Correll Center

A major goal of the Georgia Aquarium is to be the leading facility for aquatic animal conservation and research. Our state-of-the-art animal health facility and research and conservation activities are part of the programs hosted through the Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health. Within the Aquarium building, its 10,000 square foot space incorporates a surgery suite, commissary, scrub rooms, life support and maintenance tech rooms, pathology records room, water quality lab, treatment and quarantine space, and diagnostic lab. The space was designed by world class veterinarian professionals and conservation organizations. The virtual space names the only integration of an aquarium and an aquatic veterinary medicine intern training program. On a more global scale, the Georgia Aquarium Correll Center efforts support, conducts and leads research on environmental and conservation issues.

Special features of the Correll Center space include state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging technology, digital and computed radiography, mobile/portable ultrasound, digital endoscopy, mobile gas and water-borne anesthesia systems, in-house diagnostic tools, digital microscopy, complete surgical suite with instrument sterilization features and a custom computerized medical records system. The Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health can be viewed on behind-the-scenes tours at Georgia Aquarium.

In 2006, A.D.”Pete” Correll, retired chairman and CEO of Georgia-Pacific, and his wife Ada Lee helped ensure the success of Georgia Aquarium's aquatic animal medicine and aquatic conservation programs by giving a gift to name The Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health.

Pete Correll graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in business, his wife Ada Lee graduated from UGA with a degree in education. Pete Correll is a member of the Aquarium's Board of Advisors. The Corrells were particularly gratified by the unique opportunities that the Correll Center will offer UGA students and faculty in both research and teaching.

The Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health is a partnership between Georgia Aquarium and the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. UGA faculty and graduate students research and train at the Correll Center, the first aquatic veterinary teaching hospital integrated into an aquarium.

Georgia Aquarium is a 501(c)3 organization, and we rely on community support to fund our special programs including education and veterinary services.