Host on the Coast: How the University of Georgia Libraries used a "friends" award to steward donors, build relationships,, and connect with board members

Abstract

In the fall of 2024, the University of Georgia Libraries presented the inaugural Vince and Barbara Dooley Friends of the Library award to long-time friends Craig and Diana Barrow at their home, part of the Wormsloe Plantation land on the Isle of Hope near Savannah, GA. The Libraries also hosted their fall board meeting at UGA's Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe, adjacent to the Barrows' home and and administered by the University Libraries.