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Grady College announces inductees for fifth annual Grady Fellowship class and All Fellows Day events

The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will welcome six industry leaders to its Grady Fellowship on November 15. The Grady Fellowship Tribute Evening V induction ceremony will be held at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center as part of the broader festivities surrounding Grady College's All Fellows Day. The tribute gala begins with a 6 p.m. reception and the dinner ceremony will follow at 7 p.m.

Established in 2008 to honor those whose influence, achievements and service to the media professions have enhanced the reputation of the Grady College, the fifth annual class includes Glen Finland ’74, McLean, Virginia; Henry Grady III ’84, Atlanta; Jeff Jowdy ’83, Franklin, Tennessee; Tim Mapes ’86, Atlanta; Greg McGarity ’76, Athens.; and Horace Newcomb, Athens.

Finland is the author of the acclaimed family memoir Next Stop and a prominent autism advocate. A former TV news reporter, she is a freelance writer for multiple publications, including The Washington Post and Family Circle.

Grady has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and capital markets industries. A fifth-generation grandson of the college's namesake, Grady is the managing director for healthcare investment at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Jowdy is the founder and president of Lighthouse Counsel, which provides fundraising counsel and strategic support to not-for-profit organizations. A member of the UGA Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Grady Board of Trust, he has more than 20 years of experience working with not-for-profits and philanthropic organizations.

Mapes is the senior vice president of marketing for Delta Air Lines. He was named one of marketing's "Top 10 Innovative Thinkers" by Advertising Age and, in 2007, earned the inaugural Dean's Medal for leadership excellence in communication. Mapes is a past chair of the Grady Board of Trust.

McGarity is the director of athletics at the University of Georgia, presiding over 21 sports in one of the nation's leading athletic programs. He spent 18 years working in a variety of leadership roles at the University of Florida prior to coming to Athens. He also is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee.

Newcomb is the Lambdin Kay Chair for the Peabodys and serves as the director of the George Foster Peabody Awards. A member of the Grady College's telecommunications faculty, Newcomb is a prolific writer of television critiques and history. He was the primary editor of the renownedEncyclopedia of Television, a project of The Museum of Broadcast Communications.

Please join me in congratulating this year’s remarkable class. This recognition highlights their impressive contributions to their professions and the University. The UGA Alumni Association enthusiastically welcomes the fifth class of the Grady Fellowship and anticipates great things to come from all its members. Go Dawgs!

CLICK HERE for the full press release.
Tickets for the tribute are $75 and can be purchased at www.grady.uga.edu/tribute.

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05.22.2013

UGA graduate wins Bearings Specialists Association Lifetime Achievement Award

The Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Andy Nations (BBA '71), president and CEO of B&D Industrial.

The presentation was made at the association’s 2013 Annual Convention May 4-7 at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Nations is the first second-generation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. His father, John Nations, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

B&D Industrial (known to most of BSA as Bearings & Drives) was founded in 1947, when Nations’ father, John, purchased Travis Belting & Supply in Griffin, Ga. The company started as a “mom and pop” industrial distributorship. Nations literally grew up in the company, learning the ropes by working in various positions starting with shipping and delivery for Bearings and Drives before he graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in finance in 1971. From implementing the company’s first computer system in 1975 to managing various acquisitions and record growth in the 1990s, Nations has brought B&D to a new level.

Andy is yet another shining example of UGA alumni serving as leaders in their fields. Andy, congratulations on a distinguished career and this well-deserved recognition!

This article was sourced from an article in Industrial Supply Magazine. CLICK HERE to read the full article.

05.21.2013

UGA graduate now a golf curator at St. Andrews

My favorite thing about meeting with UGA graduates from across the country is hearing all of your wonderful stories and accomplishments. Recently, at UGA Day in Nashville, I was speaking with Josh Parker (BBA '00) when he told me about his father, Dr. Tony Parker (AB '90, MA '92). Last year, Dr. Parker was named curator of the "Lawrence Levy Photograph Golf Collection" at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

His assignment is to organize and catalogue the more than 240,000 images taken between 1978 and 1994 by Levy, who lost a battle to cancer in 1994. Of course, living and working in St. Andrews, we hear that Tony may be enjoying a little golf, as well!

Dr. Parker isthe first Curator of Golf History in the 600-year history of the University of St. Andrews. They are currently raising funds to build a purpose-built facility to house their Special Collections. Knowing how much we cherish our own Special Collections Libraries, I know how valuable that addition will be to St. Andrews.

An excerpt from an article by Loran Smith on Parker in the September 4, 2012 edition of the Athens Banner-Herald describes his path to this project:

After graduating with a masters degree in history from UGA in 1992, Parker enrolled at the University of St. Andrews, where he received a degree in Scottish history in 1996. He and his wife, Lisa, who grew up in Alpharetta and is also a UGA graduate, decided to stay in Scotland. Last year, they became Scottish citizens and now have dual passports.

Following the conferring of his doctorate, Parker became the administrative director of the Institute for Transatlantic, European and American Studies at the University of Dundee, where he taught for 12 years.

Leaving the University of Dundee in 2008, he formed the Parker Group Scotland, which specialized in Scottish and golf-related history, educational consultations and photography.

In 2007, Parker was introduced to the Queen and Prince Philip for his "contributions to the people of the United Kingdom."

Dr. Parker, I and the thousands of UGA graduates who are avid golfers or golf fans are so proud of your role at the home of golf. We know you miss fall afternoons 'Between the Hedges,' but we know that replacing them with fall afternoons on the Old Course is not too bad an alternative!

Well done, and Go Dawgs!

This post was sourced from an article by Loran Smith in the September 4, 2012 edition of the Athens Banner-Herald. CLICK HERE to read the full article.

Photo credit: Courtesy of Tony Parker

05.20.2013

UGA alumna wins Teach for America award to enrich students’ technological skills

Elizabeth Davidson (BSED '06), a teacher in Philadelphia, has been awarded a 2013 Teach for America Social Innovation Award and $10,000 for ScriptEd, which brings computer-programming and software-development instruction to schools in low-income communities and teaches students the skills necessary to pursue careers in technology.

The 2013 Teach For America Social Innovation Award honored five individuals for their highly promising ventures to expand educational opportunity. The award is designed to provide critical early-stage support to Teach For America alumni with bold ideas for ventures to expand educational opportunity.

Elizabeth, we are proud of your accomplishment and wish you success in your endeavor to enrich your classroom with technology. Congratulations!

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