Ambassador Andrew Young


Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassador, delivered the 10th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture April 6 at 4 p.m. in the University Chapel. Young is a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and also served three terms in Congress. The lecture series, sponsored by UGA’s Graduate and Professional Scholars (GAPS), honors Mary Frances Early, UGA’s first African-American graduate. Earning a master’s degree in music education in 1962 and an education specialist degree in 1971, Early had a lengthy career as a music teacher and administrator in Atlanta public schools and colleges.