Success Stories

Regions Bank has pledged $500,000 to UGA to support the Institute for Leadership Advancement and Small Business Development Center.

Since BlackRock built its newest Innovation Hub in Atlanta, the company has struck up a relationship with UGA, resulting in the creation of a Georgia Commitment Scholarship and the opening of a recruiting pipeline.

When University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents and specialists switched to offering online programming, the community response was overwhelming.

Cottle & Gunn in St. Marys, Georgia, closed its doors in April when the state’s shelter-in-place directives took effect. But the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop owner Deborah Cottle from doubling — then tripling — her sales from the previous spring, thanks to a creative outlook, a new online store, and some help from the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center.

The University of Georgia’s Commit to Georgia Campaign ended June 30 after raising $1.45 billion, becoming the university’s most successful fundraising effort in its history.

Kevin Jones currently serves as the senior procurement manager at RaceTrac where he has been instrumental in connecting his company with the University of Georgia.

UGA students in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program help Georgia taxpayers during the pandemic.

Health care professionals in Colquitt County have been better able to plan for their providers’ and patients’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a customized report from the University of Georgia.

Through the Public Health Leadership Institute, 28 leaders from across the Southeast put their leadership skills to the test during the pandemic.