2:00 pm Chapel Sponsored by: Alumni Association Contact: Wanda Darden "I Don't Believe I'd a' Told That! Understanding the South Through Humor," James Cobb '69, '72, '75, professor of history.Charles Gowen Spalding '13 will give the student response.The annual lecture recognizes the date UGA was established. In 1785, the Georgia General Assembly adopted a charter creating the University as the nation’s first state-chartered institution of higher education. The Founders Day Lecture is sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association and the Emeriti Scholars, a group of retired faculty members especially known for their teaching abilities and continued involvement in the University’s academic life.News release: http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/american-south-historian-to-deliver-11th-annual-founders-day-lecture/  Event info