Moses Waddel was a noted Presbyterian minister and educator. Born in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1770, he was the son of Irish immigrants. He graduated from Hampton Sidney College in 1791 and was ordained to … continue reading »
Phyllis Jenkins Barrow was a member of UGA’s Greatest Generation.
She died November 30, 2009 at her home in Athens after a lengthy illness.
She was the first UGA graduate to enlist in the Women’s Army Corps and was in the second class to graduate from the WAC Officer Candidate School. During the war, she served in the Pentagon. She left the service with the rank of Captain, the same … continue reading »
View Greatest Generation stories: Aurelia Dunstan Wallace ‘45, ‘46, Benjamin F. Parks ‘42, Charles G. Shepherd, Jr. ’48, Claude H. Sullivan, Jr. ‘48, Claude Williams, Jr., ‘44, ‘48, more »
Featured Legacy Story
In 1936 Ruth Roberts McDonald ‘36 (ABEd) and her sister Esther Roberts Pittman ’37 (AB) began a family tradition. They were the first two women out of 12 to graduate from the University of Georgia.
Ruth and Esther were both Alpha Gamma Deltas when the sorority house was on Prince Avenue. There were so few cars in Athens that the girls could … continue reading »
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Featured Salute to the Troops Story
Sgt. Justin Jarrell is currently serving in Iraq on his third tour of duty. He’s shown here with an Iraqi child wearing a GA Bulldawg sweatshirt.
View Salute to the Troops stories: A Letter from Jeremy Mack, Brian Gulley, Freddie Zink, Sgt. Justin Jarrell, more »
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