1970-74
Robert Alford (BBA ’70) of Canton was honored as the Georgia Public Risk Professional of the Year at the Georgia Public Risk Management Association Annual Conference. He is a human resources manager with the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.
Dale Atkins (BBA ’73) of Baxley was appointed by the governor to the Jekyll Island Authority Board, where he will serve on JIA’s human resources and legislative committees. He is a real estate broker and certified general appraiser as owner of The Atkins Agency.
David L. Burch (BBA ’73) of Gainesville is a member of the University of Georgia’s Presidents Club and has more than 47 years of experience in the financial services industry. He founded Lighthouse Financial Advisors LLC in 2006 and joined Cambridge Securities to serve as its broker-dealer in 2018. Lighthouse Financial Advisors has offices in Atlanta and St. Simons Island.
Bob Chandler (MBA ’73) of Dalton is retiring at the end of 2019 after 45 years with Shaw Industries and the flooring industry. He is the EVP of Shaw’s commercial division.
Rick Tamplin (BBA ’75) of Newnan retired as SVP at J. Smith Lanier & Co., a Marsh & McLennan Agency company. He spent 43 years in the insurance industry.
1975-79
Jack P. Gibson (BBA ’77, MBA ’79) of Dallas, Texas, was honored as the recipient of the Gottheimer Malecki Memorial Award. This award is presented annually to a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of insurance or risk management and also recognizes support of the CPCU designation. He is president and CEO of International Risk Management Institute Inc. and CEO of WebCE Inc.
Byrd P. ‘Rusty’ McGahee (BBA ’77) of Augusta was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. He is the retired director of compliance and controls at Textron Inc.
Tom Bickes (BBA ’78) of Brookhaven was included in the Makers for American Manufacturing list by Chief Executive magazine. The list represents individuals making a difference in a variety of ways to advance and reshape the manufacturing industry in the U.S. He is CEO of EmployBridge, an industrial staffing firm based in Atlanta.
1980-84
Marcus Jackson (MBA ’82) of Raleigh, N.C., joined Avison Young as principal in the U.S. capital markets group. He was recently managing director of Trademark Properties in Raleigh-Durham.
Bob Patton (BBA ’82) of Atlanta was named EY’s Americas vice chair in the office of strategic execution. He previously served as EY’s Americas vice chair of accounts.
Dennis Hewatt (BBA ’83) of Alpharetta is chairman and chief executive of the Atlanta-area Yaarab Shriners.
Mark Mahoney (BBA ’83) of Cornelius, N.C., was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. He is the co-founder of Jackrabbit Technologies.
Vicky Boyce (BBA ’84, MBA ’85) of Marietta was appointed partner and COO in the Atlanta office of North American Properties. She previously served as NAP’s VP of finance from 2001 to 2008. Prior to returning to NAP, she served as EVP at Arris Realty Partners.
Mike Browder (BBA ’84) of Franklin, Tenn., was named president of Veritas Collaborative, a specialty healthcare system for the treatment of eating disorders. He joins Veritas after eight years as EVP and CFO for RCCH HealthCare Partners.
Ken Freedman (AB ’84) of Marietta joined Barlinek as sales director of North America. He previously served as senior national category manager at BlueLinx Corp.
Roger Qualey (MBA ’84) of Chattanooga, Tenn., joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a SVP. He joins Pinnacle from Atlantic Capital Bank, where he was a VP, branch manager and business development officer.
1985-89
Roy E. Hadley Jr. (BBA ’85, JD ’88) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. He is a business lawyer and advisor at Adams and Reese LLP.
William ‘Billy’ Ray II (BBA ’85, MBA ’86) of Lawrenceville was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia. He previously served as a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Lynn Morgan (BBA ’86) of Alpharetta was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. She is CEO of Tour of America, a multi-stage elite women’s cycling race.
David Wood (BBA ’86) of Atlanta was named the Banking CPAs Member of the Year by the Banking CPAs Association. The award recognizes an individual who displays commitment to their clients and firm through their dedication, work and expertise. He is a partner at Porter Keadle Moore.
Sam Holmes (BBA ’87) of Atlanta was appointed a member of the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia. He is vice chairman of CBRE Inc.
Stephen Levy (BBA ’87, MBA ’88) of Atlanta was promoted to VP and controller for the Financial Management and Planning Department at the Federal Reserve Bank. He has worked with the Atlanta Fed since 1988.
Jamie Vincent (BBA ’87) of Gainesville was named EVP and CFO of Harrison Poultry. Before joining Harrison Poultry, he was the controller for Wayne Farms LLC.
Jeffrey Watkins (BBA ’87) of Cartersville was appointed to the Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit by the governor. He was a founding member of the law firm White Choate Watkins & Mroczko and opened Jeffrey A. Watkins PC in 2014.
Craig Phillips (BBA ’88) of Ridgewood, N.J., was appointed CFO at Purple Innovation Inc. He previously served as managing director at FTI Consulting.
1990-94
Joseph Alexander (BBA ’90) of Miami, Fla., was named to the Daily Report 2019 list of Dealmakers of the Year. He works at DLA Piper as the Southeast U.S. managing partner and global co-chair of the corporate and private equity practices.
Anne Beckwith (BBA ’90) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. She is a community volunteer in Atlanta.
Emmanuel Tuffuor (MA ’90, MAcc ’92) of Plainsboro, N.J., was elected to serve a six-year term on the Berea College Board of Trustees. He is head of private equity business development for the Americas and global head of tax for Apex Fund Services (North America).
Stephen J. Moroski (BBA ’91) of Roswell was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. He is an entrepreneurial sales leader.
Chris Murphy (MMR ’91) of Brentwood, Tenn., was appointed as president, market strategy and understanding at Ipsos. He previously served as chief client officer at Kantar.
Kelli Winter (BBA ’91) of Atlanta was named partner in charge of audit and assurance at Tidwell Group LLC. She previously was a partner at Aprio.
Robin Bradley (BBA ’92) of Franklin, Tenn., was promoted to COO of American Health Partners. She joined the company in 2016 as COO of its American Health Plans division.
Ken Grace (BBA ’92) of Sharpsburg was promoted to managing director at J. Smith Lanier & Co., a Marsh & McLennan Agency company. He recently served as a VP for the company.
Roger Shannon (MBA ’92) of Brownsboro, Ala., was appointed CFO and treasurer at Charah Solutions Inc., a provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry. He joins Charah Solutions from ADTRAN, a provider of next-generation networking solutions, where he held various roles including CFO, SVP of finance and treasurer.
Holli Hines Easton (BBA ’93) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. She is the managing director of BFG Marketing LLC.
Brian Dill (AB ’94, MBA ’19) of Carrollton was elected president of the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. He has served on the board since 2007 and will serve as president for two years. He is VP of external affairs for Tanner Health System and executive director of the Tanner Foundation.
1995-99
Seth Benefield (BBA ’95) of Fayetteville was appointed national marketing manager for Bank of America Business Capital. He has been with the bank for 19 years, most recently as marketing manager for the Eastern U.S. and Europe.
Jonathan Tuggle (BBA ’95) of Atlanta is a shareholder at Boyd Collar Nolan Tuggle & Roddenbery. The firm was named to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report edition of Best Law Firms as a Tier 1 Atlanta law firm in three practice areas: family law, family law mediation, and arbitration.
Jason Adams (BBA ’97) of Santa Fe, N.M., was named president of Saint Joseph East and COO of Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky. He recently served as system COO for CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System in Longview, Texas.
David Belle Isle (BBA ’97) of Alpharetta was appointed to the board of directors for the Georgia Department of Economic Development by the governor. He is partner of Hipes & Belle Isle LLC and was the mayor of Alpharetta from 2012 to 2018.
Susan Vann Moss (BBA ’97) of Camilla was elected to serve a two-year term on the board of directors of the Georgia Bankers Association. She is president and CEO of Planters & Citizens Bank.
Stephanie Fagler (BBA ’98) of Swainsboro was promoted to division president at Spivey State Bank. She has worked with Spivey State Bank for the past 21 years, most recently serving as the bank’s SVP.
John Minahan (BBA ’98) of Marietta was appointed CEO of Rivermend Health in Atlanta. He previously served as CFO of Extremity Healthcare Inc.
Shawn Slemons (BBA ’98) of Decatur joined Atlanta Retirement Partners. He recently served as a principal/relationship manager with Qualified Plans LLC.
Travis Bryant (BBA ’99) of Tallahassee, Fla., was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is president and CEO of Coastal Plywood Co.
Joe Sechman (BBA ’99) of Woodstock joined Bishop Fox as AVP of applied research and development. Bishop Fox is a professional services firm focused on offensive security testing. Prior to joining Bishop Fox, he was VP of security operations at Cobalt.io.
2000-04
Brian M. Dykes (BBA ’00) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. He is the VP, global head of merger and acquisitions at the United Parcel Service.
Cory Kampfer (BBA ’00) of Denver, Colo., was named COO and general counsel of OnDeck. He was also named to The Legal 500 GC Powerlist in 2019.
Nick McKloskey (BBA ’00) of Alpharetta was appointed SVP–Healthcare at Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC. He previously served as regional VP-distribution and specialty products at Zurich North America.
Noel Whelchel (BBA ’00) of Roswell was named a crane inspector and trainer at Crane Industry Services LLC. He worked previously as a department supervisor at The Home Depot.
Devin Barnwell (BBA ’01) of Atlanta was recognized by GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum as a Woman of Influence in the Investment Professional category. She is an executive director at Morgan Stanley where she spent her 18-year career and oversees real estate investments for a variety of property types in the Southeast and Texas.
Jake Nash (BBA ’01) of Atlanta joined Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group as a managing director. He comes to MUFG from Regions Bank where he was a managing director and relationship manager in the bank’s restaurant group.
Matthew Patterson (BBA ’02) of Suwanee was named a senior account executive/industrial business development at SSOE Group. He previously served as business development manager for O’Neal Inc.
Justin Reese (BBA ’02) of Mount Pleasant, S.C., received a Business Insurance 2019 Break Out Award, given to promising individuals working in insurance and risk management who are set to take on key leadership positions in the industry. He serves as VP, senior risk consultant at HUB International.
Kelley M. Balkcom (BBA ’03) of Brookhaven was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. She is a regulatory affairs manager at Georgia Power.
Jake Carter (BBA ’03) of McDonough was appointed to the Georgia Department of Economic Development Board of Directors by the governor. He works at his family farm and began transforming the dairy operation into the 330-acre agritourism destination that it is today.
Andrew Graham (BBA ’03) of Atlanta was promoted to deputy head of the investments supervision division at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. He previously served as a chief analyst at the authority.
Matthew Johns (BBA ’03) of Savannah was named president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Savannah. He and his wife Christy Johns (BBA ’03) own and operate Matthew Johns Construction.
Scott Mastley (MBA ’03) of Cumming joined Thread to launch the HR consulting division as the chief human resources officer. He was previously with Resource Alliance as the chief human resources officer.
Scott Serafin (BBA ’03) of Atlanta was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. He is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services.
Andrew Teegarden (BBA ’03) of Atlanta was named SVP-client executive at Lockton. He joins Lockton from Aon where he served as a SVP.
Jennifer Upshaw (BBA ’03) of Columbus was named chief retail banking officer at Synovus. She has been with the company since 2003, previously serving as a group executive in marketing.
Matthew Woods (BBA ’03) of Atlanta was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. He is a partner at Waypoint Wealth Counsel.
Bayne Hill (BBA ’04) of Atlanta was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. He is a SVP at Morgan Stanley.
John McNeill (BBA ’04, MAcc ’04) of Atlanta was named CFO of CAN Capital, a provider of small business working capital loans. He joins CAN from Ocwen Financial Corp. where he served as SVP of finance and treasurer.
Dave Sneddon (MBA ’04) of Littleton, Colo., was named COO of Bethesda Lutheran Communities, a national nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Most recently, he served as divisional VP of operations for Five Star Senior Living, where he oversaw all operations for 66 facilities in 11 states.
Jonathan Tucker (BBA ’04, MAcc ’04) of Atlanta was named research and development tax credits director at KBKG, a nationwide tax specialty firm. Prior to KBKG, he spent nearly 15 years at Big Four firms leading advisory and specialty tax groups.
Elizabeth Waters (BBA ’04) of Rincon was promoted by the United Way of the Coastal Empire to area director of the Effingham County Service Center. Prior to joining the United Way, she served as a financial advisor with Thrivent and branch manager with Renasant Bank.
2005-09
David Fischer (BBA ’05) of Atlanta joined Monroe Capital as a managing director on the originations team. He was previously a director at AloStar.
Anne Hawkins (AB ’05) of Nashville, Tenn., was appointed SVP of operations at Morningstar Properties LLC. She joins Morningstar from STR, a real estate data and analytics company where she served as its EVP.
Todd Taranto (BBA ’05) of Mandeville, La., opened the Law Office of Todd C. Taranto.
Franklin Whitworth (BBA ’05) of Suwanee was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. He is an investment advisor representative working at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
Aaron Wilson (BBA ’05) of Atlanta joined The Siegfried Group LLP as an associate manager. Most recently he was an audit senior at EY.
Lael Chappell (BBA ’06) of New York City received a Business Insurance 2019 Break Out Award, given to promising individuals working in insurance and risk management who are set to take on key leadership positions in the industry. He is broker engagement lead at Attune Insurance Services LLC.
Jordan Miller (BBA ’06) of Charleston, S.C., was promoted to SVP-commercial credit department manager at CresCom Bank. He previously worked at EverBank in Jacksonville, Fla., as a commercial credit analyst.
David Perez (BBA ’06) of Sandy Springs was appointed to the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board of Commissioners by the governor. He is COO for the Carroll Organization, a national multi-family property owner and operator.
Brian Quinif (AB ’06, MA ’06) of Brooklyn, N.Y., was named VP at HSBC Global Banking and Markets. He joins HSBC from Nomura, where he was a VP.
Kojo Amoo-Gottfried (MBA ’07) of Chanhassen, Minn., was presented the Luther College Distinguished Service Award. He is VP and commercial leader in Cargill’s Agriculture Supply Chain North America business and serves as board director for Partner in Food Solutions.
T.J. Callaway (BBA ’07) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association Board of directors. He is founder and CEO of Onward Reserve.
Will Thorburn (BBA ’07) of Marietta was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. He is director of cleantech strategy and investments at Cox Enterprises.
Allison Christopher (BBA ’08) of Atlanta was named VP of marketing at Colliers International. She comes from Cousins Properties where she managed marketing initiatives for the firm’s portfolio.
Alex Evans (BBA ’08) of Orlando, Fla., was promoted to area VP-leasing at Weingarten Realty Investors. He joined WRI full-time in 2008 and most recently served as regional leasing director.
Eric Worrell (BBA ’08) of Peachtree City was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. He is a SVP and investment officer with the Worrell Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors.
Chad Blalock (BBA ’09) of Brookhaven was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. He is a SVP-senior financial advisor at Merrill Lynch.
Charlie Compton (BBA ’09) of Delray Beach, Fla., was promoted to partner at AE Industrial Partners LP, a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense and government services.
Catherine Cooper (BBA ’09) of Savannah is joining the Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty in its Savannah office. She previously served as marketing director at Dasher Management.
Ryan Dobrin (BBA ’09) of Athens was named assistant director, digital strategist at See. Spark. Go, a digital strategy and communications marketing agency. He previously served as director of marketing at Sylvane Inc.
Hillyer Jennings (BBA ’09) of LaGrange moved from London to Atlanta, where he will be working at King & Spalding LLP as a senior associate focused on M&A and private equity matters.
Elizabeth White (BBA ’09) of Atlanta was recognized as one of Georgia’s Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors by Forbes. She is a SVP and wealth management advisor at Merrill Lynch.
2010-14
Lauren Claridge (BBA ’10) of Greenville, S.C., was named a strategic account manager for Michelin North America. She previously served as a key account manager at the company.
Jason Cuevas (MBA ’10) of Columbus was named head of Georgia Power’s northeast region, a 39-county area that includes metro Augusta as well as Milledgeville and Athens. He previously served as a regional director at the company.
Anthony T. Powers (BBA ’11) of Decatur was named to the University of Georgia Board of Visitors. He is co-owner of Intown Ace Hardware and mayor pro-tem of the city of Decatur.
Jacki Artis (BBA ’12) of Nashville, Tenn., joined the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development as manager of the Music City Music Council and of special projects. Most recently she created and served in the role of Southeast foundation representative for Creative Artists Agency, a sports and entertainment agency.
Ambreen Lakhani (AB ’12) of Euless, Texas, joined the team of dental care and treatment specialists at Lanier Dental Group in Gainesville.
Russ Pennington (MBA ’12) of Brookhaven is a founding member of Impact Public Affairs, a firm in the Atlanta market representing numerous Fortune 500 clients. He is a professional engineer who formerly ran Georgia’s water supply program and headed policy at the Environmental Protection Division.
Raymond Edwards (MA ’13) of Reading, Pa., is director of data science and advanced analytics at BBDO. His work recently won the highest award in advertising, a Gold Lion, at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity.
Dustin Osborne (BBA ’13) of Fayetteville was appointed vice chair of the Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Law general committee of the American Bar Association for 2019-20. He is an attorney at Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo, N.Y.
Holly Beale (BBA ’14) of Seattle, Wash., was named to the 2019 GreenBiz 30 Under 30, which awards sustainability leaders in their companies, nonprofits and communities. She works at Microsoft, serving as the program manager of datacenter community environmental sustainability and is founder of its worldwide sustainability community.
Austin Landers (BBA ’14) of Atlanta has joined Dorsey Alston Realtors as a real estate agent. He previously worked at Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty.
Kayla Sklar (BBA ’14) of New York City edited her first feature-length documentary, Rams, directed by Gary Hustwit, which was a New York Times critic’s pick.
2015-19
Donna B. Hall (MBA ’15) of Marietta was named publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She was previously VP of marketing, radio and newspaper operations for Cox Media Group.
Frederick Johnson Jr. (BBA ’15) of Atlanta was named an area customer care manager at Lennar. He previously worked as a customer service manager at PulteGroup.
Clay Morrow (BBA ’15) of Savannah was named a commercial account manager at Cay Insurance Services. He was previously an account specialist at Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting.
Justin Bourn (BBA ’16) of Denver, Colo., joined The Siegfried Group as a senior associate. He was most recently a senior associate at EY.
Corey Parham (BBA ’16) of Atlanta is a senior accountant at AMB Sports + Entertainment. She previously served on the assurance staff at EY.
Houston Gaines (AB ’17) of Athens was named the 2019 Champion of Recovery and friend of the Georgia Recovery Community by the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse. He is a Georgia state representative of District 117.
Brooke Carter (BBA ’18) of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a recruiter for Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network.
Angela Henry (MBA ’18) of Brookhaven has become a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, signifying board certification in healthcare management. She serves as a VP at Jackson Physician Search.
Tilea West (BBA ’18) of Dalton was crowned 2019 National Cherry Blossom Queen in Washington, D.C., during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. She is in a pre-med program and a clinical research assistant at Georgetown University.
Ethan Frymark (BBA ’19) of Gaithersburg, Md., was hired as an account manager at INSUREtrust. Prior to joining INSUREtrust, he worked at Equifax Inc.
Brandon Hyeung (BBA ’19) of Peachtree City is a SAP SuccessFactors consultant for Exaserv in Atlanta.
Andrew Nolan (BBA ’19) of Athens is a connected services graduate analyst at Volkswagen of America in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Matt Summers (MBT ’19) of Greenville, S.C., was named the compliance director at CorCom Inc., which provides regulatory compliance consulting services to financial institutions. He previously served as the company’s MSB licensing consultant.