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Cultivate

Our distinguished alumni have used their education to become leaders in science, education, business and public service. Draw inspiration from the journeys they have taken.

Cultivating Impact

Stories of Generosity

The investments of our donors are sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s success. Learn how donor generosity has made life-changing impacts on the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).

Cultivating Curiosity

CAES Podcast Episodes

On Cultivating Curiosity, we get down and dirty with the experts on all the ways science and agriculture touch our lives, from what we eat to how we live.

Alumni Events

An exciting way to kick off the new school year, the CAES Alumni Association hosts Ag Dawg Kickoff to welcome students, faculty, and staff at the start of every fall semester. Attendees are provided with food, musical entertainment, and student club exhibits. The event allows students, faculty, and staff to interact and discover ways to get involved with activities offered by CAES.

Aug 20

5:30PM - 7:30PM Ag Dawg Kickoff Livestock Arena, Athens, GA

Intros and Appetizers is a low pressure, high energy student and alumni/industry professional networking event. This is a great opportunity for students to seek advice and mentorship from alumni and friends of CAES. Space is limited to 50 students and 25 alumni and friends of CAES! Appetizers will be provided. Dress is business casual. Expect: Time for appetizers and mingling Round-robin style networking Ratio of 2:1 students to alumni/industry partner Prompts to guide conversation Multiple rounds of quality connections

Sep 30

5:30PM - 7:30PM 2025 CAES Fall Intros and Appetizers UGA Studio 225, Athens, GA

The D.W. Brooks Lecture Series and Faculty Awards for Excellence Ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Save the date for this signature event!

Nov 13

3:30PM - 5:00PM D.W. Brooks Lecture and Award Ceremony Georgia Center For Continuing Education, ATHENS, GA

More Alumni Events

Lady Belle takes home the 2025 Flavor of Georgia Grand Prize for its Sunday Dinner Griscuits. (Photo by Peter Frey/UGA)

CAES News

Lady Belle wins 2025 Flavor of Georgia food product contest

A baked good secured the top spot at the 2025 Flavor of Georgia food product competition.

The 2025 inductees to the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame are David Bridges, a former assistant dean for CAES at UGA’s Tifton campus, and Ralph Evans, a business and peanut industry leader whose family has been serving the agricultural community since 1922.

CAES News

Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame inducts leaders in education and business for 2025

The 2025 honorees are former University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Assistant Dean David Bridges and agriculture industry leader Ralph Evans.