CAES Alumni Newsletter

2024 Almanac | Ag Dawgs After Hours | 40-Under-40

Connect

Calling all #AgDawg Volunteers for Ag Dawg Kickoff! Engage with CAES students over food and fun as we welcome them back for the 2024-2025 school year. Volunteers receive a free Ag Dawg Kickoff t-shirt and meal ticket!

Sign-up to help for the Athens campus Ag Dawg Kickoff taking place August 21 or the Tifton campus Ag Dawg Kickoff taking place August 27!

The Almanac is published annually for alumni, friends and supporters of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as an opportunity to celebrate the balance and breadth of expertise that CAES provides. In homage to the iconic Old Farmer's Almanac, these pages are a window into the work being done at CAES to make the world increasingly healthy, equitable, and sustainable.

Check our the digital version of the third edition of the CAES Almanac here.

Engage

Picture it: Unwinding with a glass of your favorite wine surrounded by fellow #AgDawgs at Cartecay Vineyards in lovely Ellijay, Georgia on a crisp October evening in the fall. Sound too good to be true? Well, it is happening!

We are excited to announce the next Ag Dawg After Hours will take place at #AgDawg owned Cartecay Vineyards in Ellijay, GA on Friday, October 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Mark your calendar! Fall Intros and Appetizers will take place at Studio 225 on Tuesday, October 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

If you are an Alumni or industry partner who is interested in helping CAES students by sharing your professional experiences, please join us for Intros and Appetizers! Intros and Appetizers is a low pressure, high energy student and alumni networking opportunity. We look forward to seeing you there!

Celebrate

Congratulations to Chris Chammoun (BSA '08) and Tiffany Woods (BSES '08) on being honored as members of the 2024 class of UGA's 40 Under 40! Chris is the Executive Director of the American Peanut Shellers Association, President of the Peanut Institute and a great example of how passion meets purpose. Tiffany is a Senior Director at the National Wildlife Federation and a great example of how passion meets purpose. Go Ag Dawgs!

The 40 Under 40 program celebrates the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful UGA graduates under the age of 40.

Check out the latest Cultivating Curiosity podcast featuring Ty Brooks (MAEE '17), farm director at UGArden, UGA's student community farm. Ty shares his journey and insights into the daily operations of UGArden, a unique space dedicated to research, teaching and outreach.

UGArden recently received a $10,000 grant from Kubota. Through August 14, you can vote and help UGArden raise up $50,000.

Support CAES Students

On July 10, 2024, the University of Georgia Foundation announced it is allocating $5 million in surplus and undesignated funds to the University in FY25 for matching funds. Gifts of $50,0000 and above, payable up to five years, made to the Rural Scholars Program are eligible for a $50,000 match. In addition, your gift can support an existing endowment. Matching opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Have questions or know someone who might be interested? Reach out to Mary Ann Parsons.

Give Now

Upcoming Events

Ag Dawg Kickoff - Athens

August 21, 2024

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

UGA Livestock Arena

Volunteer

Ag Dawg Kickoff - Tifton

August 27, 2024

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tifton Conference Center