Leo Wells honored by UGA.Leo Wells, president of Wells Real Estate Funds, was among four Georgia business leaders honored with alumni awards from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. . Wells was one of three executives receiving the college's Distinguished Alumni Award. "Leo is a great businessman who has built a tremendous organization," said Joe Terrell, president of the Terry College Alumni Board. Leo Wells earned his bachelor's degree in economics from UGA UGA opal codon, one of the three stop codons. in 1967. He founded Wells Real Estate Funds in 1984. Under his leadership the company has grown to be one of the largest real estate investment companies in the United States, with more than 200,000 investors and over $7 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. . "This is a tremendous honor from one of the nation's great business schools," said Wells. "My UGA education has been an invaluable foundation for my career, and I will always be grateful to the Terry College." Wells is the 2003 recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the financial services category. He also is a life member of the Atlanta Board of REALTORS Million Dollar Club, and holds NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). Series 7, 24 and 63 registrations. Wells' involvement with the University of Georgia includes his contribution of time and financial support to the Terry College Institute for Leadership Advancement and its students. Wells is an enthusiastic supporter of UGA athletic programs and has funded several team chaplain positions at UGA and other schools through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes  This January 2007 is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . He is an active member of Fellowship Bible Church (Page under Construction) Fellowship Bible Church is a non-denominational church based in Winchester, VA.
Only 148 of more than 50,000 alumni have received this award since the business college was founded in 1912. Previous recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award include former Georgia Govs. George Busbee and Joe Frank Harris Joe Frank Harris (born February 16, 1936) is an American Democratic politician who served as the Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991. Harris was born in Atco, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1958. , U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, former Synovus CEO James Blanchard and former Georgia-Pacific CEO Pete Correll. |
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