Melanie Burroughs, Associate Director of Systems for the Office of Student Financial Aid, is retiring from her position after more than 30 years at UGA. She reflects on her favorite memories of working at UGA and on the projects and innovations she played an integral part in during her time here.
Naomi Norman, Associate Vice President for Instruction, is retiring after serving at UGA since Fall 1980. She is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in Classics, and the director of UGA's First-Year Odyssey Seminar Program. She's made an incredible mark on students, faculty and staff at UGA during her tenure.
Eleven University of Georgia students, representing a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, were honored as graduating Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars at a dinner held last week at the Georgia Center. The scholarship is currently in its 16th year.
Five faculty have received Creative Teaching Awards for 2023. The Creative Teaching Awards recognize UGA faculty for excellence in developing and implementing creative teaching methods to improve student learning.
Three University of Georgia faculty members have been recognized by the Office of Service-Learning with Service-Learning Excellence Awards in 2023. These awards recognize faculty for outstanding service-learning instruction and for advancing service-learning scholarship. Since 2011, more than 30 UGA faculty have received these awards.
Jill Stefaniak, associate professor in the department of workforce education and instructional technology within the Mary Frances Early College of Education, has been awarded the 2023 Regents' Teaching Excellence Award for Online Teaching. Stefaniak is a nationally recognized leader in her field of instructional design and a respected instructor who creates meaningful online learning experiences.
Six University of Georgia faculty received a First-Year Odyssey Teaching Award in 2023 in recognition of their success as innovative teachers in the First-Year Odyssey Seminar program. They were recognized on February 22 at the FYOS Program Appreciation Breakfast and Teaching Awards Ceremony.
