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Harpaz featured in Newsweek
No full textAssistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was featured in Newsweek regarding the impact of eliminating the federal income tax by creating an all tariff policy. The article titled Warning Issued Over Donald Trump\u27s Income Tax Plans was written by Giulia Carbonaro and published 6/17/24
Law school alumna delivers UGA\u27s 2024 Mary Frances Early Lecture
No full textWhat does it take to be a quiet trailblazer?
Mary Frances Early set an example by helping to integrate the University of Georgia in 1961, and her friend Yvette K. Daniels laid out the roadmap to being a quiet trailblazer as the keynote speaker of the 24th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture, held Feb. 6 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.
“I want you to be encouraged by this—not afraid of it, not sad about it—because she had no regrets. She’s said she would do it all again because she knows how important it is,” said Daniels, who currently serves as the director of university relations for the Georgia Department of Public Health. “You should be encouraged by this roadmap she has created.”
Although both women have strong ties to the university, Daniels and Early actually met at their hair salon several years ago. They quickly bonded over their connections, particularly through UGA and ways to help students.
“I knew Mary Frances Early was a very special lady from that very first appointment at the hair salon,” Daniels said.
Since that first conversation, Daniels has made a point to truly listen to every pearl of wisdom she’s heard from Early. Together, that advice lays out a path to making a difference.
First, Daniels encouraged the audience to step outside their comfort zone. She pointed out that Early doesn’t fear taking chances, like taking a train to New York City by herself. Daniels told students to embrace being uncomfortable because that will allow them to take advantage of opportunities that might not come their way again.
“If she can accomplish what she’s accomplished, living in that world, you all can do so much. There are no excuses,” Daniels said.
Daniels also pointed out that Early knew how to take advice from others and take initiative.
“Once you recognize that people are trying to support you, accept that support. It will take you far,” Daniels said.
It’s equally important to take advantage of resources. Early had the opportunity to learn several instruments, and that served her well teaching music later on.
“She understood the assignment. She knew what would have to happen to go to the best school, to get a scholarship. She took advantage of the resources available to her,” Daniels said.
Daniels reminded the audience to push themselves and not worry about what anyone else says.
“Your race is not against anybody else but you,” Daniels said. “Your race to be excellent is your race against yourself. If you keep that as your focus, much like Mary Frances Early, you fill find success.”
Daniels has blazed a few trails herself, including serving as the 77th president of the UGA Alumni Association and the first Black female president of the organization.
“When I was doing any of those things, did I think I was a trailblazer? Absolutely not. I just knew I was trying to run my best race, do my best work, and hopefully help some people along the way,” said Daniels.
That same quiet termination is still in Early, too.
“You cannot sit back on your laurels, even when you have successes, and say, ‘I have arrived.’ You never arrive. You always have a responsibility to keep moving forward,” Early said.
This year marks the 62nd anniversary of Early’s graduation in 1962 as the first African American to earn a graduate degree from UGA.
“Ms. Early, I want to thank you for all that you continue to do for the University of Georgia. In particular, I want to thank you for your courage, for your leadership, for your loyalty and for your unwavering friendship and support. It means so much to each and every one of us,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead.
The lecture series honors Early’s legacy and recognizes her dedication to making UGA an institution of higher learning for all people. It also strives to demonstrate the progress that has been made in achieving her vision as well as to identify the work that remains to be done.
The Mary Frances Early Lecture, also designated as a Signature Lecture, is sponsored by the Graduate School, Graduate and Professional Scholars, the Mary Frances Early College of Education, the Office of Institutional Diversity and the Office of the President.
Written by UGA Marketing and Communications
Pictured above: Shown, from left, are Yvette K. Daniels, UGA President Jere W. Morehead and Mary Frances Early at a luncheon prior to the lecture named in Early’s honor. (Photo by Nikki Mottley
Creswell wins Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition
No full textFirst-year law student Chandler S. Chan Creswell is the winner of the School of Law\u27s 2024 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition. Congratulations to all who competed, including finalist Brianna N. House, on their performances
In Memoriam: Julian B. McDonnell
No full textThe School of Law regrets to share news of the passing of Sibley Professor Emeritus Julian B. McDonnell. He passed away on March 27, 2024. He retired from the law school in June 2003 after more than 30 years of service. Specializing in contracts, commercial paper and secured transactions, his scholarship includes five books and numerous articles. In addition, McDonnell was the principal drafter of the Georgia Financial Institutions Code, which was enacted in 1974 as the code for Georgia state banks, and the Georgia Article Nine Revision, enacted in 1978. Well-respected by his students, McDonnell was selected by members of the graduating class to receive the Faculty Book Award for Teaching Excellence on five occasions and was the recipient of the Professional Responsibility Award. McDonnell received the law school’s highest honor – the Distinguished Service Scroll Award – in 2003. He is survived by his sons, Patrick McDonnell and Christopher McDonnell, and his siblings, Maury McDonnell, Elizabeth Shivers and Tom McDonnell.
Please be sure to keep the McDonnell family in your thoughts and prayers during this sorrowful time.
An informal celebration of life ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 30, at 1 p.m. at the Stratford Clubhouse located on South Stratford Drive, Athens, GA 30605.
Athens Banner-Herald Obituary
School of Law bio page
UGA Law School Association bestows its highest honor on McDonnell and Mobley (Media Release 6/19/03)
Three Scholars Retire (Advocate, Spring/Summer 2003)
Julian B. McDonnell Prize Fun
Knox family and Dove recognized with UGA Alumni Awards
No full textThe University of Georgia recognized this year’s Alumni Awards honorees during a luncheon April 5 in Athens. The annual Alumni Awards were first presented in 1936 to celebrate those individuals and organizations that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to UGA. The 2024 honorees are: Susan Waltman | Alumni Merit Award Craig Barrow III | Alumni Merit Award The Shell and Wyck Knox Family | Family of the Year Award Victor K. Wilson | Faculty Service Award Callaway Foundation Inc. | Friend of UGA Award David B. Dove | Young Alumni Award
“This year’s recipients have shown time and time again that their devotion to the University of Georgia is truly in a class of its own,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “Their commitment and generosity continue to make our university stronger and more equipped to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.”
2024 Alumni Merit Awards
The Alumni Merit Award is the oldest and highest honor for a UGA graduate. The award is presented to individuals who bring recognition and honor to the university through outstanding leadership and service to UGA, the community and their profession.
Susan Waltman graduated from UGA in 1973 and 1975 and is now special counsel for the Greater New York Hospital Association. Over the years, Waltman has shared her time and expertise with her alma mater by serving on the UGA Foundation Board of Trustees, UGA Foundation Emeritus Trustees Leadership Committee, UGA Research Foundation Board of Directors and the advisory boards of UGA’s Honors Program — now the Jere W. Morehead Honors College — and the College of Public Health. Since 2006, Waltman has hosted the Honors in New York Internship Program and, in many cases, stays in touch with those interns, writing recommendations for graduate school, scholarships and other professional opportunities. She extends her UGA support to include financial giving, having established scholarship funds in the College of Public Health, the Law School and as part of the Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program. She created the Public Health Outreach Support Fund and the Honors in New York Internship Fund at the Honors College and regularly supports the Let All the Big Dawgs Eat Scholarship Fund and the Fund to Advance Diversity and Inclusion. For decades, she has nurtured a growing culture of UGA philanthropy among alumni in the New York region by hosting lunches and gatherings, including regular holiday dinners, and by attending UGA alumni activities.
Craig Barrow III is a 1965 UGA graduate whose direct family ties to the university date back generations, starting with his late grandfather who graduated in 1896. The Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah, Georgia, has been in Barrow’s family since 1737, and 750 acres of that land were eventually donated to the state of Georgia in an effort to conserve and democratize access to the land. In 2013, Barrow arranged for the Wormsloe Foundation to donate 15 acres of the estate to UGA to become the Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe. Wormsloe’s unique landscape and the Barrows’ meticulous documentation of human activity onsite now offer UGA students and faculty opportunities for research, education and community outreach. In 2016, Barrow began raising funds for the Experiential Learning Center at Wormsloe, which was dedicated in 2023. Barrow is a founding member of the UGA Libraries’ Board of Visitors, a founder and former chair of the UGA Press Advisory Council and a UGA Foundation emeritus trustee. He led the fundraising effort to build the new Richard B. Russell Jr. Special Collections Libraries Building at UGA. In 2010, the Barrow family was recognized as the Family of the Year by the UGA Alumni Association. Barrow is managing director at Stifel Financial in Savannah.
2024 Family of the Year Award
The Family of the Year Award is presented to a family that demonstrates a history of loyalty to UGA. These individuals bring recognition and honor to UGA through outstanding leadership and service to the university and the community at large.
Shell and Wyck (LL.B.\u2764) Knox’s family connections to UGA date back to the 1920s. By the 1930s, no fewer than five individuals from the Knox and Hardman families had graduated from the university, followed by nine more in the 1960s, including Shell and Wyck, who would unite the families in 1967. After graduating from UGA in 1962 and 1964, Wyck began an exceptional law career while Shell, who graduated in 1966, devoted her time to education, the arts, historic preservation and conservation. In the 1980s, she became one of the first women to serve on the UGA Foundation Board of Trustees, a distinction she would one-up when she became the first woman chair of the board. In recognition of her service, Shell received the UGA Alumni Merit Award in 2000. Over the years, Shell and Wyck have served on a litany of boards and committees, including the Law School Board of Visitors, the Metropolitan Atlanta Olympic Games Authority, the UGA Athletics Board of Directors, the Georgia Museum of Art Board of Advisors, the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Board of Judges and the Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators. Notably, Wyck served as a founding director and chair of the Georgia Lottery Corporation Board of Directors, helping to launch the lottery and the HOPE Scholarship it funded, which has provided scholarship support to millions of Georgia students. Their children, Wyck Knox III, Shell Knox Berry, Hardman Knox and Davis Knox, share their parents’ dedication to service. Hardman is a past chair of the Terry College of Business Alumni Board and will become a UGA Foundation advisory trustee on July 1. Davis served on the Terry College Young Alumni Board and the UGA Innovation District External Advisory Board. The Knox family has made gifts to many UGA schools, colleges, causes and initiatives, including the Morehead Honors College, School of Law and Terry College of Business. Their Knox Scholarship Fund alone has supported over 280 students since it was established in 1976.
2024 Faculty Service Award
The Faculty Service Award is presented to current or former faculty or staff who have demonstrated loyalty and service to the university through outstanding leadership in higher education.
After 40 years of service, Victor K. Wilson retired from UGA in 2023. The 1982 and 1987 UGA graduate’s first job was with his alma mater as director of orientation and assistant director of admissions. His career path eventually took him to leadership positions at Agnes Scott College, Northern Arizona University, and the College of Charleston before returning him to UGA in 2013. Starting then, he served as assistant to the president, associate vice president for student affairs and, most recently, vice president for student affairs. In that final role, Wilson served as the chief student affairs officer, overseeing 16 departments and nearly 600 staff members focused on enriching student learning and supporting student development. Wilson has held leadership roles in several national student affairs organizations and serves on the boards of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, St. Mary’s Health Care System, Athens Academy and the Red Cross of Northeast Georgia. Wilson supplemented his professional service with generous gifts to UGA, supporting the Arch Society, Blue Key, the Dean of Students Support Fund, Multicultural Services and Programs, UGA Miracle Dance Marathon and a variety of scholarship funds. Wilson also established a scholarship, named for his mother, for members of UGA’s Black Male Leadership Society.
2024 Friend of UGA Award
The Friend of UGA Award is presented to a non-alumnus or organization for their devotion to the greater good of the university.
Callaway Foundation Inc. is a place-based foundation that supports quality of life in Troup County, Georgia. The foundation’s initial wealth was generated in the early 1900s, as entrepreneur Fuller Callaway Sr. created banks, insurance companies, real estate companies and textile mills. He was known for developing vibrant mill village communities and for his philanthropic support for schools, churches, hospitals and other charitable organizations in Troup County. Callaway Sr.’s legacy was carried on by his two sons. Cason, the older son, helped to found Callaway Gardens while Fuller Jr., established what later became Callaway Foundation Inc. Fuller Jr. and his wife, Alice Hand Callaway, helped to steward Callaway Foundation Inc. and the Fuller E. Callaway Foundation for more than 50 years. Callaway Foundation, Inc., the larger of the two foundations, has contributed over $440 million during its 81-year history to religious, educational and charitable organizations. These organizations are mainly located in Troup County, but a few exceptions include institutions that serve Troup County residents, such as UGA. The foundation’s philanthropic engagement with the university began in 1978, and its impact can be seen across campus. Callaway Foundation Inc. helped UGA build the Performing and Visual Arts Complex on East Campus; it aided the enhancement of the Health Sciences Campus; it supported endowed, need-based Georgia Commitment Scholarships; it helped the School of Law extend its law clinic services to rural and underserved parts of Georgia and much more. The area of UGA that has benefited the most from its support is the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, where the Alice Hand Callaway Visitors Center and Conservatory, the Callaway Administration Building, and the entrance and elevator to the Garden Plaza are all named in honor of the enduring relationship between the garden and the foundation.
2024 Young Alumni Award
The Young Alumni Award is presented to individuals who bring recognition and honor to UGA through outstanding leadership and service to the university, the community and their profession. The recipient must have attended UGA within the past 10 years.
David B. Dove, a 2009 and 2014 UGA graduate, is a partner at Troutman Pepper law firm in Atlanta. He began his career in Georgia state government soon after graduation and became the chief of staff and legal counsel for then-Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp. He went on to serve the now-governor as executive counsel and was Kemp’s lead attorney in landmark victories in the Tri-State Water Wars in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 presidential election and over 800 days under a state emergency. He is the only person to serve as executive counsel at the beginning of both the first and second terms of a Georgia governor. Today, Dove shares his expertise with UGA students as a UGA School of Law adjunct professor and through mentoring relationships. He also chairs the UGA School of Public and International Affairs Alumni Board and serves on the Law School Alumni Council, the Uniform Law Commission’s Georgia Delegation and the Atlanta Chapter of the Federalist Society Executive Board. In 2019, Dove was named a UGA 40 Under 40 honoree, and in 2023, he received the UGA Law School Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award.
“This year’s honorees are, as always, inspiring and reflect a level of commitment to the University of Georgia that is unmatched in most other individuals and organizations,” said Lee Zell, president of the UGA Alumni Association. “We thank them for their loyalty, their commitment and their passion, and are so proud to recognize them in this way.”
More about these distinguished members of the UGA community, including video spotlights, is available at alumni.uga.edu/alumniawards.
Written by UGA Development and Alumni Relations\u27 Rachael Andrew
Fricks-Chavez selected as one of UGA\u27s Top 100 student employees
No full textCongratulations to third-year student B. Jeanette Fricks-Chavez for being selected as one of UGA’s Top 100 student employees of the year. She works in the Alexander Campbell King Law Library and was recognized at a university-wide luncheon during April
Rodrigues featured on Bloomberg Law
No full textUniversity Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding Trump Media & Technology Group\u27s stock price. The article titled Trump Media Is Now The Most Expensive US Stock to Bet Against was written by Bailey Lipschultz and published 3/26/24. The article was reprinted in other media outlets including Yahoo Finance and Financial Advisor
Hetherington featured on WSAV TV
No full textClinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WSAV TV regarding a recently released report on Georgia\u27s foster care system. The segment titled Sen. Ossoff\u27s report on failures of Georgia\u27s foster care system outlines prolific child abuse was reported by Christine Queally and published 4/9/24
Hetherington featured in the Georgia Recorder
No full textClinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding a recently released report on Georgia\u27s foster care system. The article titled Georgia child welfare agency defensive after Ossoff Senate panel reports neglect and exploitation was written by Ross Williams and published 4/10/24
13 students take part in Global Governance Summer School
No full textThirteen law students are studying abroad this summer as part the Dean Rusk International Law Center\u27s Global Governance Summer School. The focus of this year\u27s for-credit program, operated in partnership with KU Leuven\u27s Leuven Centre for Global Governance, is comparative administrative law. Studies will take place in both Belgium and the Netherlands with briefings scheduled at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, private law firms and NGOs