Alumni Class Notes for the Spring/Summer 2026 Terry magazine.
Category: Alumni
Alumni passings for the Spring/Summer 2026 Terry magazine.
During a private ceremony on April 17, Melvin Douglas “Doug” Ivester surprised his wife by revealing the University of Georgia School of Nursing will be named in her honor as the Victoria Kay Ivester School of Nursing.
The UGA Alumni Association honored Terry College alumnus Larry Benson (BBA ’74) with its 2026 Alumni Merit Award at its annual awards luncheon on April 2. The Jim Nalley (BBA ’65) and Renee Nalley family received the 2026 Family of the Year Award. Brian E Harmon (BBA ’11) won the Young Alumni Award. In addition to alumni, the association honored professor emeritus Rob Hoyt, the Terry College Dudley L. Moore, Jr. Chair of Insurance, with the 2026 Faculty Service Award.
The Honorable Steve Jones (BBA ’78, JD ’87) built a legal career that brought him from the Clarke County district attorney’s office to the U.S. District Court in Atlanta. With every case, he worked to strengthen the country’s belief in the legal system.
Since the day she used her own money to buy Stuckey’s from investors in 2019, Stephanie Stuckey has worked ceaselessly to revive it
For the second straight year, KBH Industrial, a company providing construction and procurement services to the power, industrial and oil/gas markets, topped the Bulldog 100 ranking of the fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by University of Georgia alumni.
John W. “Jack” Rooker, chairman and former CEO of Rooker & Associates, a highly successful real estate development business he founded in Atlanta, died Saturday (Dec. 13) in Atlanta. He was 87.
UGA President Jere Morehead presented Doug Ivester (’69) with an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the University of Georgia’s 2025 Fall Commencement on Dec. 12 in recognition of his continuous dedication to the future of Georgia and his transformative support of UGA.
As part of their longstanding dedication to the University of Georgia, the Melvin Douglas and Victoria Kay Ivester Foundation has committed $1.1 million to establish the M. Douglas Ivester Scholar at the School of Medicine.
