Classic City News
Jun 28, 202015 min
Updated: Oct 14, 2020
Dear President Morehead,
As members of the UGA and Athens community, we appreciate the thought and effort that went into developing UGA’s plan for a return to full operations in the fall. However, after reviewing the university’s plan, we believe that UGA can and must do more to protect the health and lives of faculty, staff, and students. It is not only those who work and study at UGA who will be impacted by the university’s policies, but also healthcare workers, local businesses, and the larger Athens community.
We strongly feel that (1) faculty, staff, students, vendors, visitors, and volunteers should be required to wear a face mask while indoors, and (2) no instructor should be required to teach in person and that no instructor should be required to disclose personal health concerns; no staff person should be required to work on campus if they can fulfill their job responsibilities off campus. These policies are in the interest of public health and racial justice, will have little to no financial impact on the university, will help ensure the continuity of on-campus instruction in the fall, will reduce the impact on Athens’ healthcare system, and are in the interest of local businesses and the larger Athens community. We detail our specific reasons below.
Face Masks Are Inexpensive and They Work
There is compelling evidence that face masks significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19. A recent study shows that COVID-19 is predominantly spread via airborne transmission and that mandated face masks significantly reduce the number of cases (https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/10/2009637117?fbclid=IwAR22r4IU8NDyzQK2bdwbGHx6mXi9GjOjwprb5iNIV-KwMUx6HJU4WevoKr0). The same study finds that social distancing without face masks has a limited impact and concludes that face masks are the most effective way to prevent the spread of the virus. Another study finds that U.S. states that mandated face masks averted as many as 230,000-450,000 cases (https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818). These studies demonstrate that requiring face masks is an inexpensive and highly effective way to limit transmission of COVID-19.
UGA’s peer and aspirational institutions will require that faculty, staff, students, and visitors wear face masks while indoors in the fall, including: University of California Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, George Mason University, Virginia Tech, the University of Florida, and the University of Texas at Arlington, among several others (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_j8bPnuS97DC3YcituOWQP_aEx7H_ASj3lzmG_c_92M/edit#gid=0). Additionally, the Athens Clarke County school district is planning to require that students and staff wear a face covering, and receive a temperature check before entering the school building. Mandating face masks while indoors would carry little, if any, financial cost given that UGA has already purchased two face masks for all faculty, staff, and students.
As you know, Athens has two hospitals that serve a 17 county region - and seven of these counties do not have their own hospitals (https://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/athens-health-care-system-navigates-covid-19-fight/article_7c2b43cc-86a3-11ea-abad-3fd6d74be2e8.html). If UGA’s relaxed policies on mask use result in a surge in COVID-19 cases in Athens, our local healthcare system will be overwhelmed, and a tremendous strain will be added to our already stressed healthcare workers. In short, a face mask requirement is an inexpensive and highly effective way to keep the number of cases in Athens down and protect the health and lives of UGA’s faculty, staff, students, and Athens residents.
Reducing the Number of Employees on Campus Will Limit Transmission of COVID-19
No instructor or staff person should be required to work on campus if they are able to fulfill their job responsibilities off campus. We recognize that some UGA employees are unable to fulfill their job duties off campus; by allowing employees who can carry out their job responsibilities off campus, UGA reduces the risk to those who must come to campus to work. Additionally, since it has proven impossible for employees to receive ADA accommodations if they are living with high-risk individuals, this would reduce the likelihood of transmitting the virus to vulnerable family or household members. Just as employees should not be forced to choose between their health and their jobs, neither should they have to choose between work and their families’ safety.
Allowing instructors and staff to work off campus carries little to no financial cost. UGA’s “Plans for a Phased Return to Fall Operations” (https://www.uga.edu/coronavirus/documents/phased-return-to-full-operations.pdf) notes that financially, the major differences between the three contingency plans (fall classes begin with face-to-face instruction with social distancing, fall classes begin fully online, and periods of online teaching during the semester) entail technology upgrades to classrooms, housing and meal plans, campus bus transportation, and student services (see pp. 123-124). Moreover, the revenue losses following the transition to remote instruction in Spring 2020 largely resulted from pro-rated refunds to students for housing, dining, and other fees - not from instructors and staff working remotely (see pp. 120-121).
UGA’s Commitment to Racial Justice
The mortality rate for COVID-19 among Black Americans across the US is 2.3 times higher than the mortality rate for White and Asian Americans, and 2.2 times higher than Latino Americans (https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race). Black Americans are 12.4% of the U.S. population yet they make up 24.3% of COVID-19 deaths - twice their share of the population. In Georgia, the mortality rate for Blacks per 100,000 people is 38.9 and is 22 for Whites (https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race). On June 1, 2020, you sent a letter to the UGA community condemning racism, stating that your administration will work to ensure that the entire UGA community feels safe and supported, and that UGA must do more in working towards racial justice. UGA’s failure and unwillingness to take even these minimal steps would belie its purported desire to provide a safe environment for Black employees, who comprise a majority of the essential custodial staff that will most frequently come into contact with contaminated surfaces as they perform the work to keep everyone at UGA safe.
UGA’s Commitment to the Health and Safety of Faculty and Staff
Low paid staff and graduate students stand to suffer significant harm to their health and household finances if UGA does not require face masks while indoors and will not allow instructors and staff to work off campus. Nearly 3,000 graduate student workers at UGA make less than $25,000/year. Additionally, an estimated 2,500 full-time employees (about 22% of UGA employees) earn salaries under $35,000, which the Economic Policy Institute's Family Budget Calculator considers a living wage for a single adult with no children in Clarke County (https://www.epi.org/resources/budget/). With no extra money to spare, these workers are more likely to have health insurance plans with poorer coverage and higher deductibles. They simply cannot afford to get sick. By requiring staff and graduate students to work on campus with poor public health regulations, UGA is putting the health and limited resources of their most financially insecure employees and students at significant and unnecessary risk.
UGA’s Ties to the Local Economy
The health of Athens’ local economy is closely tied to the health of the university. Just as UGA relies on local businesses in Athens to support its needs, local businesses rely on UGA, its students, and employees to keep their businesses running. Already hurting after shuttering their businesses for many months, the financial wellbeing of local restaurants, bars, music venues, and retail shops - and the livelihood of their thousands of employees - is dependent on students and professors returning and the university resuming functions in the fall. If the university is flippant about health and safety precautions and their policies result in another shutdown, it will be beyond devastating for local business owners, everyone who works at their businesses, and the entire economy of Athens.
A Strong Commitment to Public Safety Will Encourage Students to Return to Campus
UGA students are excited to return to campus in the fall, but many have voiced concerns that UGA is not doing enough to promote public safety and health by not mandating face masks (https://www.redandblack.com/uganews/incoming-uga-freshmen-weigh-in-on-what-they-hope-to-see-in-the-fall-amid/article_2e4320c8-b031-11ea-a3fe-4fb97bcd480d.html). For the month of June, people aged 18-29 made up 29% of new coronavirus cases (https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/georgia-coronavirus-cases-spike-among-young-adults-virus-surges/jbuSk1TkKh8LfHLL5Rvb9N/). Requiring face masks when indoors would go a long way towards alleviating students’ concerns and encourage them to return and remain on campus (https://www.redandblack.com/uganews/mask-mandate-uga-students-faculty-push-for-face-mask-requirement-in-the-fall/article_7e4357ce-b693-11ea-9a7b-7fc3f7228bfe.html).
In closing, we are looking forward to returning to campus in the fall. Requiring face masks while indoors and allowing faculty, staff, and graduate students to work off campus when possible will help ensure the continuity of face-to-face instruction and protect the health and lives of faculty, staff, students, and the larger Athens community.
Signed,
United Campus Workers of Georgia, UGA Chapter
Robyn Waserman, Staff, UGA, Class of 2000
Matthew Fortunato, Staff, UGA
Michael Rabalais, Master's Candidate, UGA
Stephanie Jones, Faculty, UGA
Evelyn Jones, Class of 2019
Cassia Roth, Faculty, UGA
Lindsey Reynolds, Faculty, UGA
Adrienne Button, Class of '99 & '22
Shelly Biesel, PhD candidate 2021, UGA
Clint McCrory, Professor Emeritus, UGA
Katie Googe, Class of 2017
Bryant Barnes, PhD Student, UGA
Hillary Brown, Staff, UGA
Pete L Clark, Faculty, UGA
Charles Allin Cromer, Class of 2018
Megan Turnbull, Faculty, UGA
Cydney Seigerman, PhD Candidate, UGA
Bettina Love, Faculty, UGA
JP Schmidt, Faculty, UGA
Keaton Callaway, Linguistics Department, PhD student
Joseph Fu, Faculty, UGA
Jacob Weger, PhD candidate, UGA
Leslie Rech Penn, Faculty, UGA
Martha Allexsaht-Snider, Faculty, UGA
Georgia McPeak, Class of 2007
Marianne Happek, Staff, UGA
Sebastian Burkholdt, Graduate Student, UGA
Anne Hurne, Staff, Grady College, UGA
Alisa Luxenberg, Faculty, UGA
Kaitlin Wegrzyn, PhD Candidate, UGA
Mikaela Warner, Graduate Student, UGA
James Russell, Faculty, GGC
Kristen Morrow, Integrative Conservation PhD student, UGA
Frithjof Timo Wöhrmann, Graduate Student, UGA
Sonia Janis, Faculty, UGA
Ashley Johnson, Staff, UGA
Thijs Kolet, R.N., Athens
Shannon Ball, Class of 1995, Co-owner 5 Points Yoga
Gabrielle Lichtenstein, Graduate Student, UGA
Penny Callaway, UGA Parent
Molly Berkemeier, Faculty, UGA
Senna Hubbs, Class of 2018
Kathleen Hurlock, PhD Student, UGA
Alexander Harvey, MSBA 2020
Linda Dunbar, Staff, UGA
Tosin Adesogan, Graduate Student, UGA
Francesca Pase, PhD Candidate UGA
Caroline Young, Faculty, UGA
Carlton Smith, Graduate Student, UGA
Genevieve Guzmán, Graduate Student, UGA
Jeani Wooten, Staff, UGA
June Levine-Fortunato, Works in Athens
Sujata Iyengar, Faculty, UGA
Heather Slutzky, Healthcare Worker, Athens
Dominique La Barrie, First Year Developmental Psychology Student, UGA
Elizabeth A. St.Pierre, Faculty, UGA
Eric Harris, Staff, UGA
Violeta Rodríguez, MS, MSED
Margaret Caughy, Professor, UGA
Kelly Happe, Faculty, UGA
Richard Menke, Faculty, UGA
Benjamin Britton, Faculty, UGA
Patricia Richards, Faculty, UGA
Paula Runyon, Staff and UGA MFA Class of 2019
Briana Spivey, PhD Student, UGA
Annelie Klein, Concerned Citizen
Pablo Lapegna, Faculty, UGA
Lilian Sattler, Faculty, UGA
Savannah Downing , PhD Student, UGA
David Schiller, Emeritus Faculty, UGA
Amy Ellis, Faculty, UGA
Nancy Hunter, Concerned Citizen
Valerie McLaurin, Graduate Student, UGA
Mandy Mastrovita, Faculty, UGA
Montgomery Wolf, Faculty, UGA
Vicki Scullion, PhD Candidate
Jorge Derpic, Faculty, UGA
Anne Williams, Retired faculty
Julie Spivey, Faculty Member, UGA
Samuel Watson, PhD student, Comm Studies
Annie Simpson, MFA Candidate
Alicia Davis, UGA PhD Class of 2000
John Banister, PhD Candidate
Rachel Bailey, Graduate Student Class of 2022, Undergraduate Class of 1995, Local Business Owner, and Concerned Citizen
Katya Tepper, Immunocompromised Local Resident
Jason Myres, Faculty, UGA
Jake Brower, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Helen K. Haynes, Class of 1972
Mr. Charles Jameson, Concerned Citizen
Curtiss Pernice, Works at a local business, Freelance UGA Employee
Jenny Lund, Works in Athens
Melissa Harshman, Faculty, UGA
Daniel Everett, Retired Faculty, UGA
Maria Butauski, Department of Communication Studies, Faculty, UGA
Catie Young, Staff, UGA
Abigail Velez, Works in Athens, Spouse of Faculty Member
Lydian Brambila, UGA Libraries
Heather Smith, Staff, UGA
Miriam Jacobson, Associate Professor of English, UGA
Roger Stahl, Faculty, UGA
Rachel Arney, Graduate Student, UGA
Kendra Burns, Staff, UGA
Mary Hammes, Alumna, Citizen, Partner of UGA employee
Amanda McDaniel, Staff, UGA
Elizabeth Summerlin, MA History 2009
Josh Mckay, Concerned Citizen
Barbara A. Biesecker, Faculty, UGA
Linda Gilbert, Retired from USG and Athens resident
Samantha Leitch, Staff, UGA
Andra Walton, Staff, UGA
Taryn Corvin, Concerned Citizen
Laura G., UGA Parent
Brad Leitch, Spouse of UGA Staff
Nathan Carlson, Staff, UGA
Alexandra Corvin, Class of 2017
Alison Smith, Faculty, UGA
Dr. Martha DeHart, Staff, UGA
Jarred Jackson, Staff, UGA
Alison Piazza, Staff, UGA
John Bailey / Class of 1994 / DJ Osmose
John Wares, Faculty, UGA
Jessica Marter-Kenyon, Post-Doctoral Fellow, UGA
Laura Theobald, Graduate Student, UGA
Stephen Scheer, Faculty, UGA
Mary Willoughby, Faculty, UGA
Mary Wade, UGA Parent
Lindsay Dickerson, Staff, UGA
Samuel Watson, PhD student, Comm Studies, UGA
Shelley Pence, Faculty, UGA
Ruta Abolins, Faculty, UGA
Miriam Zegarac, Graduate Student, UGA
Kerry Steinberg, Faculty, UGA
Lihi Ben Shitrit, Faculty, UGA
Jill Severn, Faculty, UGA; MA, History,1996
Taryn Corvin, Concerned Citizen
Annie R. Wendel, Spanish instructor/preceptor until 8/07-12/19
Melissa Rackley, Works in Athens
Rebecca Baggett, Retired Staff, Parent of UGA grad, Spouse of UGA grad, Athens resident
Leigh Beeson, Staff, UGA
Jennifer George, Faculty, UGA
Deirdre Kane, Staff, UGA
Margaret Penny Wood BFA, MSED, EDS, UGA
Isabel Astacio, Immunocompromised local resident
Eric Wurzburg, Local Business Owner
Douglas Menke, Faculty, UGA
Alejandra Villegas, Grad Student, UGA
Korie Leigh, Faculty, UGA
Melissa Link, Staff, UGA, Clarke County Commissioner
Chelsea Ratcliff Bush, Faculty, UGA
Anuja Sarda, PhD student, UGA
Kate Kaiser, Class of 2006
Stephanie Sutton, UGA Graduate
Mary Goll, Faculty, UGA
Jennifer Leyting, Staff, UGA
Carrie Bishop, Alumna and Partner of UGA employee
Janet Frick, Faculty, UGA, past chair of UGA University Council
Shaye Gambrell, UGA Graduate
Kathleen Falke, Spouse of UGA Staff
Tanya Hudson, Class of 2003, 2007, & 2009
Christina Rowland, Staff, UGA
Alan Guerra
Lizzie Z. Saltz, Spouse of UGA Faculty
Marguerite Madden, Faculty, UGA
David Cobb, PhD Candidate, UGA
Cathy Rumfelt, Alumna, Class of 2000, Athens resident
Cheryl Kennedy, Staff, UGA
Carly Leilani Fabian, Graduate Student, UGA
Melissa Martin, MD, UGA grad 1992
Diana Hartle, Class of '95, Faculty, UGA
Danielle West, Local Business Owner
Maria Eugenia Castellanos, Post-Doctoral Fellow, UGA
Kristen Gleason, Class of 2020
María Rivera Araya, Concerned Citizen
Katie Jeffries, Class of 2013
Danielle Walters, Class of 2015
Marcela Garza, Graduate Student, UGA
Timi Conley, Director, Wild Rumpus Parade & Spectacle
Cathleen Sweeney, Undergraduate and Concerned Citizen
Brittany Barnes, Staff, UGA
Randall Abney, 1968 UGA Graduate
Svilen Trifonov, Faculty, UGA
Carolyn Abney, Local Business Owner
Lisa Ward, UGA Graduate
Nicole Bechill, Works in Athens
Katie Johnson, PhD student, LLED
Sophia Weerth, Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, Department of Microbiology, UGA
Allison Workman, Class of 1994, Spouse of UGA staff
Tracey Wyatt, Healthcare Worker, Athens
Jessie Hyatt, 2012, UGA Graduate, Concerned Citizen, Works in Athens
Shannon Robinson, Concerned Citizen
Paula Krimer, Faculty, UGA
Wendy Waldman, Class of 2000
Elena Fernandez, Faculty, UGA
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Menke, Concerned Citizens
Aly Brice, Class of 2011
Caitlin Mertzlufft, Alumna, Athens resident, Public Health professional
Lois Alworth, Parent of UGA employee, Friend to many UGA employees
Mattia Pistone, Faculty, UGA
Merrily Dunn, Faculty, UGA
Kara Litwin, Undergraduate, UGA
Jeff Wood, Local Business Owner
Klée Schell, UGA Senior
Sabina Ashurova, 3rd year student
Christopher Hocking, Faculty UGA
Nicole Broerman, Pediatrician
Leah Helton, PhD Candidate, UGA
Scott Nelson, Faculty, UGA
Yasmine Wallace, Class of 2019 & 2022
Brenda Galvez, Class of 2021
Tricia White, Class of 2021
Ben Luttinen, PhD Candidate, UGA
Philip Kohnen, Local Business Owner
Michael Nunneley, UGA Graduate student
Amanda Rugenski, Faculty, UGA
Magdalena Zurawski, Faculty, UGA
Ann Farrell, R.N., St. Mary's Hospital
Trevor Tuma, PhD Student, UGA
Sara Parker, Class of 2006
Rayven Alsobrook, Class of 2023
Peggy Thrasher Law, Class of 1983, Former Faculty, Parent of UGA student, Spouse of UGA Employee
Don Law, Staff, UGA
Dr. Rose Tahash, Triple Dawg, UGA Staff
Samantha Trust, 2020
Riley Hess, Graduate Student, UGA
Amari Fortson, Class of 2021
Tricia Lootens, Faculty, UGA
Robin Maier, UGA Alumni, GSU MAT Program
Amanda Mull, Class of 2009
Sarah Jantzi, Faculty, UGA
Shelley Zuraw, Faculty, UGA
Nekabari Ereba, Senior, student worker
Morgan Holley, Class of 2007
Alyson Barrera, Parent of UGA Student
Jennie De la Vega, Concerned Resident and Employee of a Local Business
Randy Adams, Healthcare Worker
Janice Simon, Faculty, UGA
Jenny Woodward, 2011 Graduate & Current Resident of Athens
Abigail Courtney, PhD Candidate, UGA
Alec Peyton, Class of 2021
Amy Ross, Faculty, UGA
Nimsy Corea, Class of 2023
Katy Dwyer, Graduate Student, UGA
Melissa Lee, Staff, Class of 2010
Anna Headden, Mental Health Professional in Athens
Kevin Sweeney, Works in Athens, Freelance UGA Employee
Mary Patrick, UGA staff
Evan Greller, Local Business Owner and Healthcare Provider
Sarah Crain, Class of 2013, UGA Staff
Paige Howell, Class of 2018
Millie Price, UGA Law ‘23
Lisa Anger, Faculty, UGA
Emily McIntyre, Graduate Student, UGA
Jennifer Griffith Barnhart, Faculty, UGA
Nicholas Hatch, Class of 2021
Jessica Greene, Class of 1985, Owner of The Grit and Ted's Most Best
Lisa W., Concerned Citizen, UGA Alumni
Megan Moriarty, Class of 2000, CCSD Teacher
Carol Hunt, Concerned Citizen
Christie Sanders, Staff, UGA
Beverly Hull, Staff, UGA
Nancy Sokolove, UGA Parent
Elizabeth Anne Allen, MEd. 1991
Ann Mandel, Class of 2008
Jeffrey Rieter, Staff, UGA
Michael Marshall, Quality Manager, CAIS, UGA
Dana J. Hortman, Class of 2010
Megan Bramlett, MPH (2019) and current PhD student
Christine Kim, Graduate Student, UGA
Emily Winner Crim, Class of 2000 and 2010
Robert Bramlett, Clarke Central High School Teacher
Nina Santus, Faculty, UGA
Suzi Mojock, Concerned Citizen
Jennifer Schildknecht, UGA Parent, Local Business Owner, Concerned Citizen
Brett Magner MD, Faculty, Healthcare Worker, Local Business Owner
Nathan Fleeson, Graduate Student, UGA
Evan Alden, MPH, 2020
Tony Pelli, Class of 2012
Nicole Gottdenker, Faculty, UGA
Kate Blane, UGA Graduate, Concerned Citizen
Selena Lane, Faculty, UGA
Jack Cenatempo, Undergraduate Student Class of 2022 and Student Assistant
Christine Pardue, UGA Graduate
Laura Shepard, UGA Graduate,
Jessica Ammons, Staff, UGA
Cari Goetcheus, Faculty, UGA
Kate Daley-Bailey, Staff, UGA
Laura Rack, Graduate Student, UGA
Cecilia Reynolds, Staff, UGA
Caleb Gonzalez, Zapier and former ECV Manager
Robyn Obana, Concerned Citizen, Works in Athens
Anthony Potts, Undergraduate Student, UGA
Nneka Omoma, Class of 2023
Tucker Austin, Class of 1993, Spouse of UGA Faculty, Athens Healthcare Worker
Leandra Nessel, Staff, UGA
Sophia Rodriguez, Undergraduate Student, Class of 2023
Zachary Schamis, Undergraduate Student, Class of 2023
Linda Macbeth, Class of 1990 Landscape Architecture, UGA Donor
Denise Phan, Undergraduate Student, Class of 2024
Crystal Earwood, UGA Grad, UGA Parent
Aidan Rickaby, class of 2023
Jessica Daniels, 2017 Graduate, Staff, UGA
Luke Rodgers, Undergraduate Student, Class of '22
Erika Massie, Class of 2018
Jackie Mitchell, Class of 2004
Krysia Ara, UGA Class of 1995, Former UGA Staff
Elizabeth Mazza, Class of 2005
Gavin Rakosnik, Class of 2024
Stephanie Lynn, Staff, UGA Grad
Lidya Ghedamu, Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021
Kristie Person, Graduate of UGA, Works in Athens
Ross Marklein, Faculty , UGA
Sean Turner, Class of ‘97, Registered Nurse
Erik Person, UGA Grad, Physician Gastroenterologist in Athens
Laura Durham, Staff, UGA, Parent of UGA Student
Heather Dominicali, Concerned Citizen, Healthcare Worker in Athens
Lexy Bridges, Works in Athens, Concerned Citizen
Rachel D. Harris, Graduate Student, UGA
Graham Johnson, Graduate Student, UGA
Sara Moeller, Class of 2020, Concerned Citizen
Laura G., Parent of UGA Student
Carol Moore, UGA Class of 1983, UGA Freshman Parent
Anna Headden, Mental Health Professional in Athens
James Reap, Faculty, UGA
Rayna Sklar, Class of 2022
Karen Mancera, Class of 2021
Bobby Pelts, Staff, UGA
Donna Decatrel RN, PARMC
Elizabeth Kraft, Retiring Faculty, UGA
Megan Chambers, concerned citizen, Registered Nurse
Alicia Arribas, Faculty, UGA
Jessica Couch, Staff and PhD student
Patrick Fraser, Class of 2001, MPA 2005
Kathleen McDermott, Graduate of UGA, Concerned Citizen
Aline Robolin, Graduate of UGA
Erica Degue, class of 2023
Heidi, Athens community member
Hannah Manning, CO 2023
Anuja Sarda, PhD student, UGA
Kathi Dailey Morgan (34year UGA retiree)
Jordan Josselson, Concerned Citizen
Kate Masuda, Concerned citizen
Hannah Smith, BSEd, MEd 93, concerned parent
Allison Howard, Faculty, UGA
Shelby Ghersi, Class of 2023
Sally E Walker, Faculty, UGA
Denise Domizi, 1991, 2008
Mary Ford, PhD Candidate, UGA
Cindy Hahamovitch, Faculty, UGA
Jonathan Schuh, class of 1998, Parent of UGA Student, UGA Donor
Ian Schmutte, UGA Faculty
Jennifer McFaline-Figueroa, Graduate Student, UGA
Stephanie Andino, Class of 2021
Karen Dillard (2005), UGA Donor
Andrew Zawacki, Faculty, UGA
Marcus Bowens, Class of 2021, Works in Athens
Terrell Austin, Graduate of UGA, 1990, 1995
Mallory Harris, Class of 2018
Mikaela LaFave, Graduate Student, UGA
Brittany Leitch, Relative of staff member
Pamela Eanes, Concened Citizen, Healthcare Worker in Athens
Tracy Peabody, Athens resident
Patricia Whatley, Graduate Student, UGA
Hannah Costantino, BS, BSA, MPH, MSN-RN (UGA 2011, 2014), Healthcare Worker in Athens
Amy Murphy, Faculty, UGA
Nicollette Frank, PhD student, UGA
Logan Woodall, Concerned Citizen
Donna Boggs MSN, RN, Staff, UGA
Leah Thompson, c/o 2022
Michael J. Conroy, Retired Faculty, UGA Donor, Concerned Citizen
Nancy Walton, RN, MPH
Lori Newcomer, Concerned Citizen
Sara Ivy, UGA Parent
Emily Aland, Concerned Citizen, Healthcare Worker
Harlan Cohen, Faculty, UGA
Shirlee Tevet, UGA Donor, Concerned Citizen
Travis Burch, Co-owner Heirloom Café
Marisa Hull, Class of 2021
Lindsey Harding, Faculty, UGA
Patricia Majeski-Wiegert, UGA Professors' parent
Sarah Buckleitner, Staff, UGA
Frederick Wiegert, Parent of UGA Faculty
Jeff Kilpatrick (PhD. ‘10, Instructor of Italian at UGA)
Jim Leebens-Mack, Faculty, UGA
Catherine Bobon, Owner of Athens business Cillies Clothing
Ray Kaplan, Faculty, UGA
Nicholas Reilly, Works in Athens
Charles Nicolosi, Staff, UGA
Anna Brinck, PhD Candidate, UGA
Wynn Walter, Athens Resident and Teacher
Holly Kaplan, Clinical Faculty, UGA
Will Hodges, Class of 2002
Emily Turner, 4th year UGA student
Edward G. Smart, Athens residen
Lauren Kimsey, 4th year undergraduate, UGA
Ben Hesse, Athens resident, UGA alumnus
Brenda A Poss, BM ‘74, MMEd ‘86, EdS ‘92
Deborah Stanley, Faculty, UGA
Bruno Ubiali, PhD student, UGA
Vanessa Murray, Class of 2014, UGA Staff
Kathy Rohs, Concerned Citizen
Tiffany Simon, 3rd year, Undergraduate, UGA
Jake Lulewicz, PhD 2018
Kevin Murphy
Charlotte Poss Chromiak, Class of 2006 and concerned citizen
Rayna Perry, 4th year undergrad UGA
Camille Becker, Class of 2023
Jeffrey Whittle, Class of 1992, UGA Faculty, Athens resident
Jennifer Kay-Wiiliams, Concerned Citizen
Keith P. Rein, class of 2005
Molly McTier, 5th year undergraduate, UGA
Juls Knapp, Local Business Owner
Steven Honea, Staff, UGA, Class of 2002
Tabitha Krambier, UGA 4th year Undergrad
Emeline Mayo, class of 2021
Annelise Johnston, Class of 2019
Allison Coleman, Class of 2009, Works at a local business
Caroline Cook, Class of 2021, OIBR research assistant
Shari Ex, Spouse of a Graduate Student and Instructor
Rachel Peters, Class of 2019, Works at a local business
Christen W., UGA 2021
Maggie D., Uber Driver
Brennan Murphy, Concerned Citizen
Allie Norris, UGA 2021, Jittery Joes Employee
Katie Lett, Concerned Citizen
Abigail, Works at a local business
Erin Stacer, Resident of Athens Clarke County, Works at a local business
Marissa Commissiong, Class of 2020
Sarah Butler, 3rd year, undergraduate
Alicia May, Graduate Student and Teaching assistant at UGA, 2020
Niki Spear, registered nurse
Kevin Murphy
Christina Wood Martinez, Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant
Christian Andersen, PhD Candidate, UGA Graduate and UGA Donor
Emma O’Neal, 4th year undergrad
Nathan Carlson, Staff, UGA
Jorie Berman, class of 2002, part time faculty
Summaya Ahmad, Class of 2022
Kellie Cannon, Class of 2020, Works at a local business
Hannah Jane Malicki, Graduate Student, UGA
Jordan May class of 2019
Roy Legette, Faculty, UGA
Kathryn R Titus, Concerned Citizen
Richard Mikulka, Works at a local business
Dylan Mobley, Former UGA Student
Christian Klimczak, Faculty, UGA
Maria F., Considering attending UGA
Christa Coulter-Scott, Concerned Athens citizen and healthcare worker
(Note: This list of signatories is being periodically updated.)