PHOTOS: University of Georgia 2023 graduates

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PHOTOS: University of Georgia 2023 graduates

University of Georgia seniors graduate Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

University of Georgia students react as they listen to a student sing “Georgia on My Mind,” during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Mikayla Joanne Lubsey Penn sings “Georgia on My Mind,” during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The sun sets as Dr. Leah Brown gives the commencement address during the University of Georgia Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students cheer during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students listen as Dr. Leah Brown (not pictured) gives the commencement address during the University of Georgia Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia President Jere Morehead speaks during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Friends and family of University of Georgia students stand during the national anthem to start the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia President Jere Morehead greats a student as he enters the stadium during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Members of the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band perform during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students cheer during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students cheer during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A fireworks display is shown as University of Georgia students react during the closing ceremony of the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The stadium goes red as University of Georgia students react during the closing ceremony of the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia football player Ladd McConkey, center, reacts with fellow students of the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business as their degrees are conferred during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences move their tassels as they react as their degrees are conferred during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences react as their degrees are conferred during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students of the Mary Frances Early College of Education react as their degrees are conferred during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia student Laura Anderson wears a decorated Georgia bulldog mortarboard during the Spring Undergraduate Ceremony at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia student Justin Acosta wears Georgia inspired accessories as he enters Sanford Stadium during the Spring Undergraduate Ceremony, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students Kylie Whitworth, left, and Kristen Edwards wait before the start of the Spring Undergraduate Ceremony as Kylie uses a red umbrella for shade at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

University of Georgia students of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences move their tassels as their degrees are conferred during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

University of Georgia students react as they listen to a student sing “Georgia on My Mind,” during the Spring Undergraduate Commencement at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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