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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. Thesewords,spokenbyMayaAngelou,acknowledgethefactthatinjusticesdoand have happened. They cannot beundone.Wecannotgobackintimeandmake things right. We can only moveforward.HamiltonHolmesandCharlayneHunterkeptmovingfor w a r d . T h e yknew the pain ofthe past and livedeve r y d ay w ithcourage, continuingtheirfighttogainentrance to the University of Georgia.They did not allow the past to be anobstacle. It gave them strength andhelped a dream become the reality ofso many historically underrepresentedstudentstoattend,excelatandgraduatefromGeorgia’sflagshipinstitution. OnJanuary9,2011,UGAcelebratesthe50th anniversaryof thehistoricdaywhen Holmes and Hunter walked onto campus to register for classes.Withthethemeof“CelebratingCourage,”theuniversity community will honor thesetwo pioneers, as well as Mary FrancesEarly,whojoinedtheminthesummerof 1961 and became the first AfricanAmericantoearnadegreein1962. It took courage for Holmes andHunter to dream to attend UGA andpreparethemselvesacademically.Ittookcouragetobelievetheyhadtherighttoattendandseek legal counsel to repre-sent them against the forces that triedto exclude them. And it took couragetotakeeverystepontothecampusthatfirstdayandeverydaythroughouttheireducationhere.Sometimes it just tookcourage to breathe. But their courage,

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TheUniversityofGeorgiawillmarkthe50thanniversaryofitsdesegregationwithaseriesofeventsunderthetheme“CelebratingCourage”startingonJan.9—thedatein1961whenHamilton HolmesandCharlayne Hunter(nowHunter-Gault)becamethefirstAfricanAmericanstoregisterforclasses—andcontinuingthroughFeb.28,theendofBlackHistoryMonth. Hunter-Gault will return to campus for a kick-offreceptiononJan.9thatalsowill includethefamilyofthe late Hamilton Holmes and Mary Frances Early,who transferred to UGA as a graduate student in thesummer of 1961 and the next year became the firstAfricanAmerican to earnadegreewhen she receivedher master’s in music education. Holmes and Hunter-Gault graduated in1963.The reception, which is freeand open to the public, will be from 6-8 p.m. in theGrandHalloftheTateStudentCenter. On Jan. 10, Hunter-Gault will deliver a 50th anni-versary lecture at 3p.m. inMahlerAuditoriumof theGeorgiaCenter forContinuingEducationConferenceCenterandHotel.OverflowseatingwillbeavailableinMastersHall,withalivevideofeed. Additional events, planned throughout the week byacommitteechairedbyCheryl Dozierand Derrick Alridge and made up of faculty, staff and students,includeapaneldiscussionofthelegalissuesinvolvedintheuniversity’sdesegregationwithSeniorDistrictJudgeHorace WardandGeorgiaSupremeCourtJusticeRobert Benham;thepremierecampusscreeningofadocumentaryonDonald Hollowell,wholedthelegalteam that secured admission for Holmes and Hunter,producedbyUGAfacultymembersMaurice Danielsand Derrick Alridge; and a panel discussion withDanielsandfellowUGAfacultyauthorsRobert Prattand Thomas Dyer, all of whom have written aboutUGA’sdesegregation. Notedpoet,authorandactivistSonia SanchezwillparticipateinaJan.11dialoguemoderatedbyValerieBoyd,theCharlayneHunter-GaultWriter-in-ResidenceinUGA’sGradyCollege,andfeaturingpoetReginald McKnight, who holds the Hamilton Holmes Profes-sorshipinEnglish.TheweekconcludeswiththeannualMartinLutherKing Jr.FreedomBreakfastwithMaryFrancesEarlyasthespeaker. Additional details about the many events plannedthroughoutJanuaryandFebruaryareonthe50thanni-versaryofdesegregationwebsite:desegregation.uga.edu.

UGA marks 50th anniversary of desegregation

Hamilton Holmes

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Mary Frances Early

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Akoh named Goldwater ScholarHonors student Christine Akoh ofAthensisoneoftwoUGArecipientsofa2010BarryM.GoldwaterScholarship,a national honor for exceptional under-

graduatesinscience,engineeringandmath.Nowa junior,Akohis pursuing bach-elor’sdegreesinfoodscienceaswellasin terd i sc ip l inar yappliedscience.UGAstudents have won

thisawardalmosteveryyearsince1995.

Yonis receives Truman awardHonorsstudentandseniorYasmin YonisofLawrencevilleisoneoftwoUGAstu-dents(see above) to receivea2010HarryS.TrumanScholarship,anationalaward

recognizing out-standing juniorswho are planninggovernment or pub-lic service careers.Yonis is pursuingbachelor’sdegreesinjournalism(newspa-pers) and interna-

tional affairs.She andYangare the16thand17thwinnerssince1982,thefirstyearUGAstudentsreceivedtheaward.

Former gymnast named Arthur Ashe Female Sports Scholar of the YearMarcia Newby-Goodman ,a May graduate from VirginiaBeach,Va.,wasrecentlynamed2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. FemaleSports Scholar of the Year byDiverse Magazine. The awardhighlights top scholar-athletesfromacrossthenation. While at UGA, the formergymnast helped her team winthreenationalchampionships,andhadafour-yearrecordof107-13-2.She was a three-time AcademicAll-American and a recipientof the Brad Davis SoutheasternConference Community ServicePostgraduateScholarship. Newby-Goodmanalsobalanceda3.9gradepointaverageasabio-logicalsciencemajor.Sheplanstoenrollinmedicalschoolnextfall.

Peach State LSAMP’s annual fall student conference held at UGAThe Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Peach StateLSAMP)heldits5thAnnualFallNationalSymposiumandResearchConferenceinSeptemberatUGA.Thisyear’sconferencethemewasSustaining Success by Strengthening the STEM Pipeline.Participantsattendedsessionshighlightingprofessionaldevelopmentaswell as oral andposterpresentations featuringundergraduate and graduate studentresearch.Representativesfromgraduateschools,governmentagencies,corporationsandbusinessesmetwithstudentsduringanexhibitorfair.PeachStateLSAMPisaNationalScienceFoundation sponsoredprogram that aims to significantly increasethenumberofunderrepresentedminoritiespursuingdegreesinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics.More:www.pslsamp.uga.edu

Yang wins Rhodes ScholarshipHonors student and Foundation FellowTracy YangofMaconhasbeenawardeda 2011 Rhodes Scholarship to pursue amaster’sofsciencedegreeinglobalhealth

science at England’sOxford University.Yang, who also wasa 2010 TrumanScholar, will gradu-ate in May with abachelor’s degree inanthropolog y. Sheisoneof32Rhodes

recipients in the U.S. and the only onefromthestateofGeorgia.YangisUGA’s22nd Rhodes Scholar and third UGAfemalestudenttobeselectedsince1976,thefirstyearwomenwereeligibletoapply.

SGA president balances academic life and campus responsibilitiesJosh DelaneyhasalotonhisplateaspresidentoftheStudentGovernmentAssociationanda seniormajoringinadvertisingandtheatrewithacertificateinnewmediastudies.ButhealsofindstimetobeinvolvedwiththeZetaPiChapterofAlphaPhiAlphaFraternity,Inc.,theBlackStudentUnion,UniversityTheatre, the BlackTheatrical Ensemble, the DeanWilliamTateHonorSociety,theAdvertisingClub,andtheBlueKeyHonorSociety,aswellastoserveon the planning committee for UGA’s 50thanniversary of desegregation. As if thatweren’tenough,heisalsocurrentlyavillagecommunityassistantforUniversityHousing. “Around theAthens community, Imentor an amazing youngmannamedElijahweekly with Friends for Life Mentoring program and attend First AME Churchdowntown,”saysDelaney,whoisfromFayetteville.“Ilovemeetingstudents,Athensculture,andIthriveoffgamedaysinAthens.”

Harris named Meigs Professor Tina Harris,professorofspeechcommu-nication, isoneof five facultywhowerenameda2010JosiahMeigsDistinguishedTeachingProfessor,UGA’shighesthonorforsuperiorinstructionat the undergraduateandgraduatelevels.AUGAfacultymem-bersince1998,Harrisalso won the university’s Sandy BeaverExcellence in Teaching Award in 2009.Her research interests are qualitativemethodology,interracialcommunication,andracialidentityconstruction.

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School of Social Work’s Ghana Program celebrates ten years

Nearly160studentshavemadethetrektoGhanainWestAfricaoverthepastdecadethroughUGA’sinterdisciplinaryGhanaStudyAbroadProgram.The10thanniversarycelebrationwasmarkedthissummeratKwameNkrumahUniversityofScienceandTechnology(KNUST)inKumasi,Ghana.UGAalsohostedacampuscelebrationinSeptemberwithpaststudentsandfacultyattending. “Toseethatwe’vebeenabletosustainaprogramthislongwasspecialforusatUGAandatKNUSTwhereitwastheirlongestrunninginternationalpartnershipwithanAmericanuniversity,”saidCheryl Dozier,associateprovostforinstitutionaldiversityandassociateprofessorofsocialwork,whowashonoredforherworkwiththeprogram. Thethree-weekinterdisciplinaryprogramtakesfacultyandstudentsfromUGAandotherinstitutions.“Theinterdisciplinarypieceaddsadiffferentfeaturetotheprogram,”saidTony Lowe,associateprofessorofsocialwork.“Havingstudentsfromdifferentdisciplines—theyhavedifferentideas,differentwaysofthinking.Thosecombinationsandmixeschangeeachyear.Itreallyaddsmoreinterestanditkeepsyouengagedeveryyear.”More:http://ssw.uga.edu:8091/plone/current-students/international-studies

Faculty couple research psychology of underrepresented populationsEzemenari Obasi andRheeda Walker-ObasiarenotonlyUGAcolleagueswithsimilarresearchagendas,butalsoarehusbandandwifewhofirstmetthroughaprofes-sionalorganizationforAfrican-Americanpsychologists.Since joiningthefaculty in2008,theyhavefocusedtheireffortsonidentifyingandinvestigatingtheimpactoftherelationshipbetweengeneticmakeupandenvironmentondrugusevulnerability.Theyalso serve as role models for their students, especially those from underrepresented

groups,whoareinterestedinpursuingresearchandcareeropportunitiesinpsychology. Obasi is an associateprofessor o f counse l ingpsychologyinUGA’sCollegeof Education. He is thedirector of the HwemuduaAlcoholandHealthDisparitiesLaboratory,anexperimentallaboratory developed byObasi and used to explorethe biological, psychological

and socialpathwaysconcerning the intersectionofalcoholuse/abuseandhealthdisparities impacting Africans/African Americans residing in the United States.Earlierthisyear,Obasireceivedatwo-year$471,683grantfromtheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse.Withthisaward,heisexaminingthelinkbetweenstressandtheriskofdrugaddictionamongruralAfricanAmericans. Walker-Obasi(AB’94)isanassociateprofessorofclinicalpsychologyanddirectoroftheCulture,Risk,andResilienceLabinUGA’sFranklinCollegeofArtsandSciences.Focusing on depression and suicide among African-American adults, she is study-ingwhether there isa relationshipbetweenphysicalhealthandprematuredeathaswellasidentifyingifacorrelationexistsbetweenculturesandpsychologicaloutcomes.Walker-Obasiwasnamedoneof10“emergingscholars”byDiverse Magazine in2006.

(Bill McKenney, who recently served as an OID practicum student, contributed to this profile.)

Burgess receives staff awardAnnie Burgess,ahousekeepingsupervisorat the Georgia Center for ContinuingEducationConferenceCenter and Hotel,wasoneoftwochosenfor the 2010 PublicService and Out-reachStaffAwardforExcellence. Amongherefforts, shehadaleading role in con-tributing to the center’s Excellence inService initiative and was part of thecross-functional team that designed anddevelopedthisprogram.

Singh wins APA division awardsAnneliese Singh,anassistantprofessorincounselingintheCollegeofEducation,

has received awardsfrom two divisions oftheAmericanPsycho-logicalAssociationforherworkintheareaoflesbian, gay, bisexualandtransgenderissues.She earned the 2010AwardforaSignificant

Contribution to Social Justice andAdvocacyandanawardforOutstandingPublicationforanarticlesheco-authoredwithKirstynS.K.Chun.

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Campus units plan events

January 11In My Place: Charlayne Hunter-GaultHunter-Gaultsharesexperiences.9 a.m., First Floor Studio, Journalism Building.

Striving Towards a Multi-Ethnic CommunityGreek InterVarsity looks at what makes a multi-ethnic communityandhowtocreateacomfortableenvironmentforall.8:30 p.m., 207 Miller Learning Center.

January 1250 Years, 1 VoiceMuseum-styledisplayfeaturingdepictionsofmajoreventsrelatedtodesegregationoverlast50years.7 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

January 14Celebration of Diversity in Graduate EducationNetworking reception sponsored by Franklin College of Arts andSciencesforfaculty,staffandstudents.2:30 p.m., 100 Old College.

January 15Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship BanquetAthens Area Human Relations Council’s annual banquet. CherylDozierspeaking.7 p.m., The Classic Center, 400 N. Thomas St., downtown Athens.

January 17Third Annual MLK Day of ServiceStudentsandcommunitymembersparticipateinserviceinitiativesaround Athens on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. 8 a.m., 407 Memorial Hall, then depart to various service sites in Athens.

January 18Bridging the Gap from Our Past to the PresentAthens Alumnae chapter of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. paystributetoCharlayneHunter-Gault.6:30 p.m., 142 Tate Student Center.

January 19African American Literature in the Post-Racial AgeValerieBabbofEnglishDepartmentspeaking.PartoftheAPEROBrownBagLectureSeries.12:15 p.m., 481 Tate Student Center.

Telling the Story: Education and Equality Through the Peabody Lens: Something the Lord MadeHBOfilmaboutVivienThomas,whobecamelegendincardiacsurgeryduringDepressionerawithdiscussionbyKatieMcCabe,whowroteWashingtonianprofilethatledtofilm.5 p.m., Ciné, 243 W. Hancock St., downtown Athens.

January 20State of the University Address by President Michael F. Adams3:30 p.m., UGA Chapel.

January 21Prejudice Reduction Workshop OverviewProvidesinformationaboutNationalCoalitionBuildingInstitute(NCBI)workshopandhowitcanbenefitindividualunits/departments.10:30 a.m., 480 Tate Student Center.

January 22Black Affairs Council Unity Ball 2011Formalattireencouraged.Ticketinformationonline.7 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

January 25Multicultural PotluckPerformances,displaysandsamplingofinternationalcuisine.Noon, Third Floor, Bank of America Building, downtown Athens.

The Rest of the Story: Glimpses into Desegregation of Georgia UniversitiesPresentation on facts, figures, anecdotes relating to desegregation ofGeorgiauniversitieswithfocusonSouthernPolytechnicStateUniversity.Noon, 407 Memorial Hall.

Historical Perspectives on Race and Desegregation FacultyreflectionsonraceanddiversityatUGAfrom1960stotoday.12:30 p.m., 214 Terrell Hall.

Celebrating Courage through Jazz and Spoken WordJazzbandandpresentationsbystudentsand/orstaffinformofpoetryorspokenwordsaboutcourage.6 p.m., Fireside Lounge, East Campus Village.

January 28Going Beyond Acceptance: Effective Clinical Strategies for Working with Gay and Lesbian Families27thAnnualMarriageandFamilyInstituteaddressestopicsrelevanttopracticewithfamilies.Registrationinformation,feesonline.8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Georgia Center.

Recognizing and Celebrating Black Student DiversityPaneldiscussionsponsoredbyFranklinCollege.2:30 p.m., 100 Old College.

January 29African American Cultural Center Alumni Reunion8 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

January 31Drawing from the SoulArtexhibitionbyDawudAnyabwile,featuringpiecesfromgraphicnovelseriesBrother Man. 7 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

February 2Waiting to Be InvitedStagereadingofS.M.Shephard-Massat’sone-actplayinwhichfourwomeneatinnewlydesegregatedAtlantarestaurant.PartoftheAPEROBrownBagLectureSeries.12:15 p.m., 481 Tate Student Center.

Formoredetailsandtoconfirmtimesandlocations,seethe50thanniversarywebsiteatdesegregation.uga.edu.

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Telling the Story:Education and Equality Through the Peabody Lens: Hoxie: The First StandPeabody Award-winning film about Hoxie, Arkansas schools thatvoluntarilyintegratedin1955afterBrown vs. Board of Education.5 p.m., Ciné, 243 W. Hancock St., downtown Athens.

Terry College of Business: A Look 50 Years Back, 50 Years ForwardPaneldiscussionofalumni,currentstudentsabouttheirexperiencesinTerry’sintegrationin‘70sandcommonvisionfornext50years. 6 p.m., 314 Sanford Hall.

February 4Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement: Women’s Lived ExperiencesWomen’sStudiesFridaySpeakerSeriespaneldiscussion.12:20 p.m., 214 Miller Learning Center.

February 5Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society 2011 Induction CeremonyCatered event with charge for family and friends. 3 p.m., Reception Hall 1, Tate Student Center.

February 8Headties to Hip Hop: Photographic Celebration of African American Dress, 1900-2011DisplayofphotosofAfrican-Americanmenandwomenduring,aftersegregation.UGAfacultyPatriciaHunt-Hurst,JoséBlancoandKatalinMedvedevgivegallerytalkonAfrican-Americancontributions.3 p.m., Barrow Hall.

February 11Prejudice Reduction WorkshopNationalCoalitionBuildingInstitute(NCBI)workshoponhowtobridge differences between participants and other group members.Advance registration required with information online. 9 a.m., Reception Hall, Tate Student Center.

Facilitating Interracial Dialogue on College Campuses: Being CourageousLecture/discussionfacilitatedbyTinaHarris,speechcommunication.2:30 p.m., 100 Old College.

February 12If It Ain’t Got That SwingPlay confronts age-old stereotypes faced by African-Americanswithtwistofinspiration,laughter.Ticketinformationonline.7 p.m., Morton Theatre, 195 W. Washington St., downtown Athens.

Jazz at the Chapel: Jazz ValentinesUGAClassicCityJazzperformsvarietyofjazz,swing,bop,ballads,Latin,funk,fusionandmore.8 p.m., UGA Chapel.

February 15-20RuinedLynnNottage’sPulitzerPrize-winningplaythatuseshumor,songtoaddressrealitiesofwarinCongo.Ticketinformationonline.Shows at 8 p.m. with 2:30 p.m. matinee on Feb. 20, Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building.

February 16Teaching, Learning and Emancipation: Constructing a New HistoryRonald Butchart, department of elementary and social studies educationspeaking.Partof theAPEROBrownBagLectureSeries.12:15 p.m., 481 Tate Student Center.

Telling the Story: Education and Equality Through the Peabody Lens: The Search for Quality Education: Busing1972PeabodyAward-winningfilmlooksatbusingforschoolintegrationinSouth.Athensoneofthecommunitiesfeatured.5 p.m., Ciné, 243 W. Hancock St., downtown Athens.

February 1750 Years Later: Calling Forth Our Ancestors’ Courage and Determination to Continue Quest for Racial JusticeFrancesKendall,authorofUnderstanding White Privilege, speaking.11 a.m., Georgia Museum of Art.

Story Telling for Social Justice: Connecting Narrative and the Arts in Antiracist TeachingLeeAnneBellofBarnardCollegespeaking. 3:30 p.m., Georgia Museum of Art.

Black RosesPoetry,music,spokenwordaboutloveorlackofloveinspiritofValentine’sDay.7:30 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

February 22Glory Bound: A Voyage through the Underground RailroadUniversity Housing presents guided interactive tour of mock up ofUndergroundRailroadwithparticipantsexperiencingvoyageasiftheywereslavesinsearchoffreedom.6 p.m., Reed Hall.

February 23Breaking the Gender Barrier: Admission of Women to UGACollegeofFamilyandConsumerSciencespresentationonstruggleforwomentobeadmittedtoUGA.3:35 p.m., 213 Miller Learning Center.

Faculty Solo RecitalHarpist Monica Hargrave, affiliate faculty member with Institute forAfricanAmericanStudies,performs.Ticket informationonline.8 p.m., Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center.

February 24Celebrating Courage: A Discussion on the Battles of Our GenerationSchoolofLawreenactshistorictrialproceedingsthatledtotheadmissionofHolmes andHunter-Gault, followedbypanel on current issues.3:30 p.m., UGA Chapel.

February 26Sixth Annual NAACP Image AwardsAnnualbanquettohonorexemplarystudents,organizations,businesseswhoupholdidealsandmissionoftheNAACP.Ticketedevent.7 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student Center.

See also pages 1 and 8 for information on additional50thanniversaryevents.

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Rich Thompson(BS’92)wasfeaturedon the cover of the spring 2010 issueof SouthScapes magazine, published byUGA’s College of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences. Thompson,who earned his degree in agriculturaleconomics,servesasarealestateacqui-sitionsmanagerforAtlantaHabitatforHumanity. Accordingtothecoverstory,heusesthe business principles he learned inclassandtheworkethiche learnedasa 4-H’er in the small south Georgiatownof Cuthbert to make sure thatevery Habitat house is built on asolidfoundation.“MostpeoplethinkofhomebuildingwhentheythinkofHabitatforHumanity,”saysThompson.“Butbeforewecanbuildanaffordablehome,wehavetoownthedirt.” Themagazineisonlineatwww.caes.uga.edu/alumni/news/southscapes/sp10

Islamic Center representatives promote interfaith dialogueNidal Ahmad(BS’93)representingtheAl-HudaIslamicCenterinAthens,spoketotheCampusMinistriesAssociationthisfall.Heandhiswife,Cynthia Davis(AB’93), have been instrumental in helping the Office of Institutional DiversityexpanditsfocusonreligiousdiversitybyincorporatingtheIslamicfaith. ThetwoUGAgraduatesmetasstudentsattheTateCenterinJanuary1991.HewasaJordanianMuslimpre-medstudentandshewasaChristianstudentstudyingEnglishandFrench.Later,DavisphonedAhmadsayingshewasinterestedinconvertingandmeetingMuslimsinAthens.ThetwomarriedattheTateCenterafewweekslater.Theynowhavefivechildren,plus40sheepandgoats,ninecowsandbulls,andanassortmentofotheranimals.Ahmad,whowasamemberoftheMuslimStudentAssociation,hashelddifferentpositions at the Al-Huda Islamic Center since he started his UGA career and iscurrentlythesecretary.AhmadsaidheconsidersUGAtobe“agoodplacethatisinsupportofdiversity. Thecustomanddesignof theschool is tomeeteveryoneregardlessofbackgroundwithopenarms.”

Black Theatrical Ensemble presents play by alumnaThe University of Georgia Black Theatrical Ensemble presented Sweet Mama Stringbean,basedonthelifeofentertainerEthelWaters,asitsfall2010mainstageproduction.Themusical,writtenby Beth Turner,whoearnedherPh.D.atUGA,exploresthelifeandspiritualconflictofEthelWaters,famedHarlemRenaissanceperformerwhosecareerspannedfivedecadesasasingerandactressonstage,infilmandontelevision.Sweet Mama StringbeanwasoriginallyproducedOffBroadway.TheBTEproductionwasdirectedbyLynwoodtBernard,anMFAcandidateinthedramadepartment.TurneriscurrentlyeditorofthenationallysyndicatedmagazineBlack Masks,a25-year-oldpublicationfocusingonblackperformingarts.

Thompson profiled for work with Habitat for Humanity Nominated for federal judgeshipSteve Jones(BBA’78,JD’87),aSuperiorCourt judge for the Western Circuit,was nominated by President BarackObama in July toserveasU.S.DistrictCourt judge in theNorthern Circuitof Georgia. Joneshasbeenasuperiorcourt judge forClarkeandOconeecountiessincethen-Gov.ZellMillerappointedhimin1995.The Senate Judiciary Committee votedinNovembertorecommendthatthefullSenateconfirmJones.

Inducted into Writers Hall of FameNatasha Trethewey (AB ’89) will behonored at the 2011 Georgia WritersHallofFameceremonysponsoredbythe

UniversityofGeorgiaLibraries in thespring.Trethewey,anEnglishprofessoratEmoryUniversity,won the Pul i tzerPrize in poetry in2007forhercollec-tion Native Guard

(2006).The UGA Libraries establishedtheGeorgiaWritersHallofFametorec-ognizeGeorgiawriters,pastandpresent.

Inducted into Basketball Hall of FameFormer Georgia basketball star Teresa Edwards(BSEd’89)wasinductedintothe Women’s Basketball Hall of Famein June. Edwards’teammate KatrinaMcClain was in-ductedin2006andcoachAndyLanderswas induc ted in2007. Edwards isthe only Americanbasketballplayer,male or female, to compete in fiveOlympics.ShespokeatUGA’sFall2000Commencement three months afterhelpingtheUSAwomen’steamwinthegoldmedalintheSydneyOlympics.

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Giving to the Office of Institutional DiversityAcontributiontotheOfficeofInstitutionalDiversity(OID)willfosterthefinancialsupportofawidevarietyofinitiativestoaddressdiversityatUGA.OIDprovidesandsupportsprogramming,suchasrecruitmentandretentionefforts,diversityscholarshipfunding,pre-collegiatelearningopportunities,andfacultyandstudentmentoringevents.If you would like to discuss ways to give, please contact our office at 706-583-8195; we will work with you to ensure your charitable giving needs are met.TofindoutmoreaboutgivingtoOID,visitourwebsiteatuga.edu/diversity/about/giving_to_diversity/.

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Embracing Diversity Awards presented at 2010 Diversity Days kick-offThe Office of Institutional Diversity held its annual Diversity Days kick-off celebration in September and presented awards to individuals, groups or teams who have extended them-selves beyond their job responsibilities to promote diversity and inclusion at UGA. Shown above (from left): Joe Dennis, representing the Grady College; Lori Pindar, representing Graduate and Professional Scholars; keynote speaker Uttiyo Raychaudhuri; Kourtland Jones, scholarship recipient; Cheryl Dozier, associate provost for institutional diversity; Sergio Quesada, Hispanic Heritage Month representative; Mary Cruz Munguia, scholarship recipient; and award recipients Karen Kalivoda and Kecia Thomas.

andthecourageofthosewhosupportedthem,pavedthewayforcountlessotherstoattend,teachandworkatUGAandwearesogratefultoourearlyfootsoldiers. UGA will celebrate this special anni-versary over a 50-day period filled withacademic events, workshops, symposiums,forums, panels, receptions, performances,andmore.Unitsacrosscampusareinvolvedwith students, alumni, faculty and staff inplanningandpresentingtheseevents. Because some of the planning isstillunderwayaswegotopresswiththis newsletter, please check the 50thanniversaryofdesegregationwebsite(desegregation.uga.edu)forfurtherdetailsaboutevents.Onthewebsiteyoucanalso sign up to follow these happeningsonFacebookandTwitter.Thereisalsoasectionofthesitewhereanyonecansubmit“reflections and remembrances” and wewelcomethoughtsandcomments. Onthis50thanniversary,UGAhasalotto celebrate.The studentpopulationhasgrowntoover21percentdiversestudents.Our graduate school has more thandoubled thenumberofdiverse studentsover the past decade. Diverse view-points are represented as internationalstudentsandfacultyinteractoncampus.The sounds are different as a multitudeof languages are heard in conversationand scholarly debate.The feeling is dif-ferentasinclusiontranscendsraceandethnicity toencompassgender, religion,sexual orientation and social-economicbackground.Thisissueofournewsletterisfilledwithexamplesofsuccessachievedbystudents,faculty,staffandalumni.Asyoucansee,UGA is a very different campus todaythanwhatitwasin1961.Weareproudofwhatwehaveaccomplished,butwerecog-nizethatthereisstillmorethatwemustdo. In the words of Dr. Martin LutherKing,Jr.:All labor that uplifts humanityhas dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. TogetherwewillcontinuetomakeUGAamorediverseandinclusivecampus.

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...Morethan70studentsfrom11vetschoolsacrossthecountryattendedthesecondSoutheastern Veterinary Student Diversity Matters Symposium,hostedbyUGA’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine...Footageofkeycivilrightsevents,archivedinUGA’s Civil Rights Digital Library,wasusedintheEmmy-winningprogram,Andrew Young Presents: How We Got Over...Diverse Issues in Higher Educationrecentlyranked UGA 15th in the nation for doctoral degrees awarded to African Americans,upfrom17thinlastyear’srankings...UGA’sSchoolofSocialWorkannouncedthattheDonald L. Hollowell ProfessorshipofSocialJusticeandCivilRightsStudieswasfullyendowedatthespringpremiereofthedocumentary,Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice...$2.4 million gift from The Goizueta Foundation is expandingneed-basedscholarshipsatUGAforstudentswhoarefluentinSpanish.

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Chronicling UGA’s Desegregation4:30-6:30 p.m., 101 Miller Learning CenterSponsored by UGA, panel discussion participantswillincludeUGAfacultyauthorsMauriceDaniels,RobertPrattandThomasDyerandNYUprofessorRobertCohen.Booksigningsfollow.

Thursday, January 13, 2010Dialogue with Mary Frances Early1 p.m., J.J. Harris Elementary Charter SchoolSponsored by UGA’s College of Education andInstitute for African American Studies. Early willvisitwithstudents.

Friday, January 14, 2010Martin Luther King Jr.Freedom Breakfast7:30-9 a.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student CenterSponsored by UGA’s Office of InstitutionalDiversity,Athens-ClarkeCountyGovernmentandClarkeCountySchoolDistrict, featuredspeaker isMary Frances Early. Advance reservation needed.Details:706-583-8195.

The following institutional events will takeplace during the opening week of UGA’s50thanniversaryofdesegregationcelebration.Additional events (see pages 4 and 5) havebeen planned by units across campus fromJanuary through the end of Black HistoryMonth in February. For more details, seedesegregation.uga.edu.

Sunday, January 9, 2011Kick-off Reception6-8 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student CenterSponsoredbyUGA,CharlayneHunter-Gault,thefamily of Hamilton Holmes, and Mary FrancesEarlywillbeinattendance.Eventisfreeandopentothepublic.

Monday, January 10, 201150th Anniversary Lecture3-4:30 p.m., Mahler Auditorium, Georgia CenterSponsored by UGA, Charlayne Hunter-Gaultis the featured speaker. Overflow seating will beavailableinMastersHall,withlivevideofeed.

Panel: Legal Issues in UGA’s Desegregation5-6:30 p.m., Masters Hall, Georgia CenterSponsored by UGA, panel participants includeJudgeHoraceWardandJusticeRobertBenham.

UGA Premiere Screening8 p.m., Masters Hall, Georgia CenterSponsoredbyUGA,Donald Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice documentary will be presented.Maurice Daniels, dean of UGA’s School of SocialWork,andDerrickAlridge,directorofUGA’sInstituteforAfricanAmericanStudies,producedfilm.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011Poet-Author-ActivistSonia Sanchez2-4 p.m., Grand Hall, Tate Student CenterSponsoredbyUGA,Sanchezwillparticipatein dialogue moderated by Valerie Boyd, theCharlayne Hunter-Gault Writer-in-Residence,andalsofeaturingpoetReginaldMcKnight,whoholds the Hamilton Holmes Professorship inEnglish.Receptionandbook-signingfollowing.