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WHY give “We were in (Associate Professor Diane Batts Morrow’s) class for an hour or so, and Amanda and I were so infatuated that we didn’t want it to be over. One of the things that we recognized right away was that the history department had a very strong foundation and that we wanted to have as much impact as possible.”
—Greg Gregory, commenting on an undergraduate seminar about slaves and Christianity that sparked his and wife Amanda’s interest in the Civil War
University. Ryan David Pope (BBA ’09) and Alan Foster Pope (AB ’08) opened a Sweet Peppers Deli in downtown Athens along with their father. The brothers are managing partners of the deli. Kathleen G. Robinson (BBA ’09) is a banking officer at BB&T’s commercial lending department in Cleveland, Tenn. Lori Katherine Walker (BSFCS ’09) is a dietetic intern at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Gary Woodhurst (AB ’09) is the Camp Bob program director at Kanuga Conferences in Hendersonville, N.C.
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Sarah E. Alongi (BBA ’10) is a teacher at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology in Charlotte, N.C., with the Teach for America program. Corbin A. Busby (AB ’10) is a teacher at Kelly Elementary School in San Antonio, with the Teach for America program. Justin Foster (BSFCS ’10) is a sales leadership associate for Coca-Cola Enterprises in Tampa, Fla. Kimberlyn Taylor (BSFCS ’10) is a senior team leader with Target in Athens.
GRAD NOTES Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Amanda Alston Gregory and Henry D. “Greg” Gregory Jr.
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The $1 million gift from Amanda Alston Gregory (BSEd ’69) and Henry D. “Greg” Gregory Jr. (M ’66) of Atlanta established a Chair in the Civil War Era in the department of history, part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. An additional $50,000 from the Gregorys is supporting research in Civil War era studies for graduate students and faculty members, while another $10,000 gift brought distinguished historian Victoria Bynum to UGA this fall to conduct special seminars with students and to deliver a public lecture. Greg Gregory retired as president and CEO of commercial real estate firm Industrial Developments International in 2007. He has served on the Terry College Board of Advisors and is an Arch Foundation advisory trustee as well as a member of the Franklin College Dean’s Council. Amanda Gregory taught in public and private elementary schools in Atlanta. Want to give? Go to www.externalaffairs.uga.edu/os/makegift.
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Philip Schroeder (PhD ’02) is an assistant professor of Agriculture and Veterinary Technology at Alfred State College.
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William P. Steele Jr. (MA ’76) retired as Anderson County, S.C., magistrate after 24 years in that position. Lynne Berdanier (MS ’94) wrote a textbook called Case Studies in Physiology and Nutrition that was published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, in 2010. Julie Bearden (MM ’95) of Rome, Ga., is an assistant professor of music at Shorter University. Kristin Hauser (MM ’99) received the 2010-2011 General Education Award for Outstanding Teaching. She is an adjunct instructor of music appreciation at Tennessee Tech University. Robert E. Cummings (PhD ’06) received the Modern Language Association’s Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize for outstanding work in the fields of language, culture,