Kudos, November 2016

The Bulldog 100, a Rhodes Scholar, and the new capital campaign highlight this month's kudos to faculty, students and staff:

Laura Courchesne, an Honors Program student and Foundation Fellow from Fair Haven, New Jersey, majoring in economics and religion in the Terry College of Business and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences named a 2017 Rhodes Scholar

Geology doctoral student Ny Riavo Voarintsoa was among the The Geological Society of America (GSA) presented the following medals and awards at its Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver Honoring earth and space scientists – Earth & Space News

Congratulations to all of our colleagues in development and alumni relations, as the university set a fundraising record this year and kicked off the new $1.2 billion capital campaign

Georgia’s ballroom performance group, led by Dance department faculty and including many Franklin College students, works toward its annual showcase in January

The new Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, which includes many Franklin College faculty, staff, postdoctoral associates and students, is poised to become a world leader in the increasingly important field of disease ecology

Center for Applied Isotope Studies becomes the largest in North America, following an expansion of the facility on Riverbend Road and acquisition of new instrumentation 

The Georgia Debate Union won the Liberty University intercollegiate debate tournament held November 4 through 6 in Lynchburg, Virginia

2016 Spotlight on the Arts festival set an attendance record for the fifth straight year

The UGA Alumni Association has released the 2017 Bulldog 100, including 31 companies and 35 alumni from the Franklin College who are being honored. That’s a great list!