Save the Date: The Jennings Family Distinguished Lecture Series
The Sweet Comeback: Reviving Stuckey's Through Entrepreneurial Grit
Thursday, September 18 | Reception: 6 PM, Lecture: 7 PM
Macon Campus | Hatcher Conference Center
Save the date! Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey's Corporation, is this year's speaker for The Jennings Family Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the University. MGA, with the generous support of Genelle B. Jennings and her family, created the lecture series in 2024 to bring speakers to campus to discuss issues in science, technology, business, politics, and culture.
Founded by the Stuckey family in Eastman in 1937, the iconic roadside store chain was popular for many years with travelers, who stopped to eat at the restaurants, shop the novelty sections, and buy the trademark pecan log rolls and kitschy souvenirs. Stuckey’s roadside stores stood out for their teal blue roofs. The chain’s popularity later waned and ownership changed hands. In 2019, Stephanie Stuckey – a lawyer specializing in environmental issues and a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives - reacquired the company her family founded and is now rebuilding the brand by focusing on candy manufacturing and nut sales.
Stephanie Stuckey is the author of "Unstuck: Rebirth of an American Icon."
