Dan Amos

Dan Amos (BBA ‘73)

Dan Amos confesses. He was wearing a tie in his office at Aflac headquarters in Columbus. Years after his employees convinced him not to wear one in the sweltering southwest Georgia heat. And years after his daughter drew a picture of him mowing the lawn wearing a tie.

Two happy men shaking hands

Men behind Moore-Rooker Hall spent their careers giving back

Moore-Rooker Hall, raised in Phase II of the buildout of Terry College’s Business Learning Community, faces Hull Street on the west side of the business school. The structure commands attention – it looks big and imposing and rock-solid, as befits a flagship business school.

Illustration of a sad person typing on a keyboard and in front of the person's face is a mask that is smiling

Cheat of the moment

Takeaways
Leaders can unwittingly encourage workplace cheating when employees believe they are pressured to raise their performance.
The pressure is a threatening experience that elicits anger and a self-interested focus among employees.

Brendan Abernathy

Brendan Abernathy, a UGA Amazing Student

Regardless of what Brendan Abernathy ends up pursuing, he wants to help people realize their dreams. Right now, UGA is giving him the opportunity to live out his dreams — traveling the world, helping the community, pursuing his musical interests and, well, just hanging out on North Campus.

Georgia MBA adds area of emphasis in Financial Technology

Full-Time MBA students at the University of Georgia now have the option to bolster their résumés with an academic area of emphasis in the rapidly growing field of financial technology or “fintech.”

Sundar Bharadwaj

A higher calling: How brands can compete on social purpose

Do you like your cleaning products to be eco-friendly? Your shoes supportive of workers’ rights? Companies are increasingly using their good deeds to identify and differentiate themselves in the marketplace, and new research from the University of Georgia explains how and why it works.