From left, Dalton State College graduate and current University of Georgia student Jennifer Granados, Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp and College of Coastal Georgia student Jovan Mills. Granados and Mills are each recipients of scholarships funded in part through the USG Foundation.
The 19th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala on Friday, Sept. 8, raised $827,000 from generous sponsors to support and provide need-based scholarships for University System of Georgia (USG) students across the state.
The annual event hosted by the USG Foundation included Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp as well as more than 550 distinguished guests including donors, alumni, legislators, students, members of the Board of Regents and presidents from USG’s 26 public colleges and universities.
The need-based scholarships funded through the gala will be awarded for the 2023-24 academic year.
Each institution’s president selects scholarship recipients at their respective campuses. Over the 19 years it has held this annual event, the USG Foundation has awarded more than $15 million to support student scholarships.
“USG graduates who earned their bachelor’s degree will earn over $1 million more during their lifetimes than they would have without going to college and will boost their earnings in Georgia by 82% overall – higher than even the national estimated payoff of 80%,” USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. “The support of Governor and First Lady Kemp, our Board of Regents and all our generous donors truly makes a million-dollar difference for students who want a college degree and need just a little help to attain one. We’re grateful for all they do in providing these students with opportunities they otherwise would not have.”
Mills, left, is greeted onstage by USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue.
The Regents’ Scholarship Gala also honors faculty, alumni and an individual or couple who exemplify true leadership and support of higher education in…
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