Julie Lineback
Originally from East Tennessee, Julie Lineback joined the University of West Georgia in August 2006. Her career started in 2000, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. While serving as a communications specialist at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, she received an Award of Quality from the Public Relations Society of America, the world’s largest public relations organization, for her work on a catalog. She also worked as a website editor, copywriter and search engine specialist for BellSouth, where she was a certified Google AdWords Professional. Most recently, she received the UWG School of Communication, Film, and Media's Distinguished Service Award for 2023.
Alum shares how UWG experiences led to CNN
As an Emmy-nominated CNN correspondent, University of West Georgia alumnus Darryl Forges ’14 is one of the most trusted names in news.
He’s been with the network...
UWG waives ACT/SAT score requirements for select students
The University of West Georgia is waiving its testing requirements for first-year, freshmen applicants for the Fall 2022 semester who have a 3.2 recalculated...
UWG’s Women Empowering Women event focuses on women in technology
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the University of West Georgia’s Richards College of Business held its annual Women Empowering Women event last week. With the...
UWG’s Townsend Center receives first endowment named for late supporter
The University of West Georgia’s Townsend Center for the Performing Arts (TCPA) has received its first endowment, named for longtime supporter Michael P. Steed.
“My dad understood...
Prestigious Wadsworth Piano Competition to be held in Newnan
The second biennial Charles Wadsworth Piano Competition will be held at the Wadsworth Auditorium, in partnership with the School of the Arts at the...
Michael and Andrea Stone announce gift to name student lounge
Michael and Andrea Stone have witnessed firsthand the impact that philanthropic giving can make in the lives of students. As longtime supporters and friends...
72% of local Teachers of the Year are UWG alumni
Carroll County and Carrollton City Schools recently named their Teachers of the Year, and nearly three-quarters of them are University of West Georgia alumni.
This...
Annual MLK event at UWG features Jawana Jackson
To the world, he was a civil rights icon. To Jawana Jackson, he was Uncle Martin.
As part of the University of West Georgia’s 13th...
Organizations join forces to endow Ferling Scholarship at UWG
Thanks to the generous support of the local Casimir Pulaski Chapter of the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution (GSSAR) and other community members and organizations,...
Go West, Go Robot: Technology allows housebound UWG grad to attend...
When Samantha Conerly learned she couldn’t attend the Fall 2021 University of West Georgia commencement ceremony for health reasons, she naturally experienced a flurry...
