Terry College of Business - Fall 2008 - (Page 37) st He an te in au on gu ra l ev en Ma rk y t ou bec fill kee for aus Ap ed pg eve e th ng ril r ca ese 25, len yetti nin gs j Ter r ust er 200 dar 9, ra an D alu 8 mn aw i ga ar la Ds ise Terry College erry College oF Business Business GA LA PH bett hen the inaugural Alumni Awards and Gala was held in May 2007, the Terry College wasn’t sure it would be an annual event. But 560 alumni and friends showed up at the Westin Buckhead that night, and they had a rousing good time — thanks in part to the efforts of Gov. Sonny Perdue, who worked the auction floor as though he were prying votes out of delegates at a political convention. Except in this case, Perdue was looking for people who wanted to write a $15,000 check to spend a day with UGA football coach Mark Richt. Or a $10,500 check to have lunch with the Guv at the Capitol. As you might imagine, the state’s chief executive found those check-writers — and many others. When the bookkeeping was done, the Alumni Board had raised $300,000 for the Terry College. “The inaugural event was such a success,” says Alumni Director Jill Walton, “that we added a band to the 2008 event so people could continue having fun until midnight.” The dance band was one of several new wrinkles that made the 2008 event more enjoyable, more memorable — and, more importantly, a staple on the Terry College’s annual calendar. Attendance for the 2008 event again topped 500, and, despite spending more to put on the event in order to enhance the experience for attendees, the college still netted $215,000. A date has already been set for the 2009 Alumni Awards and Gala — April 25 at the InterContinental Buckhead hotel in Atlanta — and it promises to be another alumni event to remember. “We don’t have anything like it for alumni in Charlotte, I can tell you that!” says Andy Barksdale (BBA ’89, MBA ’93), moderator of the event who is a senior vice president at UVEST Financial Services in Charlotte. “It’s a black tie affair, everyone you went to school with is there — and in just two years I think we have established the Alumni Awards and Gala as the place to be on that Saturday night in Atlanta!” by Ke nt Ha nn on 200 OT OG RA Fall 2008 Fall 2008 • 37 PH YB Y Ber tM cDo nol d
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