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Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business in October 1991. At the time, the Terrys’ gift was the single largest private donation that the University of Georgia had ever received. The leadership shown by Mary Virginia and the late Mr. Terry continues to have a transforming effect on this institution. Our benefactors set a precedent of generosity that is shared by many alumni and friends as evidenced by the success of the Building Terry campaign. United by the Terry name, we have become closer as a family. Under this name we celebrate together, as we do every year at our Alumni Awards and Gala in Atlanta. And we also mourn together, as we did when two of our own were involved in an April 27 automobile accident that took the lives of four UGA students and critically injured another. The Terry name has become a symbol among our alumni network and CASSIE WRIGHT can be seen emblazoned on the T-shirts and backpacks of our students as they trek through campus and travel the globe. What Terry means has never been more clear. It represents the spirit of achievement and responsibility that comes from our unique standing as the South’s first business school. And, I’m proud to say that 25 years after our naming, the Terry brand continues to grow. As you will see in this issue of Terry Magazine, our faculty, students and alumni are redefining the idea of what a business education can be. We share the stories of successful alumni, like Jennifer Osbon and Bob Pinckney, who have returned to Terry to create innovative new marketplace-ready programs for budding entrepreneurs and digital marketers. We shine a light on the important work that alumni leaders like Ben Watson, Kirsten Vaughn Watson, Adam Wexler, and Kasey Gartner are doing, both in their fields and within their communities. And we highlight some of the amazing work that Terry students are doing in the classrooms and on their own. And, of course, we take a special interest in showing how a Terry educational experience was a key ingredient in the success of our new football coach, Kirby Smart, and his wife, the former Mary Beth Lycett, both of whom were finance majors here at Terry. As we look forward to the next chapter in Terry history, I hope you’ll join us. Here’s to another 25 years of Terry! Sincerely, Benjamin C. Ayers, Dean Earl Davis Chair in Taxation [email protected] terry.uga.edu 3 Terry Advisory Groups TERRY DEAN’S Mark A. Kauffman Christopher W. Brown William Herman IV Scott G. Sink (BBA ’84) ADVISORY COUNCIL President and CEO (BBA ’87), Managing (BBA ’92), Audit Partner Senior EVP, McGriff, Seibels Kauffman Tire Service Inc. Director-Investment Deloitte & Touche LLP & Williams Inc. Chair Officer, Brown Miller Wealth Barry L. Storey William H. Linginfelter Management Group of Wells Ryan D. Katz (BBA ’96) George A. Steadman III Principal Area President, Fargo Advisors LLC Founding Partner (BBA ’75), Vice Chairman BLS Holdings Group Georgia/South Carolina Route 66 Ventures LLC Rutherfoord/Marsh & Regions Financial Corporation Blake F. Bruce (BBA ’03) McClennan Agency Vice Chair SVP- Wealth Management, Catherine Davis Knox Elizabeth W. Camp Michael K. Ostergard Merrill Lynch (BBA ’83) S. Andrew Sullivan President and CEO North American Managing (BBA ’89), Managing Partner, D F Management Inc. Partner, Healthcare Strategy Margaret K. Caldwell J. Hardman Knox Senior Wealth Advisor Accenture (AB ’91), Managing Director (BBA ’98) Sullivan & Schlieman Wealth George M. Boltwood JLL Capital Markets Managing Partner Management LLC Vice Chairman and Head of David G. Salyers Knox Properties, LLLP Corporate and Commercial VP Marketing Scott Calhoun (BBA ’92, William Bradley Turner III Banking (Retired) Chick-fil-A MAcc ’93), Senior Advisor Charles Kolodkin (BBA ’03), Partner BBVA Compass Ronald Blue & Co. (MBA ’81), Executive Yates, Woolfolk & Turner Bonney S. Shuman Family Office Director of Enterprise Insurance Susan M. Boyd CEO (Retired) Risk and Insurance Consultant Stratix Corporation Stacy A. Chick (BBA ’84) Cleveland Clinic William E. Underwood S. Boyd Holdings LLC VP (BBA ’85), Founder and W. E. “Brother” Stewart Jr. Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Andrew Cary Lipman Managing Partner Phillip E. Casey President (BBA ’96) Ironwood Insurance Services Chairman (Retired) Bibb Distributing Company Matthew D. Clark Gerdau Ameristeel (BBA ’92, MAcc ’93, MBA ’04) Archie F. Lowe (BBA ’78) Thomas O. Usilton Jr. Deborah L. Storey President and CEO (ABJ ’74), Chief Timothy A. Chapman EVP-Mobility Customer Will Colley (BBA ’90) Peachtree Benefit Group Inc. Development Officer and SVP Founder and CEO Services (Retired) EVP Radiology Partners Inc. Stadion Money Management AT&T Coldwell Banker Commercial Anthony Martin (MBA ’00), Principal Craig C. Walker (AB ’85) Richard W. Courts IV Peter R. Vig Thomas Marvin Cotney Jr. Martin Financial Group Managing Director – President Managing Director (BBA ’80), CEO, mBlox Investments, Merrill Lynch – Scott McGee (BBA ’92) Atlantic Realty Company RoundRock Capital Partners The Chappell Walker Group Patrick K. Coyne (MBA ’94) Partner, KPMG Jay M. Davis CFO Nancy Wright Whatley Stephen Molinari Chairman and CEO Rapid Ocean Response (BBA ’81), Executive (BBA ’98) National Distributing Director, IgniteHQ Company Inc. Zack C. Deming (BBA ’01) VP of Sales and Marketing ALUMNI BOARD Client Partner, Korn Ferry The Corridor Group Stephen Wideman Darren W. DeVore OF DIRECTORS (MBA ’96) Managing Partner Steven L. Denton (BBA ’87) J. Scott Mulkey (AB ’98) Chair VP, Flir Systems Inc. Broad Pine Investments CEO, Beecher Carlson VP of Marketing and Strategy John F. Schraudenbach Regional President Coca-Cola North America F. M. Buck Wiley III Virginia C. Drosos (BBA ’81, MAcc ’82) Brown & Brown Inc. (JD ’92, MBA ’92) President and CEO Partner Timothy W. Murphy Jr. Managing Director – Michael D. Drayer (BBA ’95) (BBA ’96) SVP, Finance Assurex Health Ernst & Young LLP Investments CEO Entertainment Division WestRock Merrill Lynch James C. Faulkner Vice Chair Aon Risk Solutions C.V. Nalley IV Entrepreneur, Enterprise W. Craig Barrs (BBA ’80) Vicki Brinson Williams Danelle Faust (BBA ’95) (BBA ’03), President Management Group EVP, Customer Service (BSED ’95, MBA ’00) Associate Client Partner SONS Automotive Group Operations SVP, Benefits and HRIS Merkle Hillel A. Feinberg Georgia Power Company NBCUniversal Chairman and CEO Carlos A. Navarro (MBA ’16) First Southwest Company Secretary/Treasurer Ed Ferguson (BBA ’93) Executive Director Lisa Read Blanco Managing Director JPMorgan Chase & Co Elisha W. Finney (BBA ’95, JD ’98) Raymond James EVP and CFO General Counsel James B. Patton Varian Medical Systems GE Ventures LLC Scott Ferguson (BBA ’77) (BBA ’81), Managing YOUNG ALUMNI BOARD EVP Principal and CEO, Patton Theodore R. French Jr. Immediate Past Chair The Underwriters Group Albertson & Miller LLC Chair President and CEO Cecil R. Cooke (BBA ’75) Angel Jones (BBA ’03) Claviger Capital LLC Managing Director Jacob J. Ferro Jr. Andrea Tabor Pearson Sales Talent Aon Risk Solutions (AB ’96, MBA ’03), CIO (BBA ’98) Acquisition Manager C. William Griffin American Cancer Society Inc. Managing Director- Paychex EVP, Senior Managing Danette Beck Account Executive Practice Director (BBA ’94), SVP Nancy Fischer (BBA ’89) ACEUSA Black Knight Financial Marsh USA Inc. Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Services Shaw Pittman LLP Cindy Robinette (BBA ’89) Brian S. Beckwith (BBA ’91) Managing Partner David E. Homrich CEO John H. Garrett (MBA ’97) Seacrest Partners Chief Financial and Formation Capital LLC CEO/Founder Investment Officer CNP Technologies LLC Scott J. Russell (BBA ’88) AMB Group LLC Laura Evelyn Brightwell Principal (BBA ’89) Rick Griffin (BBA ’77) Midtown Consulting Group John W. Jackson SVP, Public Affairs President and CEO President and CEO and Communications CareSouth Health System Inc. Camille Russo (BBA ’94) State Bank & Trust Company Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CFO, Alta Innovations Travis Hannon (BBA ’00) Boland T. Jones Michael William Browder Managing Director, John K. Sheppard Chairman and CEO (BBA ’84), EVP and CFO Accounting Advisor, Warbird (BBA ’79, MBA ’81) BTJ Capital Partners LLC RegionalCare Hospital Consulting Partners President Partners SodaStream U.S. 4 terry.uga.edu Editor’s Note An unfamiliar deadline . I’m having some trouble with my Day-Timer — more specifically, with my calendar entry for June 30, which is still three weeks away as I write this spring issue editor’s column.