November 7, 2025
An 18-member committee of Terry College faculty, staff, students, and alumni has been appointed to begin the search for candidates for the next Dean of the Terry College of Business.
The committee is chaired by Matthew Auer, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs.
In addition to Dean Auer, the search committee members are:
- Susan Boyd, Miller + Boyd, Vice Chair, Terry Dean’s Advisory Council
- John Campbell, Department Head, Finance and Herbert E. Miller Chair in Financial Accounting
- Stacy Campbell, Synovus Director, Institute for Leadership Advancement
- Anindita Chakravarty, Terry Dean’s Advisory Council Distinguished Professor of Marketing
- Margaret Christ, Director, J.M. Tull Chair in Accounting and Professor, J.M. Tull School of Accounting
- Jim Conklin, ARK Professor in Real Estate, Director of Graduate Studies in Real Estate
- David Eckles, Thomas & Kristin Golub Professor in Risk Management and Insurance and Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the C. Herman Terry Risk Management and Insurance Program
- Randy Groomes, Director, Office of Professional and Community Engagement
- Elena Karahanna, C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Distinguished Chair of Business Administration, UGA Distinguished Research Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Management Information Systems
- Sonika Lakhwani, Director, Strategy at KMPG and Terry Alum
- John Neely, Undergraduate Student in Finance, MIS & ILA Fellow, Morehead Honors College and SGA President
- Kathy Ortstadt, Senior Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations
- Jessica Rodell, William Harry Willson Distinguished Chair and Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Management
- Tim Samples, Professor of Legal Studies
- Meghan Skira, Sara and Dan Boyd Professor and Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics
- Kessel Stelling, Retired Executive Chairman and CEO of Synovus, Former Regent, Terry Dean’s Advisory Council Chair
- Howard Young, President of General Wholesale Beer Co., UGA Foundation Chair
The UGA Search Group is supporting the search. All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Candidates are encouraged to submit their materials by Sunday, January 4, 2026; however, screening will continue until the position is filled. To provide a nomination or seek additional information, please contact Anjanette Russell, Primary Consultant with the UGA Search Group, 770-596-7596 or [email protected]. Letters of recommendation or a simple nomination should include the name and contact information for the nominee.
All applicants must apply online at https://www.ugajobsearch.com. Please see the job posting at: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/457844.
