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13 unusual facts about University of Georgia


Alonzo S. Church

Alonzo S. Church (April 9, 1793 – May 18, 1862) was the sixth president of the University of Georgia, U.S.A. (UGA) in Athens.

Carolina Dog

Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin Jr., a Senior Research Ecologist at the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Lab, first came across a Carolina Dog while working at the Savannah River site.

Chip Beck

Charles Henry "Chip" Beck (born September 12, 1956) is an American golfer who was a three-time All-American at the University of Georgia.

Daron Joffe

He has also developed organic farms for the University of Georgia and for low-income communities within the state.

Florida Small Business Development Center Network

Other participating schools in the program were California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, California State University at Chico, The University of Georgia, University of Missouri, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Rutgers University and the University of Southern Maine.

Frederick Ferré

Frederick Ferré (March 23, 1933 - March 22, 2013) was Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at The University of Georgia.

Gilbert Fite

He also held the Richard B. Russell chair in American history at the University of Georgia.

IronE Singleton

He graduated from the University of Georgia where he majored in Speech Communication and Theatre.

Lee Everett

Through the game, the player learns that he was a professor of history at the University of Georgia, but one day came home to find his wife sleeping with another man, a state senator, and in a fit of rage, killed him; he is subsequently tried and sentenced to prison for murder, long since coming to regret his actions.

Marion B. Folsom

He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and received a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Miscanthus giganteus

Large colleges, such as the University of Illinois, Mississippi State University and University of Georgia have committed several years and large portions of money to studying ethanol production in general.

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

The programs send a Brazilian student to the University of Florida or the University of Georgia for each U.S. student sent to the Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

War Memorial Gymnasium

War Memorial Gym was also the site of CBS's first national college basketball broadcast, a 1982 match-up between USF and the University of Georgia.


Andrew Hatch

When he came back after his injury, he rotated with Jarrett Lee in the games against Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Ashley Whitney

Whitney initially attended the University of Georgia, where she was a member of coach Jack Bauerle's Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team in 1999—Georgia's first NCAA national championship team.

Augustin Smith Clayton

Clayton was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, attended the Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, and graduated with the inaugural class of Franklin College (now known as the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences) at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts in 1804.

Carl Vinson Institute of Government

CVIOG is a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia.

Center for Computational Chemistry

The Center for Computational Chemistry (CCC) is a research center in the department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA.

Charles Mercer Snelling

Charles Mercer Snelling (November 3, 1862 – September 19, 1939) was the Chancellor of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia from 1925 to 1932 and the first Chancellor of the Georgia Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (1932–1933).

Chestatee High School

War Eagle Baseball has sent a few players to the college level, most notably Alex McRee, who plays for the University of Georgia.

Christopher N. Smith

Christopher N. Smith has been very actively involved as guest lecturer at the University of Georgia, Wesleyan College, Macon State College, Georgia College and State University, and was also a featured speaker at the Danish American Business Forum in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark in 2003, 2004, and 2006.

Claudia Rankine

She has taught at Case Western Reserve University, Barnard College, University of Georgia, and in the writing program at the University of Houston.

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

It was deeded to the University of Georgia in 1983 and now is part of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

David Baulcombe

After his PhD, Baulcombe then spent the following three years as a post-doctoral fellow in North America, first at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) from January 1977 to November 1978, and then at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia, USA) until December 1980.

David R. Beittel

He taught High School at Midlakes High School, Phelps, New York for one year before pursuing his M.F.A. David received his M.F.A. in Theatre Administration from the University of Georgia in 1973 and studied under Dr. Leighton M. Ballew, then head of the Department of Drama and Theatre.

Delta Prize for Global Understanding

The Delta Prize for Global Understanding, presented annually by Delta Air Lines and the University of Georgia, recognizes individuals or groups whose initiatives have helped promote world peace as well as globally significant efforts that provide opportunities for greater understanding among nations and cultures.

Doreen Gentzler

She is a 1979 graduate of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia.

George Haffner

While at the University of Georgia, he would win a national championship, three conference championships and would coach Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.

Georgia Rail Passenger Program

The Athens route will connect nine of Georgia's colleges and universities, including Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Georgia Gwinnett College, and the University of Georgia.

Furthermore, the commuter rail will link the Centers for Disease Control, the new Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, as well as the emerging BioScience Corridor along Georgia State Route 316.

Georgia State Route 10

In the Athens area, SR 10 is concurrent with US 78 BUS from Atlanta Highway in Bogart, through the historic Athens business district, by the University of Georgia on Broad Street, and out to the southeastern part of the Athens Perimeter.

Georgia State Route 10 Loop

At this point the highway right-of-way abuts the University of Georgia campus; immediately north of the College Station Road interchange is an on-ramp from a campus parking lot that is normally closed, but is used on Georgia Bulldogs football home game days to allow departing spectators access onto inner 10 Loop directly from the campus.

Global Text

The Global Text Project was set up jointly by the Terry College of Business of the University of Georgia and the Daniels College of Business of the University of Denver.

Hyleas Fountain

Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at Barton Community College (Kansas) under Coach Jack Bowman and then going to the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton.

Jack Leigh

John David "Jack" Leigh II (November 8, 1948 – May 19, 2004), a native of Savannah, Georgia and a graduate of The Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia, was a photographer and author, best known for the cover photograph on the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Joe Frank Harris

The portion of U.S. Route 41 through Bartow County is named in his honor (Joe Frank Harris Parkway), as well as the Joe Frank Harris Commons that houses The Village Summit Dining Commons (operated by UGA FOOD SERVICES) at the University of Georgia, the main entrance to the Georgia Ports Authority in Brunswick, Georgia (Joe Frank Harris Blvd.), and the main entrance to the Georgia State Fairgrounds in Perry (Governor Joe Frank and Mrs. Elizabeth Harris Blvd.).

John Kincade

John has co-hosted (with former University of Georgia national championship quarterback, Buck Belue) the afternoon drive show Buck and Kincade since September 2000 (more than 2,000 shows).

Jon Tenuta

Other speculation at the time was that Tenuta may join Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, to replace former defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix (who left for Ole Miss), but South Carolina decided to hire former University of Georgia defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder for the job, VanGorder left that position without coaching a game to become the Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator.

Kappa Alpha Order

Kappa Alpha Order on other campuses, including Auburn, Centenary College and the University of Georgia had already ceased to wear Confederate uniforms in public following complaints from black students.

Kate Kretz

Kretz attended the Sorbonne in Paris, and obtained a BFA in drawing and painting from Binghamton University, and was accepted into the Hoffberger School of Painting, but attended and earned an MFA from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.

Lewis A. Massey

Their eldest son, Chandler Massey, is an Emmy Award winning actor, their daughter, Mary Cameryn, is a student at the University of Georgia, and their youngest son, Christian, is a middle schooler.

Martin Marić

As a competitor for the University of Georgia, he attain All-American status in the discus by placing 6th at the NCAAs.

Mary Frances Early

On May 10, 2013 at the Spring Commencement Ceremony, Early was honored by the University of Georgia when President Michael F. Adams presented her with an honorary doctorate of laws degree.

Meghan Boenig

Meghan Boenig is the head coach of the women's equestrian varsity program at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, USA.

Mitch Skandalakis

He graduated from the University of Georgia's law school in 1982 and joined the law firm of conservative Georgia congressman Pat Swindall.

Mystic River Rugby Club

Richard Tardits (Flanker, 19 Caps) A former U-21 French international rugby player, Tardits was a walk on for the University of Georgia football team where he held the record for most career sacks (29) until it was broken by David Pollack (Cincinnati Bengals) in 2004.

Randy Campbell

Some of the individuals Randy worked with included Coach Bobby Bowden of Florida State University, Dominique Wilkins of the University of Georgia and Atlanta Hawks and defensive great Ted Roof from Georgia Tech who now is the Defensive Coordinator at Randy's alma mater.

Richard T. Warner

He serves on Governor Sonny Perdue’s Georgia Film, Video and Music Advisory Commission; the Grady Board of Trust of the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications; Atlanta’s Grady Hospital Board; and is a past president of the American Marketing Association’s Atlanta chapter.

Robert V. Lee

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and continued graduate studies in journalism at the University of Georgia.

Takanyi Garanganga

After a career on the junior circuit and graduating from high school at Keystone National High School in 2008, Garanganga turned down offers to play collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia and the University of Illinois to focus on a professional career.

Tree That Owns Itself

Although the story of the Tree That Owns Itself is more legend than history, the tree has become (along with the University Arch and the Double-Barreled Cannon) one of the most recognized and well-loved symbols of Athens.

Walter Cocking

In 1937, Cocking was hired to improve academic standards at the University of Georgia's College of Education.

William C. Hurst

William Calhoun Hurst is an Extension Specialist and Professor of Food Science and Technology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia.