Naming the C. Herman Terry Risk Management and Insurance Program, honoring distinguished alumni, and celebrating students and faculty dedicated to serving their community |
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The Risk Management and Insurance Program at the Terry College of Business is a pioneering program and leader in the risk management field. It’s now known as the standard bearer of one of its greatest supporters — C. Herman Terry. On April 24, UGA administrators, faculty, and Terry family members celebrated the naming of the C. Herman Terry Risk Management and Insurance Program. [Gallery]
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Terry College alumni gathered at the annual Alumni Awards and Gala to honor Cliff McCurry (BBA ’71) and Lisa Laube (BBA ’85) with Distinguished Alumni Awards and C. Morgan Moore (BBA ’13) with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
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Passion for community service and academic excellence earned economics and international business major Alex Womack Terry College's 2025 Student of the Year award. |
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Real estate major Briggs Settlemier and finance major Dimitri Nakis raised more than $500,000 for the cancer support nonprofit Jam for Cam with Jam in the Streets — a student-organized music festival. |
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The Full-Time MBA and part-time Professional MBA at the Terry College were ranked in the top 20 among public programs in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools. |
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Serving as vice president of the UGA Student Government Association allowed MIS and MSBA student Stephen Amolegbe to represent the student body in a way that builds up the entire university community. |
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The UGA Alumni Association honored Terry Brown (BBA ’84) and Lucy Pinto (BBA ’12) with UGA Alumni Awards for financially giving back to their alma mater and working with the current generation of UGA students.
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MSBA students gained the attention of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp when working with Winterville, Georgia, to create a blueprint for arts-based economic development. They hope to replicate their framework in other rural Georgia towns.
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JuzoGO, launched by MBA student Oge Okolo, seeks to decentralize the ride-sharing marketplace. Okolo won the $2,500 top prize at the UGA Idea Accelerator Demo Day pitch competition.
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Daniel Brown, a senior lecturer in the C. Herman Terry Risk Management and Insurance Program, received the UGA 2025 Lee Anne Seawell Faculty Recognition Award. The award recognizes faculty cited by students for their career guidance. |
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Terry College professional sales students racked up miles during the spring semester, crisscrossing the country and winning national sales competitions. |
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Digital marketing students presented marketing plans to members of the Porsche marketing team at Atlanta’s Porsche Experience Center this spring. |
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Public student loan borrowers who are one year or more behind on payments will be turned over to collections agencies this month. It is the first time since March 2020 that the 5.3 million borrowers in default face collections, which could have devastating consequences, finance professor Nikhil Paradkar told WTOC in Savannah. “Going into collections is a pretty big deal, depending on what scoring model is used,” he said. “It presents about a hundred-point decrease in someone’s credit score immediately, and it takes time to overcome that.”
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While the effect of tariffs varies from industry to industry, the recent uncertainty surrounding tariffs is preventing businesses from announcing new economic development projects and will likely stem the tide of companies moving into Georgia this summer, Jeff Humphreys, director of the Selig Center for Economic Growth, told The Augusta Chronicle. “A lot of business decisions, large and small, are on hold until we have a better understanding of what the tariffs set,” Humphreys said. “I don’t think we’ll get a lot of new project announcements. ... A lot of projects will be on hold.”
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