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Terry FYI | January 2009 | Vol. 1, Issue 6

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Dean Sumichrast fields questions regarding Economic Outlook.
The economy is big news right now, which made the Georgia Economic Outlook luncheon big news in Atlanta. TV and print journalists, along with about 1,000 registered guests heard Dean Robert Sumichrast (pictured above) and magazine publisher Steve Forbes describe the grim short-term outlook, with hopes for a recovery to begin late in 2009. More »

Terry adds Fast-Track Professional MBA
A second version of Terry's Executive MBA program — called the Fast-Track Professional MBA — will replace the college's Evening MBA program in Atlanta. The new program will begin weeknight classes next fall, incorporating many of the Executive MBA's most distinctive elements. More »

UGA ranks in top five of new 'payback' survey
The University of Georgia ranks in the top five for its "student payback ratio" among national universities, both public and private, according to Smart Money magazine. UGA graduates earn a median salary of $44,100 four years after graduation and $86,000 15 years after graduation, the survey reported. More »

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The Alumni Relations Office has started alumni groups on Facebook and LinkedIn for alumni of the Terry College of Business. Just go to the Terry Alumni home page and click on the Facebook and LinkedIn icons to join the groups. More »

Business Analysis Certificate Programs offered
The Terry College is now offering certificate programs in business analysis, one of several new executive programs being launched in 2009, at the Terry Executive Education Center in Atlanta. The college is partnering with Advanced Strategies Inc. on the new series. More »

Study: Happiness helps you see the big picture
Research by marketing professor Vanessa Patrick and her co-author shows that positive moods can increase our ability to understand the big picture. The Journal of Consumer Research study explains how being in a good mood allows people to step back emotionally.
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Obituaries for two longtime finance professors
Friends and colleagues in the Finance Department mourned the passing of two longtime professors. Mark Hanna, who taught Investments and Securities Analysis from 1963 through the 1980s, died Dec. 28 in Athens. He was 82. James C. Fortson, who held a joint appointment in finance and the Warnell School of Forest Resources, died Jan. 7 in Athens. Fortson, who was a part of UGA's faculty and staff for more than 40 years, was 76.

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Dean's Message
Robert T. Sumichrast

Dean Robert SumichrastRich Daniels, who came to Terry as founding director of the Executive MBA program, will have responsibility for all formats of our MBA, including the Full-Time MBA in Athens, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Peter Shedd, who is retiring. More »


Program Spotlight
Acing the CPA Exam

Photo of CPA exam bookJust as this newsletter was about to publish, the Tull School of Accounting was notified it had posted the second-best pass rate on the CPA exam of any school in the country. An eye-popping 78 percent of Tull students passed all parts of the exam on their first attempt. To find out how it's happening, read our story »


Alumni Spotlight
Island visionary Frank Brumley

Frank Brumley PhotoWith Amelia Island, Wild Dunes, and Kiawah Island already on his résumé, coastal developer Frank Brumley (BBA 1962) turns his attention to his newest planned community, Daniel Island, in Charleston, S.C. More »


Student Spotlight
Katherine Cochrane,
Real Estate

Katherine Cochrane photoKatherine Cochrane used her skills as a photographer and interest in her major to create an online business specializing in real estate photography and interactive virtual tours of homes. More »


Edited by David Dodson
Office of Marketing and Communications
Terry College of Business
The University of Georgia
ddodson@terry.uga.edu
www.terry.uga.edu/communications

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