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THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS: James Edward Oglethorpe personally led the first shipload of colonists to settle in Georgia, arriving in 1733; and

WHEREAS: James Edward Oglethorpe chose the site and laid out the plan for Savannah, Georgia's first settlement, and in 1736 for the town and fort of Augusta; and

WHEREAS:

James Edward Oglethorpe was responsible for the defense of Georgia, successfully repelling a Spanish invasion force on St. Simons Island in 1742, thus ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony and, ultimately, as a member of the United States of America: and

WHEREAS:

1996 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Georgia's founder and defender, and it is only fitting and proper that Georgia recognize and honor its founder on this historic occasion; and

WHEREAS: The 1996 General Assembly created the James Edward Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission.

NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED:

That the following named persons be and they are hereby appointed as members of the James Edward Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission to serve until December 31, 1996 at which time the Commission shall stand abolished:

Appointed bv the Governor

Honorable Charles DeVaney 2624 Walton Way Augusta, Georgia 30904
Dr. A Preston Russell Memorial Medical Center Post Office Box 23104 Savannah, Georgia 31403

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Mr. Michael Thurmond

Director

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Division of Family and Children Services

2 Peachtree Street, 16,100

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Mrs. Dorothy Olson Secretary of State's Office 431 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Dr. Robert W. Bluett Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School 1150 Oglethorpe Avenue Athens, Georgia 30606

Ms. Sharon McMahan Fort Oglethorpe Elementary School 2 Barnehardt Circle Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742

Mr. William H. Johnston Post Office Box 1555 Buford, Georgia 30518

Mr. Tom D. Kilgore Oglethorpe Power Corporation Post Office Box 1349 Tucker, Georgia 30085

EX-OFFICIO Members:
President of Oglethorpe University
Dr. Donald Stanton President Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Road Atlanta, Georgia 30319
Chairperson, Oglethorpe County Commission
Honorable W. A. Bryant, Chairman Oglethorpe County Commission Post Office Box 261 Lexington, Georgia 30648
Mayor of Oglethorpe, Georgia
Honorable Gerald B. Beckum Mayor, City of Oglethorpe Post Office Box 425 Oglethorpe, Georgia 31068

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Mayor of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Honorable Doyle Camp Mayor, City of Fort Oglethorpe 201 Forest Road Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742 Mayor of Savannah, Georgia Honorable Floyd Adams, Jr. Mayor, City of Savannah Post Office Box 1027 Savannah, Georgia 31402 Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County Honorable Larry Sconyers Mayor, Augusta-Richmond County Room 806 Municipal Building Augusta, Georgia 30911 President of the Georgia Historical Society Ms. Lisa L. White President, Georgia Historical Society Post Office Box 10344 Savannah, Georgia 31412
Executive Secretary, Friends of Oglethorpe Mr. Edwin L. Jackson Executive Secretary, Friends of Oglethorpe Carl Vinson Institute of Government University of Georgia 201 North Mi11edge Avenue Athens, Georgia 30602 This 7th day of May, 1996.

ATTEST
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