Frank Ros, captain of UGA’s 1980 national championship football team and an executive with the Coca-Cola Co., has been chosen as the 2009 recipient of the Bill Hartman Award.
Named for the late long-time kicking coach at UGA and chairman of the Georgia Student Educational Fund, the Hartman Award is one of the highest honors given to a former UGA athlete. Presented annually since 1992, the award recognizes former athletes who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and/or in service to others by 20 or more years of superior performance after graduation. Only former varsity athletes who have received a baccalaureate degree from UGA can be considered for the award.
Ros is currently assistant vice president for Latin Affairs for Coca-Cola. His duties include developing and implementing the strategy for having the company recognized as a leading corporate citizen within the Latino community. Ros is a past recipient of the Coca-Cola Co.’s Chairman’s Exemplary Award.
A three-year letterman from Greenville, S.C., Ros helped the football team compile a 27-7-1 record in 1978, 1979 and 1980. As a senior, he played linebacker and captained the team to a 12-0 record and the national championship.
Ros was an academic standout as well, earning Academic All-SEC and Dean’s List honors. He was inducted into such honor societies as Sphinx, Blue Key, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Pi Epsilon and Gridiron Secret Society.
Ros earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1982, then earned a master’s degree with honors in 1984.
