
Marty Parker, senior lecturer in the Terry College Department of Management, has been named a Top Voice by LinkedIn.
Aflac CEO Dan Amos made his name in business, but at the 2024 Mason Leadership Lecture, he told students that business success is a vehicle for improving the world.
“You know, I don’t think I want ‘He was a great businessperson’ on my tombstone,” he said. “Other things are more important than that. But it is because of success in the business world that you can do those other things and help others.”
Boehringer Ingelheim began operations nearly 140 years ago as a small chemical manufacturing company in rural Germany and has grown into a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation. The private, independently owned business thrives in 130 communities with a workforce population of a small city — 53,500 — providing medical needs and solutions for humans and animals to live healthier and longer.
Four years ago, the University of Georgia’s class of 2024 came to Athens to live in sequestered dorm rooms, eat from dining hall take-out boxes, and attend their first college courses over Zoom. It was — without a doubt — a strange way to launch into the world. But as they prepare to graduate on May 10, this year’s class is thinking about how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped their attitudes toward work, community, and what they want out of life.
Jakhari Gordon visited nearly a dozen college campuses during his senior year of high school. His last visit was to the University of Georgia. “When I got to the hotel that night, I didn’t think, ‘Could I go here?’ I thought of me riding the buses, going to classes,” Gordon said. “I could see myself there, and that stuck with me.”