Terry Third Thursday

Dr. Michael F. Adams was named the 21st president of the University of Georgia on June 11, 1997. He immediately focused on securing UGA's future as one of America's premier public research universities. Under Dr. Adams' leadership, student quality has risen steadily and the University of Georgia has been recognized as one of the nation's top 20 public research universities for eight out of the past 10 years by U.S. News & World Report. Now in his 16th year as President of the University of Georgia, Dr. Michael F. Adams is one of America's longest serving and best known university presidents. A widely respected figure in higher education, he has been elected by his peers to lead a number of national organizations including the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, the American Council on Education and the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Executive Committee.