Sport management professors Steven Salaga, Mike Slonaker, far left, and Michael Cheney, far right, congratulate three students on receiving sports management scholarships.

Playing the long game

Michael Cheney (MAcc ’86) followed a winding path from accounting to marketing and helped to remake how brands interact with sports franchises.

Team player: Scott Sink (BBA ’84)

Over three decades, the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient built a legendary reputation as a risk management relationship builder.

Big visions: Laura Brightwell (BBA ’89)

After charting her own path at Coca-Cola Enterprises, the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient gives back to help young people entering into their careers.

Quiet ambition: Alex Hill (BBA ’10)

Never shying from a challenge, the 2026 Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipient writes his own script at Yonder Yoga and Icarus Alternative Investments.

UGA leaders and Alumni Awards honorees, pictured from left to right: Jill Walton, vice president for development and alumni relations; Corey Dortch, alumni association president; Robert Hoyt; Larry Benson; UGA President Jere W. Morehead; Nancy Juneau; Nancy Harman, mother of Young Alumni Award recipient Brian Harman; Jim Nalley; Rene Nalley; Street Nalley; and Clay Nalley. (Photo by Justin Evans Photography)

Terry alumni honored by UGA

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.