Spring Travel
New York & Washington, D.C. Led by Honors assistant dean Jessica Hunt and Dr. Andrew Owsiak of the School for Public and International Affairs, first-year Foundation Fellows explored two of the nation’s most important cities. Highlights of the trip included a discussion with CNN commentator Paul Begala and visits with UGA alumni working in cybersecurity, public health, medicine, finance, law and politics, sustainability, media, and the arts. UGA Foundation emeritus trustee Susan Waltman, senior vice president and general counsel at the Greater New York Hospital Association, and Foundation Fellow alumna Samia McEachin hosted us at GNYHA for a conversation about the role of data management in the city’s emergency preparedness initiatives. Three UGA Grady College alumni provided a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into producing some of the most watched news programs in the country. Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville invited students into the studio for the taping of the day’s show and discussed both the nuts and bolts of media production and the role of media in the 21st century. Robin Hommel, executive broadcast producer of The View, hosted students for an episode that included Whoopi Goldberg’s interviews with Kristin Chenoweth and Matt Damon. Kevin Schatell, associate plaza producer at The Today Show, talked about what it was like to win an Emmy before the age of 30.
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UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2022
