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April 16, 2010
The UGA Accidentals will be competing in the finals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in New York on April 24, 2010. It is the equivalent of a National/International Championship and no other UGA A Cappella group has ever made it this far in the competition. Below, you will see web link that the group has posted for fund raising efforts to help them get to New York. The group may also be contacted through facebook.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentals/send-the-uga-accidentals-icca-finals-in-nyc
April 1, 2010
Tune in next Friday, April 9, to ESPNU to watch the Georgia Diamond Dawgs take on the Ole Miss Rebels at Foley Field. The game comes with a twist. Students will help produce the game as a part of ESPNU’s Campus Connection. Tune in to “The U” at 8PM to watch fellow students do everything from play-by-play to operating the cameras.
February 10, 2010
Michael F. Adams, president of the University of Georgia, is doing battle this month with the CEOs and presidents of Georgia’s top universities and corporations to benefit a program that brings joy as well as literacy skills to young children across the state. The presidents and CEOs were recently videotaped reading a favorite children’s book to a group of youngsters. Adams read Boom Chicka Rock by John Archambault to a group of four-year-olds at UGA’s McPhaul Child Development Lab. Click here to watch the videos and vote for your favorite reader.
January 27, 2010
UGA alumni and former football players David Greene ‘04 and Matt Stinchcomb ‘98 will speak at the 2010 Annual Fundraiser Banquet to benefit FCA Summer Team Camps. The banquet will take place on February 15 at the Classic Center in Athens. There will be a buffet and a silent auction featuring autographed sports memorabilia and other exciting items. The program begins at 6:30. For more information about tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please call (706) 227-9000.
January 21, 2010
“Welcome to Panic Land” is a documentary film but presented in print. This book will chronicle every last aspect of Widespread Panic and will be told by the legions of people who have been chasing this band since 1986 at the Uptown Lounge in Athens GA. Apparently tickets were $1, Budweisers were a quarter. Fans from all over the country, over the course of panic’s career from the 80s to today will re-live and re-tell the moments that mean the most to them. No topic is out of reach and this book encourages you to really express what this band means to you. From the first “Arleen” you got, to the road trip through Montana, to NYE to Halloween, to the wife you married after you met her in Raleigh 02, to the time you took your parents. Every Panic show takes on a personality of its own, and with close to 2500 shows played, many memories have been created. Tell us about why Birmingham is so special, explain the 14 hour flight to get to New York, and you finally got that song you were chasing. The greatest band in the world has the greatest fans in the world and we have the best stories to share. If you went to the University of Georgia back in the mid 80’s and saw JB and the boys when they first began, we want to hear all about it.
All of these stories will be carefully placed in the timeline and 25 years will come to life through your own very words and the words of your peers who you have grown close to.
Tell us about the special guests at the first Bonarroo, the show in 1987 with 20 people in attendance, the time you finally called the opener, and the legendary Halloween call you still remind your friends about. What is the best JB quote, your favorite “Hatfield”, the best “Bowlegged” you ever heard. The time you met JB on the street and that night you finally got that elusive “Sharon”. We want to hear it all. The goal of this project is to have stories from every city, every venue, every tour, every song, and every show. This is a project for the PANIC people by the PANIC people. Please pass this on to all the folks you know. The goal is to have this out as a celebration of 25 years of Panic in 2011.
Please send all stories to the following email address. justin@ghosttownmedia.com with panic book in the subject line.
Please include the following:
NAME
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
WHERE YOU ARE FROM
KRISTI DIXON
323-309-6667 cell
September 8, 2009
Tailgate4kids.org is holding a raffle to benefit the scholarship fund of the Athens “Y” Camps in North Georgia. Full ownership of a Tailgate Station parking space will be awarded to the ticket holder of the willing raffle ticket in December 2009. The proceeds collected from this raffle will help create an endowment for kids to attend the Athens “Y” Camps.
Tailgate4kids.org is dedicated to the idea that every child should be able to attend summer camp. By joining together with the Athens “Y” Camps, we have developed a way for more kids around Georgia to get this chance. Scholarships are awarded on an as-needed basis dependant on parental financial need. Financial need is determined by a review of a parent’s income tax return. A ten-dollar ($10.00) tax-deductible raffle ticket ensures the purchaser an opportunity to win a parking space for all UGA home football games for life.
McGinnis Leathers will be traveling for six months to visit community organizations, Churches, Schools, Bulldog Clubs, Boys & Girls Clubs, and Alumni Associations across Georgia. McGinnis will bring the message of awareness to parents of the potential for youth development and leadership through the Athens “Y” Camps.
To secure a presentation for your group or any other, please contact McGinnis Leathers at 706.613.9098 or see the website at www.tailgate4kids.org for the opportunity to participate or buy tickets.
August 26, 2009
LXINGTON, MA — It was announced today that Charles W. Clowdis ‘67 (BBA Marketing), Jr. of IHS Global Insight, Inc.’s Commerce & Transport Advisory Services will be a featured speaker at two important transport Conferences this fall.
On September 28-30 he will discuss GLOBAL SHIPPING FORECAST & IMPACTS IN THE U.S. SOUTHEAST at The Southeast Freight Conference to be held in Charlotte, NC. For more info contact www. Southeastfreightconference.com
At the 2009 Management Conference & Exhibition of The American Trucking Associations, to be held in Las Vegas October 2-7, 2009; Clowdis will be a member of a four person panel discussion Moderated by FOX News’ Stuart Varney. The discussion is entitled “ALL EYES ON THE ECONOMY”.
He will also be a featured Speaker at IHS Global Insight’s distinguished annual World Economic Outlook Conference to be held in Boston in October.
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Clowdis holds degrees from The University of Georgia and Young Harris College.
He has three decades of executive experience in logistics and transportation and was an independent consultant prior to joining IHS Global Insight in 2008.
Clowdis has also served as Executive Consultant to Ernst & Young LLP’s National Transportation Practice and is Editor of The North American Truckload Rate INDEX. He also was Chairman and President of the Sales & Marketing Council of The American Trucking Associations. He is author of two books and numerous articles and white papers on trade and transportation. He is frequently quoted in newspapers and periodicals nationwide, including the Los Angeles Times, The Journal Of Commerce, Oregon Business and magazines like Logistics Management, Inbound Logistics, World Trade, Gulf Shipper, and DC Velocity magazine that did a feature article on him earlier this year; and others.
He currently resides in Monteagle TN, and Boston, MA.
July 14, 2009
 Mrs. Dale A. Prosch, CPA and partner of Dent, Baker & Company accounting firm, is a 1972 alumnae of University of Georgia (B. S. Degree in Accounting).
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – July 8, 2009 – Dent, Baker & Company, LLP was awarded the 2009 Best In Business Award by the Birmingham Business Journal. A panel of judges from Samford University’s Brock School of Business selected the accounting firm of Dent Baker from a group of four finalists in the category of companies that employ from 11 to 50 people.
“All of us at Dent Baker are very proud of this great honor for our company and our employees,” stated Dent Baker managing partner Jim Hart. “Our team really does have a passion for ‘getting it right’ and I think that the judges took note of that. I would also like to salute the other nominees as they are all very fine and deserving firms.”
June 26, 2009
As a UGA Alumni Association member, you’re eligible for special discounts on insurance through Liberty Mutual’s Group Auto and Home Program. They will provide outstanding service and online tools to help you manage your policy, claims as well as conserve resources. Smart for you and smart for the environment.
Now, Liberty Mutual is giving away a Smart fortwo car! Just complete an online entry form or visit www.libertymutualsmart.com – no purchase or quote necessary. Ends August 31, 2009.
June 25, 2009
(Atlanta, June 9, 2009) – Hitch & Webb LLC announced today the launch of its next-generation business law
firm. Founding members Angie Hitch, BA ‘95, JD ‘98, Scott Hitch, BS ‘96, JD ‘99 and Patrick Webb, BA ‘95, JD (Mercer), ‘99 have designed their law firm in response to their clients’ growing need to realize greater value from their legal service providers by using technology and low overhead to provide flexible fee structures to their clients.
With offices in Roswell and Atlanta, Georgia, Hitch & Webb maintains a general business law practice with a focus on business strategy, compliance counseling and litigation involving environmental, sustainability, renewable energy, and green building issues; corporate, technology and real estate transactions; and wills, trusts, estates and probate matters. Each of its members draws from over a decade of legal experience at national and regional “biglaw” firms.
“One of the central practice areas of our firm is assisting our clients in growing their sustainable businesses from the ground up,” said Scott Hitch, a LEED-AP and founding member of the firm, “By incorporating sustainable practices like teleworking and near-paperless offices into our own business model, we are able to offer legal services under lower fee structures that help to sustain our clients’ bottom lines.”
“Our firm is committed to providing sound and cost-effective legal assistance to its clients who face environmental challenges and opportunities, and implementing sustainable workplace principles helps us provide the efficient service and innovative approach our clients have come to expect and appreciate,” said Hitch.
ABOUT HITCH & WEBB, LLC – Hitch & Webb, LLC is a next-generation law firm focusing on business strategy, compliance counseling and resolution of disputes involving environmental, sustainability, renewable energy, and green building issues; corporate, technology and commercial real estate matters and transactions; and trusts, estates and probate matters. Its members include one of the only LEED-accredited attorneys practicing in Georgia.
Hitch & Webb, LLC is a Platinum-level partner of the Clean Air Campaign, a bronze-level partner with the Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia, and a founding member of the Green Chamber of the South. Its attorneys serve on the Urban Land Institute Sustainability Committee, the boards of directors for Rivers Alive and the Georgia Land Conservation Center, and the Advocacy Committee of USGBC-Atlanta.
For more information about Hitch & Webb, LLC, visit www.hitchwebb.com.
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