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Graduates have a variety of career opportunities, often in business. Firms that sell goods or services recruit Consumer Economics majors for their knowledge of consumer decision-making and families. Consumer Economics majors find jobs in a variety of business settings.
Several Consumer Economics majors were recently featured in the Spring 2002 issue of the College's magazine.
Ellen Strickland, Loan Processor II for West Coast Bank
James A. Berg III, Portfolio Manager/Financial Consultant with Saloman Smith Barney
Scott McDuffie, Financial Advisor, Foresters
Amy Patrick, Coordinator of Special Events, Cystic Fibrosis
Brad Murphy, Federal Contract Estimator/Project Manager for Bessco Construction Co., Inc.
Jason Norton, Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors
Chad Howard, Assistant Manager of Finance, Wells Fargo
Personal Banker, First Commerce Bank
Criminal Investigator, Investigative Division, Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs
InFlight Service OnBoard Leader, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Sales Representative, Duvall Ford Company, Inc.
Account Specialist, Equifax Specialized Business Sales
High School Teacher and Graduate Student in Business Education
Marketing Communications Coordinator; promoted to Communications Coordinator, CompBenefits
Credit Administrator, Gold Kist Inc.
Investigative Specialist, Vericon Resources
Assistant Golf Coach, Georgia Southern University
Managed Care Analyst, Patient Business Services, Athens Regional Medial Center, Inc.
Account Manager, J. Smith Lanier & Co.
Director of Listing Services, Home Sellers Depot
Communications and Membership Manager, Council for Quality Growth
Vice President, Helen Frushtick Furs
Account Executive, HPCi Publications
Office Coordinator, Bradley Arant Rose and White LLP
Owner, The Garden Gate (retail store)
Co-owner, Bulldog Waste Services, Inc.
Real Estate Assistant, Robert Properties, Inc.
Loan Processor, West Coast Bank
Pilot, Continental Airlines
Sales Representative, Bobby Jones Ford Company, Inc.
Realtor Associate, Jenny Pruitt and Associates Realtors
Project Manager Estimator, Addison Steel, Inc.
Independent Consultant, Tastefully Simple
Owner, Office Furniture Solutions and Trendsettaz
Sales Representative, Georgia Erosion Control Center
Independent Sales Director, The Pampered Chef
Technology Underwriter, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Account Executive, Sales and Marketing, Primark Tool Group
Member Service Representative, Colquitt EMC Marketing and Member Services Department
Sales Manager, Corporate Event Sales, Thompson McCarthy
Sales Representative, Palmetto Packaging Corporation
Commercial Loan Officer, TIC Federal Credit Union
Claims Adjuster in Worker's Compensation, State Farm Regional Office
Sales Representative, Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation
Construction Loan Officer, Bank of North Georgia
Marketing Representative, Atlanta Braves
Financial Consultant, Robinson Humphrey
Assistant Director, Program Development and Training, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Georgia
Banking Officer, Sun Trust Bank
Regional Coordinator, Randstad Staffing Services
Sales Representative, Xerox Corporation
Small Business Owner
Investment Consultant, Equity Advisors
Other job titles for Consumer Economics graduates include account executive, sales consultant, customer service representative, customer relations manager, and consumer advocate.
Other employers of Consumer Economics graduates include Principal Financial Group, CNNSI, Flourney Development, sales representative firm for W.R. Meadows and Madison Chemical Co., Liebert Joe Powell and Associates, Inc.
Graduates have a variety of career opportunities, often in business. Graduates often are employed by realtors, property managers, or private or public nonprofit agencies.
One recent graduate is Barbara Grogan, who is a Constituent Service Representative for Congressman John Linder.
Relationship Banker, Branch Banking & Trust Co.
Placement Specialist, Williamson Staffing Services, Inc.
Owner, Hardeman Enterprises (residential building company)
Realtor, Williams Real Estate Company
Property Manager, Parker and Associates
Area Housing Administrator, Athens Regional Office, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Sales Consultant, 2828 Peachtree (an Atlanta condominium)
Community Development Administrator, Athens-Clarke County Human and Economic Development Department
Leasing Consultant, Tara Apartment Homes
Other job titles for students graduating with a major in housing include housing counselor, real estate manager, leasing agent, community development administrator, kitchen and bath designer, area housing administrator, sales consultant, housing development manager, mortgage loan originator, and small business owner. Other employers for Housing majors include Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Career experts S. Norman Feingold and Norma R. Miller recently identified 28 emerging careers and job opportunities of the next 10-25 years. The Housing major prepares students for several of those careers including leisure consultant and relocation counselor.
Graduates have a variety of career opportunities, often in business. Since the Consumer Journalism major allows each student to combine courses in a unique way, the job possibilities are diverse. UGA graduates majoring in Consumer Journalism have found employment in public relations for a child/family related organization such as the Children's Health Care of Atlanta and work in various forms of media including ESPN, CNN Sports, and Southern Living. Anne Byrn, a 1978 graduate, is well known as the author of the New York Times best-selling The Cake Mix Doctor and its sequel, Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor. You can read more about her in College of Family and Consumer Sciences magazine.
A recent Consumer Journalism graduate is Jessica Hardin, who is an Event Planner at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in the Sport's Network Department. Another is Wendy Wolfenbarger, who is an editor of the Entertainment page at CNN.com. Lane Jordan is another recent graduate.
Director of Public Affairs, Communications, and Tourism, City of Conyers
Marketing Manager, Betty Crocker Appliances
Marketing Assistant, Savannah Foods and Industries
Channel Development Representative, Business Objects America
Partner, International Stream (streaming media consultants)
Graduate Student, Samford University
Conference Planner, Continuing Education Department, Medical College of Georgia
Owner, The Quadrillion (full service marketing, training, and image development firm)
Events Manager, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, University of Georgia
Community Relations Coordinator, Celtics Basketball, L.P.
Associate Director of Development, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
Owner, FX Paint Studio
Receptionist, Deutsche Post Global Mail
event specialist, television feature writer, small business owner, communications director, layout designer, publisher's representative, consultant, and conference coordinator
Career experts S. Norman Feingold and Norma R. Miller recently identified 28 emerging careers and job opportunities of the next 10-25 years. The Consumer Journalism major prepares students for several of those careers including information broker, information center manager, image consultant, and relocation counselor.
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