Bulldog 100
On January 30 the UGA Alumni Association announced the inaugural class of the Bulldog 100. This program honors the 100 fastest growing businesses that are owned or operated by Georgia graduates each year. More than 400 nominees representing businesses from throughout the United States were nominated.

To learn more about the Bulldog 100 please visit http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/bulldog100/. A list of these “Top Dawgs” is attached for your review. The spreadsheet has several tabs. There is a tab for all of the winners in numerical order, a tab that outlines the businesses that are located in a chapter and a tab for those businesses in a club area. If you find that a graduate from your alumni organization made the Bulldog 100 please announce this in your enewsletter, on your independent website, in the emails that you send out or at an event.

Speaking of events, inviting your local Bulldog 100 member(s) to be a guest speaker at a Bulldog Breakfast Club or at any other activity would be a great idea. If the winner is a female you might want to consider a Women of UGA activity.

If you know someone who falls into the category as a possible Bulldog 100 recipient encourage them to enter for the 2011 class. The UGA Alumni Association will start accepting application on April 15, 2010. If you need more details please contact Meredith Carr ’97, Director of the Atlanta Alumni Center, at mcarr@uga.edu or 404-266-2622.

Congratulations to the Bulldog 100!!!

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UGA Beyond Coal
In an effort to keep you informed about happenings in Athens please see the letter we received about the efforts to decrease the reliance on Coal at the University of Georgia. This letter is for information only and is not being endorsed in any way by the DC Dawgs.

Dear Valerie,

I'm with UGA Beyond Coal. There is a coal plant on campus and we want to break our dependence so we're reaching out to alumni to sign our petition.

Using coal contributes to air and water pollution, along with high asthma and autism rates. Our power plant emits toxic air pollutants such as lead and arsenic. Soot can trigger heart attacks and strokes, cause irregular heartbeat, and lead to premature death.

We're working with the whole UGA community to encourage our administration to venture away from coal. Alumni are an integral part of our community and an interest group to President Adams, so we want to reach out to give you a chance to voice your opinions.

Here's a link to our online petition: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEpEbl96alByNktEQ294RlZoLWs4dEE6MA Will you click the link and fill out our petition to transition UGA away from coal?

Please let me know if you want more information about the campaign or other options of support. Our main website is http://ugabeyondcoal.wordpress.com/ and a direct link to the alumni page is http://ugabeyondcoal.wordpress.com/alumni/.

Thanks for making UGA proud,

Amber Davis
Undergrad, University of Georgia
Terry College of Business '11
International Business/Management
Intern, Sierra Club
Beyond Coal Campaign
706-835-6750
adavis1@uga.edu
adavis669@gmail.com

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DC Dawgs using Fan Page on Facebook
DC Dawgs is now using the Facebook Fan Page as our primary Facebook page! Become a Fan today and never miss another event. Go Dawgs!

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DC Dawgs is now on Twitter!
DC Dawgs is now on Twitter! Keep up with the latest chapter news, event reminders, and UGA resources. Also check out the new UGA Alumni Association Twitter feed

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Dawg Blawgs
Deborah Dietzler’s, UGA Alumni Association Executive Director, posts a blog every day about a graduate, an alumni event or some other important aspect of UGA. Bookmark the website and make reading this part of your daily routine: www.ugadog.com/blog/

Now you can also keep up with campus news, alumni authors, the online community, and other news about what’s going on with UGA and its alumni. Visit the Dawg Blawg and share the link with fellow graduates: ugadog.com/dawgblawg/

President Obama taps UGA Grad to lead Federal bureau: ugadog.com/blog/

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UGA Public Relations Agency Trip
Please check out a You Tube Video of the trip from February 2009.

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Discounts for Dawgs
Alumni Association members receive significant discounts nationwide! Save on hotels, clothing, dining, entertainment, insurance and much more. A valid UGA Alumni Association membership card/code will be required to receive discounts.

Many partner businesses also offer Alumni Association members special coupons and promo codes that can be used online. You can view them with the password below, which changes each month.

Explore your Bulldog Benefits here. This month's password is: DAWG409.

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Electronic newsletter for Terry alumni
UGA alumni can keep up with what’s happening at the Terry College of Business by signing up for the college’s electronic newsletter, called Terry FYI. The newsletter is mailed six times a year and includes news from the college, as well as spotlights on alumni, students and faculty. Request a subscription by emailing news@terry.uga.edu. Once you’ve joined the list, the college advises adding its “sent from” address to your email address book or safe-senders list. The address to add is news@terry.uga.edu. This helps prevent spam filters from blocking delivery of the HTML newsletter.

Terry College

Terry Podcast

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redandblack.com - D.C. a 'mecca' for political science majors
May 9 will signify the end of my undergraduate career at the University and the beginning of life in a scary new world marked by recession and unemployment.

My last semester could have been spent in Athens savoring the college lifestyle and the final days without a 9 to 5, but I chose instead to err on the side of preparedness and left my friends, family and the South behind to participate in the University's Washington Semester Program.

Read the complete article at redandblack.com.

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Alumni Career Services
Did you know that one of your many Member benefits is a free 60 minute career counseling session via telephone or in-person? Through this offer Nicole Lechene, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services, will help identify where you are in your career development process and create an action plan tailored to your needs. Nicole can also help you with your hiring needs. Bulldogs make the best employees!

If you have questions contact Nicole at nlechene@uga.edu.

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Are Your Records Up-to-Date?
Make it a new year's resolution to spend 5 minutes updating your alumni records online. Even updating your e-mail address will help keep you in the loop on the latest University events and news.

You can update your records with UGA by visiting: http://www.externalaffairs.uga.edu/update

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DC Dawgs Featured in the Washington Examiner
DC Dawgs was featured this Tuesday in the Washington Examiner's Entry Level Career's column series on networking. Columnist Heather Huhman details five ways in which being involved in your alumni association can benefit young professional. Check out the story here. Be sure to share this placement by clicking the "share this" button at the top of the column.

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Monster.com - How Admins Can Network
“Alumni social events offer an informal setting where you can meet industry veterans and begin building a personal relationship with them,” explains Valerie Elston, president of the University of Georgia’s capitol-area club. Please visit Monster.com to read the entire article.

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Facebook group added for DC Dawgs
The DC Dawgs are now on facebook. Visiit www.facebook.com and Search for DC Dawgs and add it to your groups. This is an open group, anyone can join and invite others to join. See you there!!

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Join the UGA Online Community
You can join the UGA Online Community by going to www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/GAU/. This will help us collect email addresses, which in turn allows the Association to get information out to a wider audience.

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DC Dawgs Receive Chapter of Excellence Award
The DC Dawgs Chapter received the 2006 "Chapter of Excellence" award at the UGA Alumni Leadership Assembly, January 26-28, 2007. The Nashville and Jacksonville Chapters both received Honorable Mention.

The "Chapter of Excellence" award acknowledges the efforts of the chapter that has exceeded expectations in their support of the Alumni Association's Mission Statement. Read the complete story at the UGA Alumni Association web site.

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Regional Volunteer of the Year Award
In recoginition of her time and efforts spent, on behalf of UGA, establishing, maintaining and strengthening the local alumni group, Lindsay Moss '00, Washington, DC Chapter president, received the Association's first Regional Volunteer of the Year award. Read the complete story at the UGA Alumni Association web site. Congratulations Lindsay!!

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