ATHENS — The R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Foundation has pledged $1 million toward the construction of a new Poultry Science Building on the University of Georgia’s Athens campus, expanding the legacy of the Harrison family in Georgia’s poultry industry.
The $1 million commitment is the first seven-figure gift to the Poultry Science building campaign and the foundation’s first gift to the University of Georgia.
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