CAES Alumni Board & Committees
The CAES Alumni Association is governed by an executive committee and a board of directors.
Board of Directors
2023-2024 Executive Board
- President: Becca Turner
- President Elect: Carlton Self
- Immediate Past President: Tim Miller
- Eterna Trustee Chair: Beth Oleson
- Secretary: Jaideep Sidhu
2023-2024 Board of Directors
- Jessie Bland
- Rodney Brooks
- Jennifer Broun
- Chris Chammoun
- Jeff Cook
- David Cromley
- Stan Deal
- Jonathan Fischer
- Jaime Foster
- Peggy Gates
- Malik Grace
- Brad Hardy
- Frank Henning
- Jazib Ali Irfan, Ex-Officio
- Bruce LeRoy
- Micayla Moffitt, Ex-Officio
- Whitney Murphy
- Nick Place, Ex-Officio
- Brittany Saylor
- Floyd Shockley
- Jaideep Singh Sidhu
- Perry Walden
- Russ Worsley
Ways to Get Involved
Mentor a student
Sign up for the UGA Mentor program to help strengthen the pool of alumni mentor for students to select. The program is working toward having a 3:1 mentors to students ratio. You can sign up to be a mentor (16-week mentorship; 1-2 hours per month) or to be available to give informational interviews (30 mins).
Sign up to be an Ag Dawg Insider
Ready to be one of the first to know about CAES happenings – and share them with your network? Sign up to be an Ag Dawg Insider. Email communications will alert you to upcoming news so you can create your own text messages, posts or be ready to share alumni and college communications several times each month.
Serve as a CAES Alumni Association Volunteer
Give back to your college by helping with special events/initiatives. Areas to serve include: Ag Dawgs After Hours, Ag Dawg Kickoff, and Resource Development. Complete the online form to receive more information.
Ag Dawgs After Hours
Help host and promote events scheduled in spring 2024.
Ag Dawgs Kickoff
Annual kickoff for the new school year to give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to interact as well as discover ways to get involved with CAES activities. Volunteers needed to work registration, distribute t-shirts or ice cream, interact with club exhibits and assist with set up/break down.
Resource Development
Committee works to create and increase a culture of philanthropy among alumni and friends. Assist with annual giving initiatives (i.e. Beat Week, Giving Day, Ag Dawg Kickoff t-shirt sales).
Network with CAES Students
Plan to attend an Intros and Appetizers event. These high energy networking events in a low-pressure environment bring alumni and students together for facilitated speed networking. Held once per semester in Athens and spring semester in Tifton.
Apply to join the CAES Alumni Association Board
Several spaces are open each year on the CAES Alumni Association Board. Members provide committee leadership, attend regular meetings and make financial contributions.
Nominate a CAES graduate for awards and recognition
Nominate a fellow CAES alumni for UGA awards programs including 40 Under 40 and Bulldog 100. The CAES Alumni Association accepts nominations for the Young Alumni and Alumni Award of Excellence recognitions along with the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame. CAES award nominations will close July 1, 2023.
A monthly e-newsletter is sent from the CAES Alumni Association to graduates with a valid email on file with UGA. A great question to ask alumni is if they are receiving the e-news. Past issues are archived online.
Connect to CAES Alumni on social media
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Questions or need more information about connecting with the CAES Alumni Association?
caesdar@uga.edu | p: 706-542-3390