Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort The UGA Alumni Association encourages all UGA alums and friends to give to the American Red Cross for the Katrina Relief Effort. Call 1-800-435-7669 or visit www.redcross.org. “SEC Challenge” Fundraising Competition The University of Georgia is contacting all graduates since 1996 to fend off Gators, Vols, Tigers, Rebels, Wildcats and even the Gamecocks in the inaugural "SEC Challenge" fund-raising competition. Nine of the 12 SEC schools will compete to determine how loyal its young alumni will be in the coming year. The competition is not based on the total amount of gifts made, but the percentage of gifts from alumni that graduated in the past ten years. UGA hopes to win the competition which runs from July 1, 2005, until June 30, 2006, but more importantly it hopes to bolster alumni giving rates, particularly among recent graduates. UGA Feature Twirler The UGA Alumni Association congratulates Hope Carrell '07, UGA's Feature Twirler, as she heads to her fourth consecutive World Twirling Championships representing the United States, after a very successful week at the NBTA National Twirling Championships at Notre Dame University in July 2005. Just two weeks after returning from her UGA summer study abroad trip to Kyoto, Japan, Hope captured the 2005 National Two Baton Championship title and qualifed to represent the US at the World Championships in the Netherlands in April 2006. This is the 8th National Two Baton Championship title Hope has won and will be her fourth trip to Worlds. At the last three World Championships, Hope has brought home two gold medals and a silver medal for the USA. She is also the 2004 Grand National Collegiate Twirling Champion. UGA Capital Campaign ATHENS, Ga. -- Private giving to the University of Georgia soared to a record high of $96.9 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, topping the previous year's total by more than $19 million and pushing the university's half-billion-dollar capital campaign to almost $350 million. This was the fifth consecutive year for record-high private gifts and pledges, and puts UGA on the brink of realizing a long-sought goal of garnering $100 million in private gifts in a single year. Find out more! http://www.archwaytoexcellence.uga.edu/news/050415/chaffin.html Churches: Watercolors & Photographs by Donald A. Smith MFA, '58 and Dr. Roy Ward '43 The remarkable art of UGA alumni Don Smith '58 and Dr. Roy Ward '43 has been published by Mercer University Press in a book entitled "Churches." The book presents Smith's watercolor paintings and Dr. Roy Ward's photographs of community churches in Northeast Georgia - giving the book historical, social and artistic significance. The book is a wonderful collection of many of Don's final works. A longtime resident of Athens, GA, Don passed away in Oct. 2004 after a bout with cancer. The book is available in bookstores throughout the southeast and on amazon.com, and www.mupress.org. *First Friday Due to massive construction in Stegeman Coliseum this summer, the UGA Alumni Association regrets to announce that First Friday 2005 on September 2 was canceled. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused and sincerely thank our sponsors, Georgia Power and Bulldawg Illustrated for their understanding and support. The Association looks forward to renewing this tradition in 2006. *Bulldog Breakfast Club - Athens The UGA Alumni Association invites you to start your day with fellow Alumni Association members at three upcoming Bulldog Breakfast Clubs at the Wray-Nicholson House. Tuesday, September 20, 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Guest Host Sheriff Ira Edwards, Jr. '00, Sheriff of Clarke County. Thursday, October 6, 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Guest Host Enrique Carrion '99, Editor of Eco Latino. 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 Association members and student members a comfortable, relaxed forum in which to exchange ideas, discuss topics of interest and network with distinguished UGA leaders, Association members and friends. Join us in fostering an environment of Bulldogs helping Bulldogs. *Faculty and Staff Authors Reception The UGA Alumni Association invites you to join us for the second annual UGA Faculty and Staff Authors Reception on 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 for faculty and staff to showcase their publications to colleagues and the UGA community. All books displayed at the reception will be available for purchase at the UGA Bookstore. 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.

*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. For more information, please visit the Association's Online Class Notes.

For more Alumni Association information on multicultural events please contact Randy Groomes at 706-542-8158 or visit the Association's Multicultural Programming Web site. Spring/Summer 2005 Diversity Newsletter http://www.uga.edu/diversity/newsletter/spring2005.pdf *Georgia vs. Tennessee Game Watching and Membership Party Mark October 8th on your calendar and plan to join the UGA Alumni Association at Dave & Busters in Gwinnett from 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the UGA vs. Tennessee Game Watching Party! Price includes the cost of an Alumni Association membership, food and drink. Current members receive a discount and are encouraged to invite friends who are not members. There will be special guests and prize drawings for new and current members. Prizes include Alumni Association Sky Suite tickets and a tailgate spot, a tour of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall and lunch with Damon Evans '92, '94, and a VIP trip to Jekyll Island courtesy of its Department of Tourism. For more information please contact Wanda Darden at wdarden@uga.edu or 706-542-8199. *Hispanic Heritage Month Campus Celebrations The UGA Alumni Association welcomes association member Dr. Benjamin-Alvarado '98, Associate Professor of Political Science and Assistant Director of Latino/Latin American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to campus. He will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday, September 16 at 2:00 PM in the Student Learning Center, room 214 with a keynote lecture entitled “El Reventon Latino (The Latino Explosion): Living It or Living With It.” Over the past 15 years, the demographic profile of places like Georgia and Nebraska have been dramatically altered as a consequence of the arrival of Latino immigrants to these new destinations. Rather than focusing on the question of the national immigration policy, this talk focuses on the critical tasks facing these communities across the United States, those being: immigrant integration, providing appropriate education resources and ensuring fair and equitable employment opportunities. The speaker will offer his on-the-ground experience from his work in Omaha; his observations of Latino immigration as a social scientist; and his reflections on the prospects and challenges arising from the Latino explosion. Prior to the lecture Dr. Benjamin-Alvarado will host a Brown Bag Luncheon at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies from 12pm to 1pm. *GAPS Student-Alumni Homecoming Tailgate The UGA Alumni Association invites current Graduate and Professional Scholars (GAPS) students and fellow minority graduate and professional student alumni to attend its first homecoming tailgate Saturday, October 22, 2005 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Main UGA Library. GAPS is a student organization, which provides academic and social support for minority graduate and professional students at UGA while working to increase their matriculation. Please RSVP to Keith Miles '05 at keithmilesesq@gmail.com by Saturday, October 8th. Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Cordell Wynn “Attending UGA was a wonderful thing!” said 78-year-old Dr. Cordell Wynn ’71, ’73. “It prepared me in a lot of ways for the positions I have held.” One of the first African-Americans to earn Ed.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Georgia, Wynn has held many impressive titles including president of Stillman College for over 15 years until 1997 when upon retirement was named President Emeritus of the College, Trustee Emeritus of The University of Alabama System. He has received numerous awards including the 1987 "Administrator of the Year" from Alabama Association of College Administrators, the 1991 "Distinguished Leadership Award for Four-Year Colleges and Universities," the coveted Eleanor Roosevelt Human Relations Award from George Washington University, the Human Rights Award from the Tuscaloosa County Chapter of the NAACP, and was selected by the Jaycees of the State of Georgia for the "Outstanding Young Educator's Award." Most recently Wynn was named "One of the Top 100 College Presidents of the 20th Century."

For information on Alumni Association Student Programming please contact the UGA Alumni Association at 706-542-2251 or visit the Association's Student Programming Web site. *Diversifest The Office of Multicultural Services & Programs will host Diversifest 2005 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. at Legion Field. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Services & Programs, Diversifest is an annual event intended to highlight and celebrate cultural diversity at the University of Georgia.Diversifest will feature music, dancing, relaxation, food, and fun. Student organizations, campus departments, and corporate sponsors are supporting Diversifest by providing information tables and other significant resources. Diversifest promises to be a premier event for all members of the University of Georgia community. Darius Goes West For three weeks this summer, Darius Weems, a rising sophomore at Clarke Central High School toured the nation with a group of UGA students, as part of the "Darius Goes West" Project. Fifteen-year-old Weems is confined to a wheelchair by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative condition that first weakens skeletal and voluntary muscles in the arms, legs and body and then, eventually, heart and respiratory muscles. UGA students Dylan Wilson, Logan Smalley, John Harmon and alum, Daniel Epting '03 met Weems at Project REACH, a summer camp for disabled children and decided to take their friend on a cross-country journey that would take them to Louisiana, the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Cavern, the beaches of Florida, the St. Louis Arch and Las Vegas. The high point of the trip was supposed to be a stop at MTV Studios in Los Angeles, where they hoped the music television station would agree to include Weems on its "Pimp My Ride" show, which outfits cars with the latest technological and showy gear. But MTV declined to "pimp" Weems' chair, so Full EFX Auto Techniques of Atlanta surprised him with a tricked-out wheelchair when he and his crew got back to Atlanta. Although there were a lot of cool sights to see along the way, the most amazing was the almost constant smile Weems had on his face throughout the trip, said Logan Smalley. "We saw a differnt thing every day," Smalley said. "But the best thing I saw on the whole trip was the smile on Darius' face. He was the glue that held this whole trip together." Now the trip is over, Weems will be embarking on a new adventure as he starts his sophomore year of high school this fall. And when he heads back to class, he'll have to leave some of his chair's more fun features at home. ----Taken from the Athens Banner-Herald, Monday, August 15, 2005 *Ring Week Eligible students will be able to purchase the Official Class Ring during the UGA Alumni Association's 2005 Ring Week, Tuesday, September 6 thru Friday, September 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Official Class Ring is available exclusively to enrolled students who have completed at least 60 credit hours and achieved junior or senior year standing and to graduates of the University. Rings will be available for purchase at the UGA Bookstore and other locations yet to be determined. For more information about the UGA Alumni Association Official Ring Tradition, please contact Katie Davidson '01. *Student Advisory Council WE NEED A FEW GOOD STUDENTS FOR THE SAC! The UGA Alumni Association Student Advisory Council is a 30-member board responsible for applying a student perspective to the creation, implementation and evaluation of student member programming and recruitment initiatives. The council serves as a forum for a diverse group of student leaders to voice their opinions and their visions relating to the role the Alumni Association plays in student's UGA experience before they leave campus. Input from the Student Advisory Council is vital to successful student outreach. The council is also responsible for acting as ambassadors at Alumni Association events, other campus activities and is heavily involved in student member recruitment. We have a few positions that need to be filled for the 2005-2006 academic year. For more information and for an online application please visit: the application application information

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 Director of Regional Program and Alumni Tours Tami Gardner at tgardner@uga.edu or 800-606-8786. Game Watching Parties If you can't be between the hedges, plan to join other alumni and friends in your area for a local football Game Watching Party. From Hawaii to Florida to New York, UGA fans will be gathering together from coast to coast cheering the silver britches on to victory. Upcoming Regional Events Read more about each of the events below by clicking on the Association's city page. Ft. Lauderdale/ Miami, FL Panthers Hockey Game Opening Night, Wednesday, October 5, 2005 *Looking for Savannah Volunteers If you live in the Savannah, Ga. area, love UGA, want to work for the betterment of the UGA Alumni Association by helping other alumni stay involved with their alma mater then contact Tami Gardner, Director of Regional Programs & Alumni Tours at tgardner@uga.edu.

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My girlfriend, a fellow Bulldog, and I just returned from a trip to Spain. While walking down a street in Barcelona we were surprised to see a shirt hanging on a mannequin in a trendy boutique window with "Georgia Bulldogs" printed out. We took a picture. It was a cool find - we had no idea Georgia sportswear was becoming chic in Europe. I thought you might be able to use the picture for the newsletter or otherwise. Thanks. - Lee Kolber '03 Allison Mattox '04