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OXFORD, Ga. To honor one of its “most prominent” alumni, Oxford College of Emory University recently announced the establishment of the Judge Horace J. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Endowment to provide need-based scholarships to prospective students.
According to a spokesperson from Oxford College, “generous” donations from alumnus Keith Burns and the Johnson family made the endowment possible.
The Alcovy Superior Court judge died July 1, 2020, of a cardiac arrest. He had been diagnosed with COVID-19 days before.
Last year 248 SPACs raised $83 billion, according to research firm SPACInsider, accounting for 50% of all U.S. initial public offerings. This year they ve made up 75% of IPOs and are the main reason more companies are going public than at any time since the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. Sports-gambling site DraftKings went public by merging with a SPAC, as did Utz Snacks. Fallen coworking phenomenon WeWork is looking to go public by teaming up with a SPAC.
This frenzy is being fed by a healthy dose of celebrity, with boldfaced names from the worlds of finance, entertainment and politics all launching SPACs. They are drawn by the prospect of making millions of dollars in return for almost no investment. Famous SPAC sponsors include Bill Ackman, Shawn Jay-Z Carter, Gary Cohn, former
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Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton is stepping down after16 years on the court. Melton and former Gov. Nathan Deal collaborated on a wide-ranging criminal justice reform initiative over several years. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder (New Supreme Court unveiling, Jan. 2020)
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton announced Friday that he is stepping down on July 1 after spending 16 years serving on the state’s highest court, including the past year implementing a 2009 plan he led to keep the wheels of justice turning in a pandemic.
Melton’s announcement comes with a year-plus remaining on his four-year term, meaning Republican Gov. Brian Kemp gets the chance to appoint a new justice to the state’s high court for the third time since 2019.
UGA announces 2021 Alumni Awards recipients
February 8, 2021
Outstanding alumni and friends recognized by the UGA Alumni Association
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has announced eight recipients of the 2021 Alumni Awards, an annual program dating back to 1936 that recognizes individuals and organizations who demonstrate a commitment to the university. The 2021 honorees are:
Chester Davenport, Alumni Merit Award
The Honorable Brian P. Kemp, Alumni Merit Award
Bonney Shuman, Alumni Merit Award
Dr. Libby Morris, Faculty Service Award
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Friend of UGA Award
St. Mary’s Health Care System, Friend of UGA Award
The Paris Family, Family of the Year Award
Equifax Names Audrey Boone Tillman to Board of Directors
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ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Audrey Boone Tillman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL), has been elected to its board of directors.
(PRNewsfoto/Equifax Inc.) We are thrilled to welcome Audrey as a new independent director on our board, said Mark W. Begor, CEO of Equifax. Her broad legal and business background, involvement in business strategy and operations, as well as her depth of experience in human resources, compliance and government relations, will benefit Equifax as we continue to invest in our cloud data and technology, people and new products to drive new innovation and growth.