Release Date: Thursday, May 20, 2004

UGA'S TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS HONORS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AT ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON IN ATLANTA

ATHENS, Ga. — A U.S. senator, two accomplished businessmen and the University of Georgia's incoming athletic director were honored with alumni awards from the Terry College of Business on Thursday, May 20, in Atlanta.

Three Terry College graduates — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Atlanta real estate developer Gene Anderson and Augusta CPA Abram Serotta — were honored for their career achievements and community leadership with the college's Distinguished Alumni Award. Damon Evans, a 1992 graduate who next month assumes the job of UGA athletic director, was presented the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

A fifth alumnus, Lindsey Hopkins III of Atlanta, was honored posthumously by the college's Alumni Board with the Alumni Service Award. Hopkins is the first recipient of the award, which will bear his name. Hopkins was a former Alumni Board president, its longest serving board member and one of the college's most loyal supporters. He died on May 8 of lung disease. The new award will be given at the recommendation of the dean to alumni who demonstrate through dedicated service and exceptional leadership their commitment to furthering the reputation of the Terry College of Business and its graduates.

The Terry College has been presenting its alumni awards since 1964. This year's awards were presented at the college's annual luncheon, held at Maggiano's restaurant in Buckhead.

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Gene H. Anderson, senior vice president of Highwoods Properties, earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 1967. The Atlanta Business Chronicle listed Highwoods Properties as the third largest office developer and the fifth largest industrial developer in Atlanta. He previously was founder and president of Anderson Properties Inc. He served as a national director of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and president of NAIOP's Georgia chapter. He was an officer of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and a former editor of the Real Estate Journal. His community involvement has included Atlanta's High Museum of Art, the Trust for Public Lands, the Salvation Army and Peachtree Presbyterian Church.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss received a bachelor's degree from the Terry College in 1966 and his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1968. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2002. Prior to that, he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and gained a reputation as an expert on national defense, intelligence, budgetary and agricultural issues. Chambliss has been also active in the Moultrie-Colquitt County Economic Development Authority and the city's Chamber of Commerce. He also has been a member of the Georgia State Bar Disciplinary Review Panel.

Abram J. Serotta, president of Serotta Maddocks Evans and Co., earned his bachelor's degree from Terry in 1968 and a master of accountancy degree in 1969. Under his leadership, Serotta, Maddocks Evans and Co. has been selected as one of the top 50 small- to medium-sized CPA firms in the nation by CPA Digest. Serotta was twice elected by Accounting Today as one of the 100 "Most Influential People in Accounting." He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Accounting Today, Journal of Accountancy, The Practicing Accountant, and Bowman's Report. Serotta is a former president of the National CPA Health Care Advisors Association and a former chairman of the Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce. He is currently chairman of the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau and an adviser to over 30 nonprofit organizations.

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Damon Evans, senior associate athletic director for internal affairs at the University of Georgia, majored in finance in the Terry College, graduating in 1992, and went on to earn a master's degree in education from UGA in 1994. He serves as the CFO of the UGA Athletic Association and administrator of several sports, including men's and women's basketball and gymnastics. Sports Illustrated named him one of the "Top 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports." On July 1, Evans will assume the job of UGA athletic director from his mentor and former football coach, Vince Dooley. Evans is a board member of the Terry College Alumni Board, the Children's Healthcare Network, the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Northeast Georgia. He also volunteers with the Big Brother Program and the Special Olympics.

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Lindsey Hopkins III graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Terry College in 1961 after a student career that included being captain of the UGA tennis team in 1959, two-time state collegiate singles champion and two-time collegiate doubles champion. The Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts at UGA's tennis complex were built in Hopkins' honor by his father in 1980. Hopkins went on to work for the Trust Company of Georgia and owned his own Buick dealership in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a financial consultant for Linkins Investments. His service to the Terry College included membership on the college's Alumni Board and serving a term as president. He most recently served as co-chair of the college's successful Terry Third Thursday executive speaker series in Atlanta.

The Terry College of Business Alumni Board of Directors selected the alumni award winners from nominations submitted to the board. More information on the awards criteria and nomination process is available at www.terry.uga.edu/alumni/awards/.

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