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Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes are greeted by the press as they walk toward the Admissions Office in the Academic Building on Jan. 9, 1961, to enroll as the first African American students at UGA.

Holmes and Hunter-Gault: They followed their dreams

February 4, 2019

UGA alumni Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter simply wanted to follow their dreams. And in doing so, they also became inspirations.

The team members of Sunnyboy Entertainment owned by Harold Hayes, Jr., (ABJ ’01) and Craig Phillips (ABJ ’02)

Farthest Bulldog 100 Company: SunnyBoy Entertainment

January 23, 2019

UGA alumni Harold Hayes, Jr., (ABJ ’01) and Craig Phillips (ABJ ’02) are the co-founders of a successful, full-service creative studio based in California that landed on the Bulldog 100 list for fastest growing Bulldog owned or operated companies.

A Signature Welcome owners Lindsay Bissell Marko (BBA ’07) and Emily Howard Slater (BS’07).

Female Run Bulldog 100 Company: A Signature Welcome

January 23, 2019

Get to know the story behind the two women entrepreneurs, Lindsay Bissell Marko (BBA ’07) and Emily Howard Slater (BS’07), that own A Signature Welcome, a gifting company on the 2019 Bulldog 100 list.

UGA-RaceTrac partnership creates new career paths for student-athletes

January 18, 2019

UGA’s Corporate and Foundation Relations team partnered with RaceTrac and UGA Athletics to develop a new opportunity for football players: two-week “micro-internships” at RaceTrac’s home office in Atlanta.

Relive Your Glory Days: Decades photos

January 16, 2019

Are you planning to relive your glory days as a part of Alumni Weekend? In honor, we are going to be sharing throwback photos of alumni around campus from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

Peter Dale (ABJ '99) and Nicholas Dale (BSA '04) in their Athens storefront location of Condor Chocolates.

Condor Chocolates: Local Bulldog 100 Company

January 15, 2019

The first bean-to-bar chocolate producer based in Athens, Condor Chocolates is taking off thanks to brothers Peter Dale (ABJ ’99) and Nicholas Dale (BSA ’04).

Inspect-All Services: Most Years on Bulldog 100 List – 9th Straight Year

January 11, 2019

University of Georgia alumni and siblings Brian Lunsford (AB ’02) and Brandon Lunsford (AB ’02) own and run Inspect-All Services, the company with the most years on the Bulldog 100 list.

Young Alumni Profile: Alexandra Edquist (AB ’16, MA ’16)

January 10, 2019

Alexandra Edquist (AB '16, MA '16) may have been born in San Francisco, California, but she calls Georgia home. Currently, she works as a business analyst for McKinsey & Company.

See.Spark.Go gives 100+ UGA students hands-on experience

January 8, 2019

Brittany (ABJ ’04) and Andy Thoms (BSFCS ’02) married their passions for storytelling and entrepreneurship to establish See.Spark.Go, an Athens-based public relations agency. While building their successful business, they also provided an important training ground for UGA students by offering unique experiential learning opportunities.