For Immediate Release
Monday, February 1, 2010
Writer: Bob Taylor, 706/542/2251, btaylor@uga.edu
Contact: Meredith Carr, 404/814/8820,
mcarr@uga.edu
Melissa Pilgrim, Vista Photonics, Inc., 505/466/3830, mpilgrim@vistaphotonics.com
Vista Photonics, Inc. Named to
2010 Bulldog 100: Fastest Growing Bulldog Businesses
Athens, GA, February 1, 2010 - Vista Photonics, Inc. is among the
businesses selected for the inaugural class of the Bulldog 100: Fastest Growing Bulldog Businesses. Sponsored by the University
of Georgia Alumni Association, the Bulldog 100 is a program that will determine and award the 100 fastest growing businesses that
are owned or operated by UGA Alumni, each year. Rankings are based on compounded annual growth rate of revenues for the past
three years.
Vista Photonics' President, Dr. Jeffrey S. Pilgrim (1991, 1995), and Chief Administrative Office, Melissa M. Pilgrim
(1992), were presented with an award at the Bulldog 100 Celebration that occurred in Atlanta at the InterContinental Buckhead on January
30, 2010.
"Vista Photonics, Inc. should be congratulated for being among the first selection of Bulldog 100 companies,"
said Deborah Dietzler, Executive Director of the UGA Alumni Association. "With more than 400 nominees representing businesses from
throughout the United States, it is a true achievement to be selected. The UGA Alumni Association is proud to honor Vista Photonics
for its accomplishments."
Information about the program, including a complete list of the Bulldog 100 Class of 2010 is available
on the UGA Alumni Association website: www.uga.edu/alumni/bulldog100.
