Daniel Brown, senior lecturer in the Risk Management and Insurance Program at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, is the 2025 recipient of UGA’s Lee Anne Seawell Faculty Recognition Award.
Faculty and staff who receive this honor, given annually by the UGA Career Center, are selected via feedback from the Career Center’s annual Career Outcomes Survey. The survey gave members of the Class of 2024 the opportunity to identify a faculty or staff member who had a positive influence on their career development.
Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from UGA and his master’s in business administration from Georgia College and State University. After spending 15 years in the insurance industry, he transitioned to education. Now, with seven years of experience as a UGA faculty member, Brown teaches four courses each fall and spring semester. Brown is a career champion for students and consistently goes the extra mile to support them in their career journeys.
“I feel lucky to have a job that I love — a ‘get to’ job. I get to go to work every day, and I want to help students find their own ‘get to’ job,” Brown said. “To do that, I need to connect with students. I share a lot of personal stories in the classroom, both wins and failures, and my hope is that this helps them see me as a person they can relate to. From there, I hope it can help them find careers that will become their own ‘get to’ job.”
In recent years, Brown has supported the Risk Management and Insurance Program in organizing its own career fair. The RMI Careers Day brings together over 80 employers and more than 400 RMI students, offering a platform for employers to connect with and interview students seeking both internship opportunities and full-time positions.
Brown credits much of his teaching style to the professors who were role models during his time as a student at UGA. He remembers Kevin Ellis, whose personable approach and impactful advice have stayed with him over the years, as well as Mark Huber, 2022 Seawell Award recipient whose lessons continue to shape Brown’s approach to navigating careers today.
“I looked up to them, and part of me aspired to be like them, which I think played a big role in leading me to this position,” Brown said. “I’ve tried to model my approach in the classroom after theirs because it resonated with me at the time. Based on feedback from students today, it seems to connect with them as well.”
The late Lee Anne Seawell endowed this faculty recognition award, which has been presented annually since 2017. Seawell joined UGA in 1947 as one of the university’s first female administrators, and she worked in career services and student financial aid until her retirement in 1987.
“Since becoming UGA faculty, one of my primary goals has been to engage with students,” Brown said. “This award recognizes connecting with students and helping them find careers. I am very honored to receive this award and appreciative to Lee Anne Seawell for endowing this award.”
For more information on the career outcomes of UGA’s Class of 2024, visit https://career.uga.edu/outcomes.
