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From left to right, Carolyn K. Clevenger, founding dean of the UGA School of Nursing; Benjamin Ayers, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost; Kay Ivester; Doug Ivester; UGA President Jere W. Morehead; and Jill Walton, vice president for development and alumni relations, gather during the private ceremony. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

UGA School of Nursing to be named in honor of Victoria Kay Ivester

On April 17, Melvin Douglas “Doug” Ivester surprised his wife by revealing the University of Georgia School of Nursing will be named in her honor as the Victoria Kay Ivester School of Nursing. The naming recognizes gifts from Doug Ivester and the Ivester Foundation that will create a $20.5 million endowment to benefit the school.

UGA poet and scholar Ed Pavlić named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

University of Georgia poet and scholar Ed Pavlić was named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, a prestigious honor for professionals working across the arts, humanities and sciences. Pavlić is a Distinguished Research Professor of English and African American Studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

Justin Cohen (Photo by Stephanie Schupska)

UGA senior selected as Gaither Junior Fellow

University of Georgia senior Justin Cohen will continue his studies in political science and international affairs in Washington, D.C., this fall as a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow. The highly competitive program, run through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, offers one-year fellowships in D.C. to students seriously interested in pursuing careers in international affairs.

University of Georgia names director of academic and community engagement

The University of Georgia has named Bethany Bagwell director of the Office of Academic and Community Engagement. Bagwell began her appointment April 1. An experienced higher education leader, she will advance the office’s efforts to foster inclusive and welcoming learning environments for students, faculty, staff and university partners.

UGA's 2026 Goldwater Scholars Vaughn Frost and Annie Mehta pictured on North Campus. (Photo by Stephanie Schupska)

Two UGA undergraduates named 2026 Goldwater Scholars

UGA juniors Vaughn Frost and Annie Mehta are among the 454 undergraduates from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars this spring. The scholarship is the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, engineering and natural sciences and provides funding for students studying within these fields.

Regents’ Professors Elena Karahanna and J. Marshall Shepherd answer questions from the audience following their presentations at the Charter Lecture on March 25 in the UGA Chapel. (Photo by Wingate Downs)

UGA’s 2026 Charter Lecture focuses on AI-human co-evolution and climate risks

Two of the University of Georgia’s most distinguished scholars took the stage at the Chapel on March 25 to discuss the “mutual co-evolution” of humans and artificial intelligence and the rising risks of a more volatile global climate.

Honors Week is a UGA tradition. (Photo illustration by Lindsay Robinson)

2026 UGA Honors & Awards

Since the 1930s, the University of Georgia has set aside a special time each year to recognize the achievements of its students, faculty, staff and alumni. That tradition is known as Honors Week. Together, the university community celebrates individuals who are helping UGA fulfill its mission through their unyielding pursuit of excellence.

The Arch in view of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

Three UGA faculty named 2025 AAAS Fellows

Three University of Georgia faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious organizations dedicated to promoting science and engineering nationally. UGA now has 53 members within the exclusive group.

C. Robin Buell (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

C. Robin Buell named 2026 SEC Professor of the Year

C. Robin Buell, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics at the University of Georgia, has been named the 2026 Southeastern Conference Professor of the Year, the conference’s highest faculty honor. Buell becomes the fourth UGA faculty member to receive this award.

The Arch in summertime (photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Celebrating excellence: UGA to host 2026 Honors Week programs

The University of Georgia will celebrate the achievements of outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni during Honors Week 2026 from March 30 to April 2.

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