Lynn Cottrell receives honorary doctorate
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Lynn Cottrell was recognized for her accomplishments and received an honorary doctorate of business administration for her philanthropic contributions in support of the University of North Georgia (sa国际传媒官网网页入口) at the university's spring commencement May 7.
Together with her husband Mike, Lynn Cottrell has been a major supporter of higher education and athletics at sa国际传媒官网网页入口. The pair have been instrumental in providing more than $28.1 million in critical resources and strategic support for sa国际传媒官网网页入口 in the past 17 years.
"The Cottrells' transformative philanthropic support has ensured that sa国际传媒官网网页入口 offers one of the premier business education programs in Georgia, and their recent support for the new Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation will provide state-of-the-art technology and classrooms for high-demand professional programs offered through the Mike Cottrell College of Business," sa国际传媒官网网页入口 President Bonita Jacobs said. "The remarkable and continued generosity of Lynn Cottrell illustrates her deep dedication to the University of North Georgia and the north Georgia region."
The remarkable and continued generosity of Lynn Cottrell illustrates her deep dedication to the University of North Georgia and the north Georgia region.
sa国际传媒官网网页入口 President Bonita Jacobs
In 2006, Mike and Lynn Cottrell made a transformational gift of $10 million to initiate the sa国际传媒官网网页入口's first-ever capital campaign and to support the university's educational mission, which resulted in the naming of the existing College of Business as the Mike Cottrell College of Business and marked the largest donation in the institution's history.
In 2019, the Cottrells donated another $10 million for the new Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation facility on sa国际传媒官网网页入口's Dahlonega Campus. Set to begin serving students in fall 2022, the facility will serve as the hub for business and computer science programs with specialized labs, student engagement spaces, and high-technology classes. An additional gift will enhance the sa国际传媒官网网页入口's main entrance adjacent to the Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation.
Lynn Cottrell has been generous in other areas at sa国际传媒官网网页入口, including more than $1 million to provide transformational facility support for Nighthawks Athletics.
In addition, the Mike and Lynn Cottrell Scholarship Fund has received more than $1.28 million since its inception in 2013 and awarded over 1,500 scholarships.
Financial support from the Mike Cottrell Endowment Fund has enabled the College to earn AACSB accreditation and recognition as the "Best for Vets Business School" by the Military Times. The Cottrell MBA, a program built for working professionals, has been ranked among the best public, part-time MBA programs in Georgia by both Fortune magazine and U.S. News & World Report.
Lynn and her husband were named 2008 Philanthropists of the Year by the North Georgia Community Foundation.
Students earn prizes for innovative ideas
sa国际传媒官网网页入口 students took center stage as they shared their business ideas and won prize money to support their entrepreneurial ambitions at the innovatesa国际传媒官网网页入口 Pitch Challenge held March 2.
Students embrace chamber internships
A sa国际传媒官网网页入口 student and a recent alumnus have made the most of their internships with local chambers of commerce and begun to blaze their career paths thanks to those experiences.
sa国际传媒官网网页入口 named Fulbright top producer
sa国际传媒官网网页入口 is providing transformative experiences abroad for alumni as a top producer of Fulbright students. The university earned this distinction for a ninth consecutive year and tied for third among master's institutions with four selections.
Innovation Summit set for March 2 at sa国际传媒官网网页入口
sa国际传媒官网网页入口's Mike Cottrell College of Business will host the Nighthawk Innovation Summit on March 2 at the Dahlonega Campus.