New leaders take on roles at Terry College, Terry students travel the world to learn international business norms, and Georgia MBA build up local leaders in Athens, Ga.

Brittany Romig Caison (MBA ’16), Scott Voigt (BBA ’07, MAcc ’08), Derrick A. Williams (BBA ’12) and Harriett Williams (BBA ’12) were honored as part of UGA’s 2023 40 Under 40 list of impactful alumni.

Stacy Campbell (PhD ’07) returned to the Terry College on July 1 to serve as director of UGA’s Institute for Leadership Advancement. Campbell brings extensive experience after directing a similar program at Kennesaw State University.

Rutledge Wood (BBA ’02), host of the History Channel’s “Top Gear” and Netflix’s “The Floor is Lava,” built a career on his love of cars, good dad jokes and connecting with people by being himself. 

Four Terry College of Business alumni were elected to leadership and board positions for the University of Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees during its annual June meeting. 

It’s unclear how Twitter users will respond to the July launch of X, the social media company’s new identity. Terry faculty discuss the perils and promise of changing a brand during times of upheaval. 

As admissions director for Terry’s Executive, Professional and Online MBA programs, Rebecca McElwain has boosted enrollment to record heights and helped hundreds of students reach their career goals. 

After visits to international corporations and startups, Terry students found a commitment to sustainability on a trip to Germany led by the Office of International Business Programs. 

Terry students visited Tanzania’s cultural and economic hubs and met with business students in Dar es Salaam as part of the Business and Culture in Tanzania study away program. 

Jeff Netter has mentored hundreds during his decades in the Terry College of Business. But things could have gone very differently if it hadn’t been for a bruising introductory course in physics at Northwestern University that led him to give economics a try.  

Low royalty payments from streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora have long vexed musical artists and songwriters too, Terry music business senior lecturer David Lowery told the L.A. Times. However, songwriters don’t have the same collective bargaining rights as screenwriters, who went on strike this summer to demand larger royalties from streaming services. There are anti-trust and organizational obstacles to musicians reviving songwriters’ unions. “(Songwriters) are inspired to see the WGA and SAG strikes fighting for their members,” Lowery said. “We don’t have to reinvent the wheel; we can revitalize organizations like AFM and the Songwriters Guild of America. I want younger songwriters to join these older organizations and advocate to collectively bargain.” 

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that race-conscious college admissions were unconstitutional, critics pointed to admission preferences given to legacy students and athletes. Josh Kinsler, professor of economics and department head, studied the data behind Harvard’s admissions for years. He told Rolling Stone the preference given to legacy students and athletes has increased markedly over the past decade. Despite the growing number of applicants, the percentage of legacy students admitted stayed the same. “The only way that you can maintain that is if you continue to give bigger and bigger and bigger preferences over time to these special categories [of applicants] — which is precisely what we see,” Kinsler explained.

August 15
2023 Forte MBA Forum - Chicago

August 16
First Day of Fall Semester

2023 Forte MBA Forum - Atlanta

August 17
Terry Third Thursday - Kathy Waller

August 30
ILA Leadership Fellows Information Session

August 31
2023 Forte MBA Forum - Washington DC