Accounting professor heads to Washington, D.C., students study in Scandinavia and South America, and Terry’s Executive MBA program reaches new heights

August 2024

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Nine Terry alumni top UGA 40 Under 40

Nine Terry College alumni were honored as part of UGA’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2024, including Jeremy Adams (BBA ’07), Tamara Branch (BBA ’09, JD ’12), Rodd Cargill (BBA ’10), Brittany S. Chitwood (BBA ’14, MAcc ’15), Candler Cook (BBA ’11, MBA ’18), William Ferrand (BBA ’15), Alex Hill (BBA ’10), Jessica J. Pittard (BBA ’11) and Thomas C. Presley (BBA ’08, MAcc ’09). The 40 Under 40 program celebrates the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful UGA graduates under 40.

Towery goes to Washington

Accounting professor Erin Towery has always loved Washington, D.C. This fall, she gets an opportunity to immerse herself in the nation’s capital, taking a one-year post as a senior economist in the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Students standing in front of a bay in Denmark

Startups in the land of saunas and social safety nets

In May, Terry College students traveled to Sweden, Finland and Denmark to see how a region with a radically different regulatory structure and cultural norms supports a booming innovation ecosystem. [Photo Gallery]

Next-level internships

Each Terry Full-Time MBA student takes a different path during their career. With thousands of industry connections and a 75,000-person alumni network, Terry’s MBA career advisors can help MBA candidates find the right fit for internships and jobs.

Executive MBA students work on a project at Terry's Executive Education center

Fortune ranks Georgia EMBA No. 6 among public programs

Fortune ranked the Executive MBA program No. 12 among EMBA programs in the United States and No. 6 among public business schools, making Terry the highest ranked executive MBA program in Georgia.

Students pose in front of Casa Rosado in Buenos Aires

Trade and monetary policy in the home of the tango

The Terry College Maymester in Chile and Argentina has helped students develop and stretch their cross-cultural business understanding for nearly a decade.

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Six Terry College faculty appointed to professorships

New faculty appointments were announced in accounting, management, marketing, risk management and insurance, legal studies and real estate following approval by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.

IN THE NEWS

As insurance industry retirements accelerate, companies are rethinking recruitment strategies to stave off a looming “talent gap.” Risk management professor Rob Hoyt told Business Insurance magazine that Terry College is graduating more Risk Management and Insurance majors than in years past. “Our experience this year is that we’ve seen growth in the number of students that we’ve had and that we’ll actually produce a record number of graduates in this academic year.” The takeaway is that even though Terry’s risk management is growing, the marketplace needs more insurance professionals.

Jerry Kane, professor and department head of the Department of Management Information Systems, co-wrote a column in MIT Sloan Management Review discussing the three questions managers should ask before adopting a new digital strategy. “It is tempting to think that a digital disruption strategy is always the best choice. Netflix famously redefined customer expectations in the movie rental market by making content accessible immediately and ended up rewiring the industry value chain ... But other examples illustrate the potential pitfalls of a disruption strategy, such as elusive or significantly delayed profits.”