Terry College of Business Student of the Year Alex Womack, center, with other student of the year finalists, from left, Whit Thoms, Ethan Craig, Madeline Pierce and Mattie Garrett.

Alex Womack named Terry College’s 2025 Student of the Year

As a University of Georgia Honors College student studying economics and international business, Alex Womack spent a lot of time focused on numbers but also took the time to focus on his community. His passion for community service and academic excellence earned him Terry College of Business 2025 Student of the Year honors.

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A “megaphone” for student voices

Serving as vice president of the UGA Student Government Association has given MIS and MSBA student Stephen Amolegbe a mission to represent the student body in a way that builds up the entire university community.

Ted McMullan on stage at the UGA Chapel

Smarter risks, larger rewards

Ted McMullan (MBA ’93) — who started seniors care and housing network Covington Investments, LLC at 27 — returned to campus on March 24 to deliver the UGA Institute for Leadership Advancement’s inaugural lecture in the Shoukry Leadership Speaker Series.

A young professional woman listens to a leadership podcast while relaxing

Leisure Hacking

New research from Terry College of Business management professor Jessica Rodell finds that employees who add some professional enrichment into their leisure time can reap benefits in both their personal and work lives.

Ava Wonn poses CIRT recycling cans.

Can I Recycle This?

Ava Wonn (MBA ’24) works as the data product manager for Can I Recycle This? — a startup that tracks waste and recycling for consumer brands. She earned her BS in environmental engineering and her MBA though Terry College’s Pathway MBA for UGA STEM students.

Alumni spotlight: Katie Hobbs

Since its launch five years ago, contemporary clothing brand Cara Cara’s warm, sun-drenched prints have provided a source of light for shoppers. Co-founder and UGA alumna Katie Hobbs’ BBA ’01 eye for fashion and skills in marketing have helped the brand flourish from the beginning.

Alumni spotlight: Andrew Dill

Growing up a young Dawgs fan in Jacksonville, Florida, Andrew Dill (BBA ’06, AB ’07) had no idea how tied his life would be to the University of Georgia — or the impact he would eventually have on his alma mater.

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Longtime UGA supporter Sanford Orkin dies at 93

Sanford H. Orkin, former president of Orkin Pest Control and a decades-long supporter of the University of Georgia and the Terry College of Business, died March 4. He was 93.

Winners of the Spring UGA Idea Accelerator Pitch Contest stand with a giant prize check.

Automated calendar takes home Idea Accelerator prize

Management senior Maahir Murad and MIS junior Huzaifah Malik impressed the judges at the first spring UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator with Scale — an automated student calendar. They took home the night’s top prize of $2,500.

A Terry College volunteer sits with students on the floor of an elementary school library during storytime

ILA students Share the Magic

Leonard Leadership Scholars with the Institute for Leadership Advancement dedicate their time and skills to help non-profits – like Malcolm Mitchell’s Share the Magic – thrive and local governments better serve their communities.

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Paul Shoukry: Lessons in Leadership

Paul Shoukry (BBA ’05, MAcc ’05) credits a Terry leadership lecture with helping him land his first job. To pay it forward, his family endowed the UGA Institute for Leadership Advancement’s signature Terry Leadership Speaker Series.

Jiwon Park

Park coaches MBAs from degree to dream job

As the career training and development specialist for the Terry College of Business, Jiwon Park puts his knowledge to use, helping students prepare for whatever obstacles they may face when applying for jobs.

Rachel walks through the BLC with two mentees

Alumna mentor guides students to success

Rachel Perry (BBA ’93), chief innovation officer at Aon and UGA Alumni Board affinity committee chair, has spent the decades since her graduation mentoring students and helping them find an reach their goals.

Sara Berman and David Barbe talk to students in a recording lab

Terry alumna helps build TikTok’s soundtrack

As a project manager for label licensing with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, Sara Berman (BBA ’17) helps set the soundtrack for thousands of TikTok dance trends and fit checks.

An aerial photo of a neighborhood being approached by wildfire

A new world of insurance risk

Marc Ragin, associate professor of risk management and insurance at Terry College, studies insurance markets becoming untenable due to climate change.