CAES Alumni Board

Leading the CAES Alumni Association

The CAES Alumni Association Board of Directors leads CAES alumni (all of which are a part of the CAES Alumni Association) to support the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The Board of Directors has several committees that work with the Director of Alumni Relations to help connect CAES with other alumni and friends, promote UGA Mentor Program, fundraise for the college, and manage the Eterna fund.

CAES Alumni Association By-Laws (PDF) CAES Alumni Newsletter

CAES Alumni Association Eterna Endowed Fund

The CAES Alumni Board of Directors has several Eterna Fund trustees which manages the CAES Alumni Association Eterna Endowed Fund, including deciding on how to spend the allocated funds for the grants to CAES student organizations. For more than 40 years, the Eterna Fund has provided more than $200,000 in scholarships to entering freshmen and transferring juniors into CAES.

Give to the Eterna Fund

CAES Alumni Association Board of Directors

2025-2026 Executive Board

President: Jaideep Sidhu
President Elect: Jessie Bland
Immediate Past President: Carlton Self
Eterna Trustee Chair: John Petty
Secretary: Blake Ogden

Board of Directors

Jessie Bland
Stan Deal
Jordan DeWitt
Katie Duvall
Jonathan Fischer
Jamie Foster
Peggy Gates
Malik Grace
Andy Harrison
Jim Henderson
Shannon Miller
Blake Ogden
John Petty
Kristen Roberson
Brittany Saylor
Carlton Self
Floyd Shockley
Jaideep Sidhu
Andrea Simao
Jake Tench
Austin Tull
Travis Voyles
Logan Waldrop
Russ Worsley

Student Representatives

Jackson Thomas - Undergraduate Representative
Nirmala Acharya - Graduate Representative

CAES Alumni Board Application

Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle will open in early February 2026. Please look out for more details or contact Laura Bayne, Director of Alumni Relations, with questions.

Are you a CAES student club, department, or organization?

You are invited to apply for an Eterna grant (applications open early fall semester).

Applications are now open through September 8, 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Apply Here

Priorities and Goals

CAES Alumni Strategic Plan

A PDF version of the five-year strategic plan to guide the goals of the CAES Alumni Association (FY23-FY27).