GEORGIA to GEORGIA

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia meets with representatives of the Caucasus School of Business visiting from his hometown, Tblisi, in the Republic of Georgia. Zaza, a native of Tblisi, starred with the national team of Georgia and the Turkish professional team Ülkerspor before coming to the United States in 2003 to play in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Orlando Magic. He joined the Hawks in
2005. The Caucasus Business School partners with Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business to provide undergraduate and graduate business programs at the Caucasus School. Left to right in the photo are George Simongulashvili, vice president of Caucasus University; Bijan Fazlollahi, director of the Center for Business Development in Transitional Economies at Georgia State University in Atlanta; Zaza Pachulia, center, Atlanta Hawks; Kakha Shengelia, president of Caucasus University and H. Fewick Huss, dean of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.

Left to right in the photo, taken at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, are Bijan Fazlollahi, director of the Center for Business in Transitional Economies at the Robinson College; his wife, Mrs. Fazlollahi; George Simongulashvili, vice president of Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia, Mrs Simongulashvili; Mrs. Lezhava; Boris Lezhava,  head of Department of Marketing, Caucasus School of Business; Tamaz Anguladze, Robinson College MBA student; Kakha Shengelia, president of Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia; Akaki Kheladze, head of Department of Management, Caucasus School of Business; Mrs. Kheladze; Lika, daughter of Ekaterine Katmadze; Ms. Ekaterine Katmadze, Finance Department faculty member, Caucasus School of Business; Zaza Pachulia (seated in front). After meeting with Zaza, the group attended the Hawks game versus the Toronto Raptors.

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