From the President

June 2010

From the President: President Michael F. Adams on UGA’s most prestigious scholarship programs
Cover Story: The essential Kim Bearden
Feature Stories: The gift; Teaching the teachers
Closeups: The real world; Lending a hand
Around the Arch: Tourney brings in the green; Men’s golf team wins SEC title; Study shows black athletes are neglected acadmically; Equestrian team wins fifth national championship; Happy Anniversary, Arch Foundation; Gift will support Civil War studies; Professorship named after African American; The end of an era; Pizza gardens; Odum School of Ecology teams with Rainforest Alliance; Earth Week celebrates 40; UGA makes list of green colleges and universities; UGA third in technology commercialization; A premium on hiring; Child care to benefit all; Turning lemons into lemonaid; Advise and ascend; Best in Show; On with the show; Welcome to the Bulldog Nation; Peace out; JUST THE FAC(T)S; The olive state?; Prestigious honors for Honors students; Going green…at home; Wet paint
Alumni News & Events: Alumni calendar; Letter from the UGA Alumni Assciation president; 2010 Alumni Association Awards
Alumni Profiles: All the president’s kids; He’s number one; Preserving lives; R-E-S-P-E-C-T; Ahead of the game; Making wishes come true; Against the odds
Class Notes: Class Notes; Grad Notes; Obituaries
Class Notes Extras: Regents’ Award for Morehead; Not since you; The Tumornator; UGA grad is first female Israeli Arab associate prof; Why I give; What money means
Back Page: Carolina Acosta-Alzuru
Web Exclusives: Vet School holds open house; Car free day

President Michael F. Adams on UGA’s most prestigious scholarship programs

Michael F. Adams Q: From your perspective, how did the gift from Bernard Ramsey in 1996 change the University of Georgia? A. That gift raised the academic standards of the entire place in a transformative way. The university immediately had …