholar. Breakfast is from 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Cost is $10.00 Alumni Association members $5.00 student members. Seating will be limited to 10 alumni per session and guests are encouraged to bring business cards. Please RSVP to Wanda Darden or 706-542-8199. The UGA Alumni Association's Athens Bulldog Breakfast Club offers alumni and student Association members a comfortable, relaxed forum in which to exchange ideas, discuss topics of interest and network with distinguished UGA leaders, Association members and friends. Seating will be limited to 10 alumni per session and guests are encouraged to bring business cards. Join us in fostering an environment of Bulldogs helping Bulldogs. Save the Date! Calling all UGA faculty & staff authors!!! The date for the second annual UGA Faculty and Staff Authors Reception has been set for Thursday, September 29 at 4 p.m. at the UGA Bookstore. Sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association and the UGA Bookstore, this event is a chance to showcase your publications and meet your colleagues. If you have published a book in the last 24 months, please contact Robert Newsome at the UGA Bookstore at rnewsome@uga.edu with publication information by September 1. A copy of your book will be displayed at the reception. The Bookstore will order your books and make sure there are as many of your works as possible in stock for the Reception. All faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to the reception. For further information, call Alice Vernon at the UGA Alumni Association at 542-2251. Calling all Build-A-Bear fans! Georgia Magazine, the quarterly alumni publication for the University of Georgia, is looking for alums who love Build-A-Bear Workshop and are willing to have their comments included in the next issue of the magazine. We would like positive testimonies from regular patrons, as well as those who have hosted their child's birthday party, Girl Scout meeting or other event at the store. Please e-mail tcurlee@uga.edu by June 24, 2005.

*Workin Like a Dawg Employee Breakfast On April 6th, the UGA Alumni Association sponsored its eighth annual Workin' Like a Dawg event for UGA alumni employees. There were approximately 140 alumni employees who attended the breakfast this year. More alums celebrated UGA career milestones than ever before. The tradition service pins for 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service were presented. "Thank you for a wonderful reception and program for alumni-employees of UGA this morning at the Georgia Center. I really appreciate the hard work and warm welcome all of the Alumni Association's staff and volunteers offered to us. I felt special! Again, thanks to you and your staff." - Thomas Artelt '73, '82 *UGA Night at Six Flags The second annual UGA Night at Six Flags was held on Friday evening April 29. Students, alumni and friends descended on the park for an exclusive UGA night from 6 p.m. to midnight. The entire park was open to the UGA faithful and 5200, young and old participated in the event. UGA Night at Six Flags is sponsored jointly by the UGA Alumni Association and the Department of Student Activities. *Class of 1955 50th Reunion Retired Marine General Richard Trotter '55 of San Diego, CA, president of the Class of 1955, returned to campus April 29-May 1 to lead attendees in a 50th anniversary celebration. The weekend started with an outdoor cocktail reception on Friday night with over 30 classmates enjoying the wonderful spring evening. On Saturday, alums had tours of UGA's new Student Learning Center, the Ramsey Center and East Campus. Class members enjoyed lunch in the Summit Dinning Hall at the Commons and were treated to a special tour of the home of C.L. Morehead, Jr. '50 and his collection of artist Lamar Dodd's works. The weekend was highlighted with the annual reunion dinner held at the Georgia Center's Savannah Room. Class members also received a special golden 50th Reunion medallion. For more pictures please visit the Association's reunions page.

*Class Notes Tell us your accomplishments! Read all about your fellow alumni by registering on the UGA Online Community and post your notes as well. Kaili Harding '01 is crowned newest Mrs. Illinois On Sunday May 1, 2005 Wheaton, Illinois resident Kaili Harding was crowned Mrs. Illinois. The Mrs. Illinois America Pageant is the preliminary competition to the Mrs. America Pageant held in Palm Springs, California in September. Along with her crown, Harding was awarded over $15,000 worth of prizes. She is now preparing for the Mrs. America national competition. Harding was born in Rome, Georgia, and raised in Cedartown, Georgia. She graduated from Cedartown High School in 1998 and the University of Georgia (Athens, GA) in 2001 with a degree in Political Science. Before marrying she worked on Capitol Hill as a Congressional Staffer. Harding married Rich Harding, a former Army Captain and graduate of the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY) in September of 2001. Harding is self employed with her company Harding Home Staging, a Home Staging and Interior Redesign business. For more, please visit the Association's Online Class Notes.

For more Alumni Association information on multicultural events please contact Jamie Johnson at 706-542-8158 or visit the Association's Multicultural Programming web site. Rite of Sankofa Congratulations to the 42 Rite of Sankofa graduates! Alumni played key roles in all aspects of this family oriented graduation ceremony. Erica Brantley '00 served as the Mistress of Ceremonies, Dr. Brian Williams '88, '91, '95 was the keynote speaker, Sheriff Ira Edwards '00 delivered the invocation, Erroyl McGinty '99 and his band, Psalm 150, provided the smooth jazzy tunes and Dr. Tracey Ford '02, the Assistant Director of the African American Cultural Center, was instrumental in planning the event. Brian Gardner '92, Dr. Tracey Ford '02, and Marvin Hightower '79 sponsored Alumni Association memberships for Rodricus Ficklin '05, Landon Williams '05, Aliceson Fountain '05, and Mamie Madden '05. May 4 Atlanta Alumni Mixer at Gladys' and Ron's Chicken and Waffles A gathering was held at Gladys' and Ron's Chicken and Waffles. Thanks to Xeron Pledger '95 for providing the venue. Keith Nesbitt '01 gave a thought provoking presentation on "net weaving," after which alumni shared business contacts and information among themselves. Everyone was treated to the signature entree, "Midnight Train" (one waffle and three chicken wings) and listened to live music. Dominque Wilkins Induction - Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame UGA alumnus Dominique Wilkins will be one of six honorees inducted into the inaugural class of the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, June 10 at the Cobb Galleria at 6:00 pm. He joins Hank Aaron, Bobby Cox, Bobby Dodd, Bobby Jones and Tommy Nobis in the Hall's initial group. Find out more! Spring/Summer 2005 Diversity Newsletter http://www.uga.edu/diversity/newsletter/spring2005.pdf

Fred Birchmore Family The Fred Birchmore family of Athens is one of the most interesting among University of Georgia alumni. Through two generations, family members have earned 19 degrees, with fifteen from UGA. A grandson, representing the third generation, has just completed his freshman year in Athens. The family patriarch, Fred Sr., received his B.S. in 1932, and Master's and Law degree in '34, while wife Willa Deane earned a B.S. in Business in 1939, a B.S. in Education in '59, Masters in Education in '63 and her EDS in '74. They have two sons and two daughters who are UGA graduates. Their oldest daughter Rebecca Birchmore Campen graduated in '63 with a major in Mathematics, received her MA in '68, a Law degree in '83 and earned an M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia. Their first son, Fred C. Birchmore earned a B.A. in English in 1966. His younger sister, Linda Birchmore Musick received her ABJ in '69, a Masters in '70, and earned a PhD at the University of Illinois and completed an M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia. Danny, their youngest son received his B.S. in '72 and then earned his M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia. Earning all these degrees is more than noteworthy, but education is only a segment of this amazing family's accomplishments...

Habitat for Humanity - UGA Chapter Michael Levengood, a third year student and a UGA Alumni Association Student Advisory Council Member, is co-president of the UGA Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The chapter serves four main purposes: building, fundraising, education, and outreach. While building is the most recognizable and often most exciting aspect of Habitat, UGA's chapter offers some of its greatest contributions through fundraising. This past year over $20,000 was raised to sponsor half of a house in Dorsey Village, the neighborhood of Habitat homes in Athens. In addition to building and fundraising, UGA Habitat also strives to inform the public of issues of substandard housing both here in Athens and beyond through advocacy events such as Habifest, in which members build homes out of cardboard boxes and spend a night in Tate Plaza to simulate poverty housing. While there are no or major fundraisers or events this summer, students are welcome to build. If you would like to participate in a build over the summer, please contact either Daniel Sattelmeyer at dan712@uga.edu or Billy Rudolph at rawdog84@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, contact UGA Alumni Association Programs Coordinator Ryan Cheek '02 at rcheek@uga.edu or 800-606-8786. Upcoming Regional Events Read more about each of the events below by clicking on the Association's city page. San Francisco, CA Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants July 18, 2005 Recent Events Peabody Week UGA Alumni Association Executive Director Deborah Dietzler and Association Board Member Harriette Bohannon and her husband, Robin, both alums, at the Grady College's event during Peabody Week. Bulldogs Helping Bulldogs Have you hired a Bulldog? If you have hired UGA alum, please let us know. E-mail Ryan Cheek. Learn about alumni activities in your city through the UGA Alumni Association's Online Community.

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