I bow to no one in my love for and loyalty to the University of Georgia. I bleed red and black. I have served as president of the National Alumni Association, have been named the university’s outstanding graduate and today endow a professorship as well as fellowships at my beloved Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. I can never repay my university for what it … [Read more...] about October 28, 2019: The University Of Georgia is Winning Where It Counts
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April 30, 2018: This Academic Supporter is Stoked Over UGA’s Football Fortunes
I feel like a hypocrite. Well, sort of. I am an enthusiastic supporter of the academic mission at my alma mater, the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South. I evince that support with an annual gift to UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The funds help … [Read more...] about April 30, 2018: This Academic Supporter is Stoked Over UGA’s Football Fortunes
December 7, 2015: Some Observations on the Coaching Changes at UGA
As my sweet mama would say, “Things just get curiouser and curiouser.” That is the best way to describe the recent events at the University of Georgia — or more specifically — the athletic department at UGA. As of this writing, Kirby Smart, who has morphed from a Bainbridge High Bearcat to an all-SEC defensive back at the University of Georgia to nine years as defensive … [Read more...] about December 7, 2015: Some Observations on the Coaching Changes at UGA
March 31, 2015: UGA Class of 2019 Will Include Some of State’s Brightest Students
If you are a high school senior hoping to attend The University of Georgia, the oldest-state chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, you have probably heard by now whether or not you have been accepted. The target enrollment for the Class of 2019 is 5,200 and they will be smarter than a whip. Nancy McDuff, associate vice president … [Read more...] about March 31, 2015: UGA Class of 2019 Will Include Some of State’s Brightest Students
October 6, 2014: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects
If I die anytime soon — and I have no plans to do so at the moment — please see that the first paragraph of my obituary reads, “He was past president of the University of Georgia National Alumni Association.” You can save for later paragraphs the part about my being often mistaken for Brad Pitt and my uncanny ability to put commas where they don’t belong. I had the honor of … [Read more...] about October 6, 2014: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects