$4.5M endows Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research
February 24, 2021
Senator completes campaign to create faculty leadership position named in his honor
The University of Georgia’s campaign to create the John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar position reached its goal of $4.5 million in private commitments, and the final contributor was the former U.S. Senator for whom the chair is named.
“We are deeply honored that Senator Isakson has made this commitment to the university. His decades of service to our state and nation and his support of UGA and higher education inspired this entire effort,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “We also are very grateful for the generous gifts from additional individuals and organizations that are supporting this endowed position.”
Fact Check: Does Senator Kelly Loeffler Not Show Up 75 Percent of the Time?
On 12/17/20 at 3:07 PM EST
Kelly Loeffler entered the U.S. Senate in January after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her to fill the seat of Johnny Isakson, who retired because of his health.
She faces the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, in the January 5 runoff that is part of a rare pair of Senate seats up for grabs in the same state. Both are tight, hotly contests contests.
Loeffler serves on four committees: the Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions, also known as the HELP Committee and seen as one of the most influential in the Senate; the Joint Economic Committee; Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry all plum assignments for a freshman.