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Table of Contents 
 
Let1er from the Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .4 Members of the Board of Regents . . . . . . ..... .. ...... . ......... .. .. . . .. ........... . .............5 Award Honors Board's Longest-Serving Member . . ............. . ..... . ......  . . ......... . .............6 
 
"Progress Points" 
 
Enrollment in University System Soars . . . . . . . . 
 
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Georgia Gwinnett College Established as University System's 35th Institution ........ .... . . . . ... . ..............9 
 
!CAPP: Successfi.il Partnership of Higher Education and Business . . . . . . . . ....... .. ................... . . .. .. I0 
 
USG's AAM I Program Making an Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ........ . . . .................. . . . ..... 13 
 
P-16 Initiatives Working to lmprove Teaching, Student Success ...... . ..... . .. . . . . . ....... . ................ 15 
 
USG Students Opt to Study Abroad in Increasing Numbers . . . . . ... .. ............................. . ....... 17 
 
USG's ' Best Practices' Awards Recognize Campus l1111ovation ...... . . ... . . . ........ . .. . ................... 18 
 
System s IT Staff Consolidated in New Facility . . . . . . . . ......... . .......................... . ...... 19 
 
Lefldersltip Clumges on USG C"'11p11ses ........ . ...  ................................................20 
 
University System of Georgi" "Major Plttyer ill Nt1tio11al Rt111ki11gs .......... . ... . ......  ................28 
Campuses and Presidents of the University System of Georgia ............... .... ... . . . ... . .........  .......30 Contact lnformation for Board of Regents Admjnistrative Offices . . . .. . ...... . .................. . .... .. .. 3l Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . ...... .. ........ . . . ........32 
 
 A LETTER FROM OUR CHANCELLOR 
 
Dear Friends and Constituents of the University System of Geo rgia: 
It has been my great pleasure to serve fo r the past several months as interim chancellor of the University System of Georgia. While I had thoroughly enjoyed my career with the University System during the past decade, serving in this role has provided a unique vantage point from which to meet and interact with the 35,000 employees o f the USG family, our funding partners, the states leadership. and the citizens of Georgia. 
But. as we all know, great career opportunities are accompanied by great challenges ... 
The Board ofRegents. our 35 University System presidents and I have worked extremely hard in recent months to identify innovative and efficient ways to serve the record number of students that have entered our colleges and universities. Providing high-quality programs, fac ilities and services at an af fo rdabl.e tuition remains our constant focus. 
We are most appreciative of the commitment by the Governor and legislati ve ofJic ials to maintain tJ1e ir strong support of public higher education. They know - like us - that Georgia's fu ture depends greatly on how well we educate our citizens to compete in an increasingly competitive and global society. We va lue tremendously the nearly $2 billion in state funds we receive each year, and recogn ize the high level of accounta bility that comes with that support. 'High return on the investment" is our pledge. as we educate more than a quarter of a billion and graduate more than 42,000 students annually. 
 
We are pleased that one of our greatest accomplishments this year was securing legislative and Board of Regents approval for the addition of the 35th instillltion ofthe University System of Georgia, the new Georgia Gwirmett College. This new institution directly suppons our mission of ''Creating A More Educated Georgia," as we expand access to educational attainment and increase our states economic viability. 
ln order to fu lly achieve our goals of ensuring that all Georgians have full access to high-quality post-secondary education, however, we need your support. We all must increase the importance we place on the value of bigher education aJ1d its power to improve individual lives and communities. That culture begins in our homes. 
As my tenure as interim chancellor comes to a close, it gives me great pride to repo1i on the University System's recent achievements and accomplishments. As we go to press with this publication, the Board of Regents has announced the selection ofErroll Davis Jr., cun-ently chairman of Alliant Energy Corporation, as the USG's new chancellor. He will take office sometime in early January. I look forward to joining him in 
continuing the momentum and building upon the national preeminence that distinguishes the Univers ity System. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the slate of Georgia. 
Sincerely, 
Corlis P. Cummings, J.D. 
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Interim Chancellor, University System of Georgia 
 
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 Members of the Board of Regents 
Members of Lhc 2005-2006 Board of Regents gathered for a fonnal group photograph at their November 2005 monthly meeting. Pict1tred are (standing, left to right): Regents Richard L. Tucker. Hugh A. Carter Jr.. James R. Jolly. Joe Frank Harris, Donald M. Leebem, Jr., Patrick S. Pinard (Vice Chair), Joel 0 . Wooten, Jr., William H. Cleveland, M.D.. M. Allan Vigil and Elridge W. McMillan. Seated, left to rigbt, arc: Regents Connie Cater, Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Julie Ewing Hunt, J. Timothy Shelnut (Chair), Interim Chancellor Corlis P. Cummings, and Regents Doreen Stiles Poitevint and W. Mansfield Jennings Jr. 
Not present for this pottrait were: Regents Michael J. Coles (leji) and Martin W. NeSmith (right). 
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 AWARD 
Elridge McMillan Receives Board of Regents' First 'Lifetime Achievement Award'; 
Outstanding Faculty, Notable Alumni Also Honored 
 
Regent Elridge McMillan - the longest-serving current member of the Board of Regents - was the inaugural recipient of the board's 'Lifetime Achievement Award,'"presented at the University System of Georgia Foundation's ''Celebration of Excellence in Education Ga la" in November 2004. 
In a double nod ofrccognition for McMillan's long career serving higher education, the regents also announced the award has been officially named "The Elridge McMillan Lifetime Achievement Award.'' 
The gala also honored U1ree outstanding USG faculty members and three notable alumni of USG colleges and universities. representing the research universities. the four-year and regional uni versities, and the two-year and state colleges. 
'7here are so many people throughout this 
state who respectandadmire Regent 
McMillan as he quietly goes about demon- 
strating what true public service looks like. 11 
University System ofGeorgia Foundation ChairJ. Timothy She/nut 
"Elridge McMillan is a model public servant:  said Uni versity System of Georgia foundation Chair J. Timothy Shelnut when presenting the award. 'There arc so many people throughout this state who respect and admire Regent McMillan as he quietly goes about demonstrnting what true public service looks like. There was no question he was the right choice for this inaugural li fetime achievement award." 
McMillan was first appointed to the Board of Regents in 1975 by Gov. George Busbee and has been reappointed by four succeeding governors to serve five consecutive tenns. He served ;1s chair of the Board of Regents in 1986-87. becoming the first African American to lead the governing body ofGeorgias 34 public colleges and 1miversities. 
During his tenure on the board, McM illan has witnessed the University System grow from 13 1.000 lo more than 250.000 students. He played a major role in the implementation of federally ordered desegregation plans for the USG s colleges and un iversities in the I970s and '80s. and later helped drive the System's improved academic quality a11d national reputation in lhe L990s. McMillan also has been a voice for students from disadvantaged backgrounds who required academic intervention aD<l additional suppon to meet the University Systems enhanced admissions requirements. 
 
whicb became effective ill 200 I. From his first appointment as a teacher in the Atlanta 
Public Schools in 1954. tl1rough his current post as Scholarin-Residencc and education consultant at Atlanta Metropolitan College. McMillan has been an advocate for educational opportunjty and access at the local. slate and national levels. 
In 1965, he was the first African American hired in the Southeast Regional Office of Economic Opportunity as its program operations supervisor. In 1967, he was named chief of the Education Brancb of the Office fo r Civil Rights for Region IV of the U.S. Dept. of Health. Education and Welfare. 
In 1968. McMillan began a 33-year career with the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), becoming the first African American to lead the organization. He began his tenure at SEF as its associate director and in 1978 was appointed the organization's executive director. McMillan served as the president of SEF from l978 until his retirement in 200 I. Today he serves as SEF's president emeritus. 
McMillan was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Award in Education by the Atlanta NAACP, and the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Atlanta Urban League. In 2002, he was awarded the Association of Governing Boards of Uni versities and Colleges' ' Distinguished Service Award" for Outstanding Service in College and University Trusteeship. 
 
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 2004 Hall of Fame Inductees 
 
USG Faculty Dr. Ruth-Marie Fincher, a professor of medicine at the 
Medical College of Georgia. where sbe has taught since 1984. Fincher received MCG's 'Medical Educator of Lhc Year award for eight consecutive years as well as Lhe MCG School of Medicine's "Outstanding Faculty" award in 2000. Fincher also has received Lhe Alpha Omega Alpha Association of American Medical Colleges' Distinguished Teacher Award and lhe Daniel S. Tosteson Award for Leadership in Medical EducatioJJ from Harvard Medical School and the Association of American Medical Colleges. 
Dr. Harold Isaacs, a professor of history at Georgia Southwestern State Univers.ity. where he has taught for nearly 40 years. Isaacs was responsible for the creation of a minor in Black Studies in 1974 and is known for his work in Third World studies. He founded a seminar series Lhat has continued for 24 years on the campus. Jsaacs established the Association of Third 
World Studies, an international organization is the foundi ng editor of the Journal of Third World Studies, a scholarly international publication. 
Dr. E ugene Keferl, a professor of biology at Coastal Georgia Community College, where he has taught since I975. Keferl ' s colleagues nominated him for the campus' "Outstanding Professor" award five times. in 2002 he was chosen for the Albert Crews Award in recognition of his service to students, the college and the community. Keferl has served as chair of Coastal Georgia' s annual fund drive several times. 
 
USG Alumni W. Lee Burge, a graduate of Georgia State University. Burge 
had a long career with Equifax. ultimately serving as the company's chairman. Upon Surge's 50th anniversary with Equifax, the company established a presidential scholarship in his honor at Georgia State. Burge served as a member of the Board of Regents from 1968 to 1975 and lead the effort to establish Georgia State's College of Law, for which he provided an endowed scholarship. An endowed chair also bears his name - the W. Lee Burge Chair for Law and Ethics. 
James D. Yancey, a Columbus native, is a graduate of Columbus College. (now Columbus State University). Yancey"s current position as chairman of Synovus Financial Corporation - a Fortune 500 company - caps a long career in the Columbus banking and financial industry. Yancey has served on the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Water Works, and 
as a member of the Board of Regents, rising to the vice chair position before stepping down. In 1997, Yancey was awarded the university's first honorary doctorate. 
Michael P. Boggs, a I984 graduate of Waycross College. After earning his law degree from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, Boggs returned to Waycross to practice and served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives. In January 2005. he began a tc1m as State Superior CourtJudge. Throughout his career, Boggs has shown extraordinary 
commitment to Waycross College, a11d has served on the Waycross College Foundation Board. I-le regularly speaks to freshmen classes. ill! 
 
Former Clm11cellor Thnmas C. Meredith (right) chats 11i1h Gala guests. 
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 POINTS 
 
University System 
Enrollment Soars 
 
Fall enrollment at the state's public highereducation institutions continues a seven-year upward trend, hitting an all-time record high of 253.552 students in 2005. 
The University System's enrollment grew 6 to 7 percent each fall semester during the period 2001-2003. Since then, the growth rate has returned 10 more-normal year-Lo-year gains of I to 1.5 percent. but each fall's enrollment since 200 I has represented a record high. regardless. This suggests that comprehensive efforts toward 'Creating A More Educated Georgia" arc paying notable dividends in providing increased access to higher education. 
"The bottom line is post-secondary education is a necessity in today's competitive, global society, and we are pleased that Georgians are heeding that message." 
Interim Chancellor Carlis P. Cummings 
'While our enrollment growth is beginning to stabilize, we know Georgians will continue 10 pursue higher-education opportunities in record numbers,'' said Jnterim Chancellor Corlis P. Cummings. "The strong budget support we recently received from the Governor and General Assembly will allow us to better serve our students and ensure their access to high- 
 
quality academic programs. The bottom line is post-secondary education is a necessity in todays competitive, global society, and we are pleased that Georgians arc heeding that message." 
Overall, the University Systems enrollmelll has increased by 23 percent si11ce the Fall 2000 Semester. The number of first-time freshmen increased by 27 percent from 31.479 students in Fall 2000 to 39,960 studems in Fiill 2005. This is the largest freshman enrollment in the System's history. 
Cun-ently, more than two-thirds, or 69 percent. of all University System students are enrolled full-time. Full-time enro.llment varies by institution type. with the lowest numbers at the state colleges and two-year colleges. and 1hc highest 95 percent - at the Medical College of Georgia. 
African-American enrollment now represents 24 percent of the University Systems total enrollment and has increased 32 percent since 2000. Hispanic enrollment in the System increased 68 percent, or 2,868 students, up from 4.220 students in Fall 2000 to 7.088 students in fall 2005. i\'ii 
 
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 35th Georgia Gwinnett College 
Established As 
 
University System's 
 
Institution 
 
 
It is now official: Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is the 35th unit of the University System of Georgia - the first new institution approved by the Board ofRegents since the 1970s. The college's charter president, Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman. was appointed in September 2005, and the campus will admit its first students in fall 2006. 
The rationale for establishing a third state college in the University System emanated from the Board of Regents' 'Statewide Assessment" document, which explored options for meeting a projected increase of 150,000-200,000 students in the University System over the next IO to 15 years. The decision to transfom1 the Gwinnett University Center (GUC) into a stand-alone state college also was driven by the regents' current Strategic Plan. which includes among its goals the need to re-examine the role, structure and organization of university "residence centers - of which the GUC is one of nine - to assure they arc serving the needs of local communiti es. 
A "residence center" is defined as a permanent off-campus location at which one or more University System institutions offer degree programs, while a state college is a stand-alone institution serving regional economic-development needs through access and limited baccalaureate-degree programs. The key factors supporting the rationale to create the new state college included: the current size of the center's enrollment, the current and projected growth rate, the educational cost strucn1re of the GUC compared to the proposed state college, and the institutional mission of U1e new college. 
Fornier Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith and other University System officials successfully obtained the consent of Gov. Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Legislature before the Board ofRegents voted in June 2005 to establish Georgia Gwinnett College. 
The Gwinnett University Center already has the ninthlargest enrollment in the University System, with more than 8,000 students from Georgia Perimeter College, the Medical College of Georgia, Southern Polytechnic State University 
 
and the University of Georgia taking courses on the Lawrenceville campus. Enrollment at the center has exploded at a pace of more than 1,000 students per year since it opened its doors in 2002 - a 123 percent increase. 
As a free-standing "state college," Georgia Gwinnett College is expected to continue growing by leaps and bounds. It is strategically located in Gwinnett County, a fast-growing metropolitan Atlanta area eager for access to public higher education. 
"The creation of a new institution is the next logical step to take in meeting the exploding demand for higher education in this burgeoning part of the state." 
Former Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith 
"The transition from a University Center to a state college in Gwinnett County will increase administrative efficiency and lower the cost of educational programs." Meredith said. "The creation of a new institution is the next logical step to take in meeting the exploding demand for higher education in U1is burgeoning part of the state." 
Driving the transition, Gwinnett University Center will be phased out as lower-division GPC students and upper-division MCG. SPSU and UGA students graduate or transfer to other institutions. Once the transition is complete. all undergraduate education will be offered by the new institution, with UGA continuing to provide graduate programs and continuing-education courses. 
GGC's mission is lo provide a range of associate deg ree programs, as well as a number of baccalaureatedegree programs focused on the economic-development needs of Gwinnett County and the surrounding area. A key goal is extensive use of technology in GGC's instructional programs. ii'ii 
 
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 - The USG's Successful 
ICAP P Partnership of Higher 
Education and Business 
 
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Since the creation in 1995 of the Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (!CAPP' ), the University System of Georgia's economic development initiative has lived up to its slogan, "Where the future of education and business meet." For lhc past 10 years, ICAPP's' emphasis has been to meet the needs of Georgia employers for knowledge workers in high-demand/low-supply occupations. 
!CAPP' maximizes its impact by leveraging state dollars with private support in order lo achieve specific economicdevelopment goals. Pa1tnerships are formed with business and industry. government, cultural, and social organizations in order to analyze. project. and respond to changing state and rcgiona1needs. Goals of the partnersbjps include attracting high-quality jobs and strategic new industries. supporting the growth of Georgia's established businesses, and preparing Georgians as knowledge workers to meet the present and emerging needs of business and industry. 
Housed in the USG's Office of Economic Development, ICAPP' has three major components: !CAPP' Advantage, which focuses on creating economic-development incentives that add jobs lo the state; !CAPP' Innovations, which leverages USG resources to strengthen Georgia's economy: and lCAPP Access, which provides access for business, government and industry to the wealth of intellectual capital in Georgias public college and universities. 
ICAPP's track record is strong. According to the 2004 study, The Economic Impact of Georgia's Intellectual Capital Partnership." conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government al the University or Georgia:  For every dollar invested by the state, !CAPP 
returns S 12.50:  The 2,880 people who graduated from !CAPP' programs 
from 1996 to 2003 wiJI generate a total of6, 168jobs in Georgia by 2005 and 6,861 jobs by 2035;  l CAPP' programs will cause real disposable personal income (i.e.. after-tax income, adjusted for inflation) to grow by an additional S I9 I million in 2005 and by an additional $346 million by 2035; and 
 
 State withholding from salaries of!CAPP' project graduates to date will add $40 million per year to state government coffers, and over $3 mjllion per year lo local government coffers. 
[CAPP' has helped a wide variety of Georgia-based companies such as Gulfatrcam Aerospace Corporation, Total System Services. VeriSign and NCR meet new or existing business needs. 
ICAPP Health Professionals Initiative 
But ICAP P's scope is bigger than this - it has helped entire industries. such as Georgia's health-care community. to meet their workforce needs. 
 
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 Georgia currently faces a severe sho11age of non-physician health-care professionals. Nationally, the need for health-care professionals in a va riety of fields is expected to increase by 2 1 lo 35 percent, and Georgia's needs falJ right in line with these national trends. Although the University System has in place well-regarded degree programs in a wide variety of health professions. it was clear that more needed to be done aod quickly - to meel this rising need. Enter !CAPPA. Since FY03, the University System has pannered with the state's health-care industry to address this shortage by ramping up its health-care degree programs. 
The result is a very successful !CAPP' Health Professionals Initiative (HP[) that matches private sector health-care providers with University System colleges and universities. In operation for three years, the HPI model provides accelerated education to produce graduates in U1e fields of nursing. medical technology and pharmacy. 
Launched in July 2002, HPl 's first two phases involved 20 USG colleges and universities. The institutions partnered with private health-care employers to provide accelerated instruction and expedite the production of 1.353 additional health professionals graduates. Over tbe past three years, these employers provided jobs for graduates in more than 25 Georgia counties. 
1-f_pf has leveraged S8 million in state appropriations with $6.8 million in private funds from the participating private partners to address the state's health-care shortage. In FY03-04. $4.2 million in state funds were matched with $3.6 million in private dollars, resulting in 632 new health-care graduates. ln FY05-06, $3.8 million in state funds were matched witb $3.2 million in private dollars, which will result in 72 1graduates. 
ln July of 2005, the ICAPP Advantage model was utilized yet again to meet the state's continuing need for more health-care professionals. The System launched a new $7 million program that will add more than 300 nurses and iechnologists to the Georgia workforce over the next two years. TI1is latest i11itiative targets non-traditional students who seek a second career in healthcare and current college students who are not currently enrolled in health-care courses or degree programs. 
HPI was recognized in September 2005 by the fnternational Economic Development Council (IEDC) with an Honorable Mention award in the organization's College/ University Economic Development Trafoing Achievements category. The award to the Uni versity System placed it among the nation's top economic-development projects, highlighted annually by the IEDC through its awards program. 
 
Seven University System institutions arc collaborating with 22 private health-care providers throughout Georgia on the initiative. which bcgao in fall 2005 and concludes in December 2007. State dollars for the two-year program total S2.3 million, with private-sector partners contributing more than S4.7 million to the effo11. 
Georg iaLEADS 
Another way in which ICAPPx leverages the resources of tbe University System to meet strategic statewide workforcedevelopment needs is through Georgia LEADS (Lifelong Education And Economic Development Services). Georgia LEADS collaborates with Georgia businesses to identify professional-development needs that aren't being met by existing programs, and then coordinates with USG continuing-education offices to develop new courses of study to meet those needs. 
When bealth-care employers asked for help in adding supervisory and management skills to the clinical expertise of health-care professionals as they arc promoted, Georgia 
In operation for three years, the HP/ model provides accelerated education to produce graduates in the fields ofnursing, medical technology and pharmacy. 
LEADS worked with the Georgia Nurses Association, other associations and health-care employers to develop a HealthCare Management Certificate for health-care professionals. 
Nine sessions or modules of the Health-care Management Certificate Program were offered during Fall 2005 through 13 USG institutions. As of this fa ll, 126 su1dents were enrolled in the program. 
Currently in the works is a certificate program for those who care for Georgia's aging population. 
ICAPP Innovatio ns 
!CAPP' also is paving ilic way for more bioscience companies to consider locating in Georgia. In 2004, USG officials annou nced the creation of a new academic/corporate pa11nership that will boost the production of regulatory-affairs pro-fessionals to support Georgia's increasing emphasis on the biosciences industry. 
Through the lCAPP~Innovations program, a partnership was created between the University of Georgia's College of Phannacy and Georgia bioscience companies. Participants i11clude pham,aceutical and biotech companies sucb as Cell 
 
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 Dynamics. Ciba Vision. CR Bard. Cryoli fe, Serologicals. which are joining with I CAPP to cover the program's costs. To facilitate access to the new program. UGA pharmacy professors will employ distance-learning courses. augmented by traditional classes taught at the new Georgia Gwinnett College. After earning graduate-level certificates that can lead to Master of Science degrees. program graduates will fill vital bioscience regulatory positions. 
No other Southeastern state offers thjs type of program, giving Georgia a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining bioscience employers. 
Initially, this new ICAPP initiative wi ll spur the creation of 50 jobs in the regulatory-affairs industry. These high ly educated employees will play a vital role in the manufacture and testing of phannaceuticals. medical devices, biologics and biotechnology. With an average annual salary exceeding $56.000. these workers arc projected to contribute nearly SI million to the state in the fom1 of payroll taxes over a five-year period. 
GeorgiaHIRE 
Another unique !CAPP~project is GeorgiaH IRE. which helps employers find the college-educated talent they need via an onlLne resume database. 
Students and alumni from 57 of Georgia's public and private colleges and universities (plus - beginning in July 2006 a.II 34 of Georgia s technical colleges) can post their resumes for free on GeorgiaHIRE.com. Companies can search for the talent needed to fill positions. assured that they have immediate access to a broad pool of potential employees. 
These highly educated employees will play a vital role in the manufacture and testing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics and biotechnology. With an average annual salary exceeding $56,000, these workers are projected to contribute nearly $1 million to the state in the form of payroll taxes over a five-year period. 
An average of 11.940 resumes were available for Georgia employers 10 search a1 any time during FY 05 - and they did so 7.486 times, reviewing 100.335 resumes. More than 900 new employers also joined existing active employers during 
,FY 05. 
 
As the word about GcorgiaHire spreads, more businesses are turning to this comprehensive onlinc service. Between July I. 2004, and July I. 2005, approximately 30 percent more employers joined GeorgiaHI RE, employers conducted 44 percent more resume searches, and reviewed 45 percent more resumes over the prior fiscal year (FY04). 
M easuring USG's Economic Impact 
In addition to identifying targeted areas of need fo r educated workers in Georgia and connecting businesses wiU1 these workers, )CAPP' also periodically measures the economic impact of the University System on the state and local communities. Since commissioning the first study in 2000 by the University of Georgia's Selig Center for Economic Growth, !CAPP" has updated its data twice, most recently in January 2005. 
The report placed the combined economic clout or tbc USG's 34 public colleges and universities at $9.7 billion during FY04, a figure that had increased by $1.7 billion since the 2002 study. 
In addition the study found that public higher education is responsible for 2.8 percent of Georgias workforce. or I06.831 full- and part-time jobs. Approximately 62 percent of these jobs arc off-campus positions in either the private or public sectors and 38 percent arc on-campus employees of the University System. 
The study found that on average. for each job created on campus. there are 1.7 off-campus jobs that exist due to spending related to U1e institution. Jobs related to the University System account for about one in every 36 Georgia jobs. llll 
 
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 USG's AAMI 
Program Making an Impact 
 
The University System of Georgia's African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) is beginning to document impressive returns with regard to the enrollment of Black males in USG 
institutions. Since Fall 2002 when the initiative was launched. through 
Fall 2005. the University System has experienced a 13 percent increase in Black male enroUment, from 17.068 to 19,291. Several new programs and initiatives at USG institutions are the direct result of thsee rounds of AAMl pilot-grant funding aimed at fostering strategics to increase the recruitment, rctemion and graduation or Black maJcs on USG campuses. 
The third round of AAMI funding, in November. awarded IO USG campuses grants ranging from S15,000 to $30,000 through a competitive proposal process that awarded $200,000 in funding. Approved programs encompassed such strategies as increased enrollment of Black males in colJege-preparatory programs, summer bridge programs to provide exposure to college campuses, and learning communities to enhance the retention of Black males on USG college campuses, among other initiatives. 
This latest round of funding builds upon earlier AAMI efforts funded over the past two years. Round I funding. conducted during the 2003-2004 academic year, provided S60,000 in funds to support new and existing campus programs aimed at enhancing the recruitment and retention of Black males. Round II funding, conducted duri11g 2004-2005, provided S162,000 in funding to develop institutional and community partnerships that meet AAMJ's goals. 
The Round TII grants will support both new and existing programs that include mandatory community partners focused on achieving the Initiative's goals. with one additional requirement - matching funds. Each USG institution that received an AANll 2005-2006 year grant must match their award amount dollar for dollar. 
 
Associate Vice Chancellor For Media And Publications Arlethia Perry-Johnson. project director for AAM I, said a seven-member review panel. comprised of USG and K-12 officials, evaluated how well the proposals met stated guidelines and articulated measurable strategics to enhance the recruitment, retention and graduation of Black males withi11 System institutions. 
"The number of institutions involved in the USG's AAMI effort continues lo expand around the state, and the goals and objectives are meeting our strategic and systemic expectations," Pcny-Johnson stated. "Our vision is to foster institutional commitment and community ownership of this issue. We look forward to continuously evaluating the outcomes of this work and the impact it will have on increasing Black male participation in higher education." 
 
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 "Our v1s1on is to foster our institutional commitment and community ownership of this critical issue." 
Associare Vice Chancellor For Media and Publications 
Arlethia Perry-Johnson 
The following USG institutions, in the order of their award amounts, received Round Ill AAMI funding: 
 Kcnncsa\\ State Unhcrsity: $30,000 to partner with two Cobb-County area hjgh schools and two civic/education organizations in an effort to improve the college preparedness of students from the participating schools and the retention of the university' s African-American male students. 
 ('oa~tal Gtorgia Communil) College: $25.000 to enhance the Coastal Georgia Minority Outreach Program. supported by the 14 Black Men of Gly1m County. The 12-year old program is a college campus-based dropout intervention program for seventh grade African-American males with serious academic deficits. 
 Georgia Ptrimetcr College: $25,000 to expand the work ofGPC's Leadersh ip Academy, partnering with the DeKalb Chapter of I00 Black Men of America, to increase the retention and graduation rates of the college's African-American males through mentoring, peer tutoring and intensive counseling. 
 Augusta State llnh ersit) : $20,000 to increase the retention of first-time Black male freshmen enrolled al the w1iversi1y. The Richmond County Board of Education is a key partner in the program. 
 Fort \ 'allc) State lfnh crsit) : $20,000 to partner with the Walton County Public School District to create DECLARE (Dual Enrollment. and Collaborative Learning for Access to a Rewarding Education), aimed at improving the high-school graduation rates of Black males and their enrollment and retention in college. 
 
 Georgia College & State Uni\ crsit) : $20.000 for a pro gram targeted to serve African-Americao males aged 12-14 years in Baldwin, Hancock and Putnam counties. Funds will help create an Academic Jnitiative for Males (ATM) Academy to help students complete high school and enter post-sccondaiy education. 
 Georgia State University: S15,000 to support DREAMS (Developing Relationships that Enhance AfricanAmerican Males' Scholastic Success). University officials wi ll partner with three Atlanta-area high schools, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Georgia State AfricanAmerican male student organization Tighter Grip. 
 l 1ni, cni~ or Georgia: S15.000 to support "Project Gentlemen on the Move," a partnership effort between UGA and the Clarke County school district. targeting Black males to increase their enrollment and retention in high school college preparatory courses and their academic success in those courses. 
 Uni, ersit) of West Georgia: SI 5,000 to support the Black Men With Initiative program targeting the retention. leadership development and grad uation of Black males at the university. 
 Valdosta State University: $15,000 to begin a new program, the HEROES Institute (Helping Everyone Reach Optimum Educational Success). targeting Valdosta High School ninth grade African-American males. Valdosta Stale Black male swdents will serve as their mentors. 
The AAMI pilot programs were developed in conjunction with a report submitted to the Board of Regents in May 2003. That report resulted from a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research study and reports produced by the University System of Georgia's Task Force on Enhancing Access for African-American Males. The research project was funded by the Georgia General Assembly as part of the Board of Regents Fi cal Year 2003 Budget, and was ai med at identifying why low numbers of African-American males enrolled in and graduated from college. The goals of the report's recommendations are being addressed and implemented through AAMl. i1':,' 
 
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 USG's p 1 6 Initiatives Working to Improve Teacher Quality, 
 
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Classroom Conditions and Student Success 
 
The staff of the University System of Georgia's P-16 Department is hard at work securi ng major grants to help sn1dents succeed in their studies and achieving ambitious goals for dealing with Georgia's teacher shortage. 
A peek at the P- 16 Department' s FY06 operating budget tells the story - their $12.8 million budget includes less than $3 mill ion in stale funds. All the rest has been funded by private and federal grant money. l11 fact, over the past decade, the P-1 6 staff has lassoed more than $70 million in external dollars to fund its many projects. 
The P-16 Department works with a vadety ofeducatfonal agencies around the state - including the Governor's Office, the Georgia Department of Education, lhe Depa1tmem of Technical and Adult Education the Department of Early Care and Learning, and other public and private partners - to help provide Georgia students with a "seamless education" all the way from pre-school through college. Although P-16 work is highly collaborative, each agency has a unique role to play in improving education in the state. 
The depa1tment's variety of initiatives support two specific goals: to align educational systems to max imize student progression and success from pre-school through college: and to recruit, prepare and support educators capable of rendering all Georgia public school students college - and work-ready. 
The Georgia Early College lniliativc is one of P-l 6' s three recent undertakings focused on promoting student success. The Universily System of Georgia successfully competed for $4 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Robert W. Woodfruff Foundation with a proposal to develop six "Early Colleges' in Georgia high schools, beginning this fal l. 
An 'Early College" is a partnership between a Georgia public school system and a USG college or university that allows traditionally underserved students aged 14-20 to enroll in college courses and earn associate's degrees while still i11 high school. Through these blended high school/college experi- 
 
ences, students receive the extra help and personal attention they need to succeed. Early College programs are designed to increase high-school graduation rates as well as the number of undcrserved students who receive a post-secondary education. 
The grant received by P-16 funded the start-up of an Early College this fall at the New Schools of Carver. in Atlanta. This Early College is driven by a partnership between Georgia State University and the Atlanta Public Schools. In addition, Columbus State University, Dalton State College. Georgia College & State University, Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia Southwestern State University are working with public school systems in their service areas to open five more Early Colleges in Fall 2006. 
P-16 initiatives supporting teacher-preparation goals include Double the :'lumber. Double the Divcrsit) of Teachers Prepared by the Unhersity System, a bold plan that set production targets for all USG campuses involved in teacher preparation to meet by 20 I0. 
Under the plan, the P-1 6 Depa11ment also will work with the Georgia Committee on Quality Teaching to address teacher attrition. The goal is to reduce by one-third the number of new public-school teachers who leave the profession within their first few years by providing them with increased support. 
With projected public-school enrol lment increases and no change in the teacher attrition rate. Georgia will need approximately 14.500 new teachers by 20 I0. Reducing the teacher attrition rate by one-lhird will drop this number to about 11,600 teachers. The Professional Standards Commission estimates that 69 percent of the new teachers hired by Georgia public schools in 2003 were needed because of attrition. 
Associate Vice Chancellor for P-16 Initiatives Dr. Jan Kettlewell says U1at Georgia's teacher shortage is attributable both to the pipeline - the relatively modest number of teachers prepared in Lhe state - and to attrition. ''We need to make the pipeline more robust by ensuring that the University 
 
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 System of Georgin becomes the primary provider of thjs states teachers: she said. "We also need to provide minority students in Georgia's public schools with the role models that are so imporlant to their educational success. and we need to help new teachers succeed by giving them as much support as possible: 
The 'Double the Number" effort is Phase Three of an ongoing plan 10 improve the quality, quantity and diversity of all educators prepared in Georgia. The first phase of this irutiative - conducted between 1998 and 2004 - involved strengthening the quality ofGeorgia' s teachers th.rough the adoption and implementation of the regents ''Principles for the Preparation of Educators for the Schools.'' ln Phase Two - implemented from 2002 to 2005 - the regents worked to establish mu ltiple pathways for those who wish to become teachers and continued to strengthen teacher quality. 
Another P-16 teacher-preparation initiative is Georgia'~ Lcarkrship ln,titute for School lmpron'ment (GLISI). a public-private partnership that seeks to equip and support educational leaders to drive change for student success. By March 2006, 1.300 district and school leaders from over 90 school districts will have completed the institutes intensive training in leadership of school improvement. During 2005, more than 400 leaders participated in learning communities to focus on rughschool redesign i11 suppo11 of state initiatives and improvement of leadership in elementary, middle and alternative schools. 
With the help ofa grant from the Wachovia Foundation, Lhe insti111te's staff researched best practices for coaching and supporting teachers through the transition to school leadership roles. From this research, tbey designed and currently are testing a new model for coaching. The current budget for Georgias leadership Institute includes Sl.2 million in state funds and $1.6 million in federal/private funds. 
P-J 6's largest success to date in the grant arena is a multimillion-dollar project known as the Partncr~hip for lkfonn in Science and 1\Jathcmatic, (rRISl\l) . This initiative supports both student success and teacher preparation. In 2003, the University System obtained $34.6 million - the largest grant ever received by the System - from the National Science Foundation to strengthen math and science programs in 13 school districts in Georgia. This initiative will impact more than 170,000 students and more t11an I0,000 teachers in the participating schools. 
 
PRISM'S goal is to increase student achievement in science and mathematics by enstu-ing:  that all students in the 13 pa1ticipating school districts are 
taught science and mathematics by highly qualjfied and ethnically diverse teachers:  that all students successti.Jlly complete challenging science and mathematics courses; and  that they develop a deep understanding of the major concepts in science and mathematics. 
'The NSF PRISM Grant will help us move Georgia's students to higher levels of perfonnance and achievement in math and science through a collaborative and systemic partnership that has never before been pursued in our state," stated KettleweII. 
Since 2003. PRSIM has conducted professional learning programs for more than 4,000 science an<.Vor mathematics teachers and established more than 100 P-16 Leaming Communities in which K-12 and higher-education faculty study and learn together. This past June, the NSF conducted a critical site visit to evaluate PRISM'S first two years. gave t11e initiative high marks and approved the next three years of funding. 
Another project supporting both student success and teacher preparation and closely aligned to PRISM is the National -\l'rooaulics and Space Aclministration (NASA) i\tathematics-Science Data Initiative, which seeks to analyze standardized science and mat11emalics educational test data with an eye toward developing strategies to better address student needs. 
Georgia 's mathematics and science scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the state's Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) leave considerable room for improvement. The test data also indicate considerable achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups. The data also show a decline between elementary school ai1d middle school in the percentage of students who meet or exceed stai1dards in mathematics and science. 
This just-launched initiative. also will provide high-school students interested in careers in science. technology. engineering or mathematics with a career-testing service that will help them to bener plan the educational path leachng to their desired career goals. 
NASA has contributed $400,000 to fund this initiative. uu 
 
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 USG's Students Opt to 
Study Abroad in Increasing Numbers 
 
Encouraging study abroad is a very important component of the University System of Georgia's effort to help its students gain global perspectives and international competence. The number of students participating in tbe System's study-abroad programs has climbed impressively in recent years, thanks to the Board of Regents major emphasis on international education. 
Much of the upswing in international study has occurred since the Regents adopted a 2002-2007 strategic plan calling for, among other things, continuous improvement in the quality of opportunities for international education. To give measurable substance to this goal, the Regents set a target of boosting patiieipation in study-abroad experiences to 4 percent of the undergraduate headcount or 25 percent of the underbrraduate degrees awarded by the 2007 academic year. 
Richard Sutton. director of fnternational Programs for the USG. said th_is goal of having more than 6.100 students study abroad by 2007 was regarded as extremely ambitious by USG campus officials who participated in setting the target. 1lowcvcr, based on changes already evident in the patterns of study-abroad participation among USG institutions. he is confident the target can be reached. 
Study-abroad paiiicipation within the System has shown consistent growth over the period 2000-2005. with the exception of 2002-2003, when a combination of the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and the United States declaration of war against Iraq temporarily discouraged students from traveling abroad. Study-abroad enrollment for the System increased in 2005 to 4,896 students. representing approximately 80 percent of the System's 2007 study abroad target. 
 
Traditionally, the System's three research universities have accounted for approximately two-thirds of all study-abroad students. But several state w1iversities, state colleges and hvo-year colleges set impressive institutional targets that already are beginning to bear fruit. This will result in these institutions collectively accounting for just over half of the System's total by 2007. Sutton said meeting this 2007 target will give the University System of Georgia the most dynamic s111dy-abroad system in the country. Collectively, the projected number of s111dy-abroad students will equal the ninth-largest campus enrollment in the System. with over 350 programs in 55 countries. ranging from China. Gem1any and France to Costa Rica and Mexico. 
The overall boost in study abroad enrollments by 72%, from 2000 to 2005 can be attributed mainly to increases at the research university, regional university, state university and state college levels. These institutional sectors recorded increases in study-abroad participation of 74 percent. 63 percent, 95 percent and 150 percent, respectively, over the period 2000-2005. 
What - besides the sheer drive of USG i11Stitutions to meet their targets - is fueling the increase in study-abroad participation? Sutton and other international program ofiicials give much of the credit to a variety of new methods developed to help students afford the cost of participation. Through the STudcnls Abroad with Regents Suppo11 (STARS) programs, which began in Spring 2003. funds allocated by the Regents are matched at least dollar for dollar by each USG campus. 
Almost 500 students received STARS awards in 2005. Sutton projects the awards will help 700 s111dc111s per year to expand their horizons through an international experience by the time the Regents 2007 strategic plan goals are fully achieved. it, 
 
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 USG's 'Best Practices' Awards Recognize Campus Innovation 
 
As part of the board's ongoing efforts to maximize the use of tJ1e University System of Georgia's resources, officials at a number of USG institutions have engaged in stiff competition over the past three years to prove that they have devised the "best practices" in the System. 
So far, 15 of the System's 35 campuses have been recognized - several more tl1an once - for exemplary operational practices. Among the winning ideas: 
 Southern Polytechnic State University converted its campus telephone service to a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOiP) system, saving an estimated $200,000 per year in long-distance costs while providing users with a more functional telecommunications system better able to handle the university's current and future needs; 
 Gainesville developed a comprehensive, cost-effective instructional system that helps students prepare for the Regents Essay Test, thus improving retention and making more effective use of full-time facu lty; 
 Georgia Institute of Technology implemented a low-cost online payment strategy by outsourcing the handling of credit-card paymenrs for tuition and other student fees, resulting in a cost savings of approximately $600,000. 
 Georgia State University implemented a nationally recognized freshman learning program comprised of a 
 
new- student o,ientation course and a le.a.ming-community progr.rn1 for freshman 10 increase retention and graduation rates. 
The Best Practices competition divides innovations into four categories: finance and business, academic affairs, student affairs, and information technology. Senior University System administrators in each of the four categories evaluate and score the entries on the basis of their impact on operations; benefits the practices provide to students, faculty, staff or others; and the effectiveness and efficiencies created, including cost savings, cost avoidance or productivity increases. Two top recipients are identified in each of the four categories, wit.b the first-place wi1mer receiving a $ I5.000 award and the second-place winner receiving $ I0,000. Fw1ds are provided from a strategic allocation fund established by the University System Office to reward programs of excellence. 
Best Practices Awards recipients to date include: Augusta State University. Columbus State University. Darton College, Gainesville College, Georgia College & State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University. Medical College or Georgia, Southern Polytechnic State University, the State University of West Georgia, the University of Georgia and Valdosta State University. liii 
 
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 University System's 
Information Technology Staff Consolidated In New Facility 
 
The Unjversity System of Georgia dedicated a new 
 
S 11 million facility in Oconee County last November to centrali ze the staff of the USG's Office of Information & Instructional Teclmology (OrJT). 
 
Randall Thursby, vice chancellor for the Office of Information & Instructional Technology, addresses the crowd that gathered for the building's dedication in November 2004. 
 
The 80.000-square-foot building - equipped with 
 
high-speed l.ntemet access and fiber-optic cable - houses 
 
grew long ago. This state-of-the-art facility will enable them 
 
approximately 160 OIIT employees and can accommodate the to provide improved service to the System's 34 campuses." 
 
future growth of this fast-growing unit. The Oconee County 
 
Papp added. Papp joined State Rep. Louise McBee. State Sen. 
 
Devclopme111 Authority was instrumental in the construction 
 
Brian Kemp, Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chair 
 
of the facility, which was des igned by the Preston Partnership Melvin Davis and OIIT Vice Chancellor Randall Thursby in 
 
of Atlanta and built by R.E. Allen & Associates of Atlanta. 
 
delivering remarks at 1he bui lding's dedication. 
 
Carl Nichols ofNichols Land & IJivestment Co. was the 
 
The Office of Information & In structional Technology 
 
developer. 
 
administers computer systems for all 34 of the University 
 
System of Georgia's colleges and univers ities and plays a 
 
"Our 0IITstaff for years has been scattered between several different facilities in 
 
vita l role in the Board of Regents goal of'Creating a More Educated Georgia." The unit"s employees enable " Learning Without Limits by delivering onlinc distance 
 
Athens and Atlanta that they outgrew long ago. This state-of-the-art facility will enable 
 
learning to Georgians who cannoi otherwise take courses on a tradi1ional campus. They also provide the infrastructure and support for GALJLEO (the University System of 
 
them to provide improved service to the 
 
Georgia's virtual library) and maintain the systems required 
 
System's 34 campuses. 11 
 
to keep each USG campus c urrent with various software and hardware produc ts. 
 
Dr. Daniel Papp, senior vice chancellor for Academicsand Fiscal Affairs 
 
"Already the facility is greatly enhancing our productivity 
 
and effectiveness.'' said Thursby, who also serves as the 
 
"The opening of this beautiful new building represents a 
 
Uoivcrsiry System 's chief infonnatioo officer. Thursby noted 
 
milestone for the University System of Georgia," said Dr. 
 
that OllT's Athens staff members had grown used to sharing 
 
Daniel Papp, senior vice chancellor for Academics and Fi. cal their o ffices with two to three other people. In contrast, much 
 
Affairs. "Our OllT staff for years bas been scattered between of Lhe new building has large open spaces with c ubic les that 
 
several different facilities in Athens and Atlanta that they out- can be reconfigured as needed. l:li 
 
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 Leadership Changes on 
USG's Campuses 
 
The fol lowing educators have been appointed to lead University System or Georgia institutions in recent years: 
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 
Tom Call, formerly vice president for Student Services at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, took office as the college's interim president in September 2004. He filled the post vacated by Michael Vollmer, who was tapped by Gov. Sonny Perdue to serve as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education. 
Cal l joined the ABAC faculty as an instructor in the Division or Agriculture and Forest Resources in 1981. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1985 and became an associate professor in 1993. In the summer of 1994, Call served as acting chair of the division. 
In 1995. Call was named interim registrar of ABAC. He was named registrar in 1996. In 200 1, Vollmer named Call interim vice president for Student and Enrollment Services. In 2003, Vollmer named him to the vice president's position. Call holds both a master of science degree and a bachelor of science degree in agronomy from the University of Georgia. 
Albany State University 
Dr. Julius Scott, a highly distinguished and nationally recognized higher-education administrator, was named interim president of Albany State in March 2005. He served in the post while a national search was conducted to fill the position vacated by ASU President Portia H. Shields, who stepped down in June after nine years in the role. 
This is 1he third time Scott has been called upon to serve as an interim president of a University System of Georgia 
 
institution. A four-time fonner president. retired educator and previously prominent Augusta-area civic leader, Scott was 
called on initially in l996 lo serve as interim president of Albany State. Later, in 200 I, he was named interim president of the Medical College of Georgia during a period of major challenges a1 that health science center and teaching hospital. 
Prior to serving at MCG. Scott held the presidency or Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas. He also held two appointments as president of Paine College, in Augusta, first from 1975-1982, and later for an unusual second term. from 1988-.1994. Scott holds a Ph.D. from Boston University. and additional degrees from Brown University, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and Wiley College (with distinction). Named a Distinguished Allllm1us of Boston University in 1987, he also holds 14 honora1y degrees. 
Dr. Everette J. Freeman. senior vice president and provost at the University of Indianapolis, took the reigns in October as the eighth president of Albany Stare. Freeman previously served as executive assistant lo the president at Tennessee State University in Nashville, from January 1997 to July 200 l. and dean of continuing education and associate professor o f' economics al Jackson State University, in Jackson, Miss., from August 1989 to July 1991. 
Freeman's educational background is in economics and labor and industrial relations. During the early part of his 
 
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 cureer. he worked in these fields in both higher education and the private sector. He was an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University. in Cleveland; Michigan State University, in East Lans ing; and Rutgers University. in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Freeman also served as director of organizational development for Fisons Pharmaceutical, in Rochester. New York, and worked for the Eastman Kodak Company. 
He has additiona l professional experience with the federal government, including tbe U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration. in Washington. D.C., and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, in New York City. Freeman earned a certificate in economics from Fircroft College, in Bim,ingham. England; a bachelor's degree in sociology and economics from Antioch College, in Yellow Springs, Ohio: and a master's degree in labor and industrial relations from the University of Illinois. He also holds an Ed.D from Rutgers University. 
Bainbridge College Dr. Sherman R. Day was named interim president 
of Bainbridge College io January 2005 as Dr. Clifford M. Brock left the post to accept the presidency of Barstow Community College, in Barstow, Ca. Day served a acting president of Georgia State University from 1991 to 1992. In 1996, the Board of Regents tapped the Georgia State professor to serve as acting presidenl and then president of North Georgia College & State University. He retired in 1999, 
but again was pressed into service by the University System Office during the 200 I legislative session. 
 
When the session concluded, the regents convinced Day to serve as interim president of Gordon College until a permanent presidential appointment was announced in 2002. Day then resumed to retired life until accepting tbis latest interim appointment, which lasted through June 2005. 
Among his many public service po itions, Day also managed the day-to-day implementation of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. On loan from Georgia State University. where he launched his University System ofGcorgia career. he served as managing director of Legacy and Olympic Programs for tbe Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games from I992 through 1996. 
Day earned his doctorale in education from the University of Georgia. 
Dr. Thomas A. Wilkerson, fonnerly vice president for academic affairs and professor of speech at Spartanburg Methodist College, in Spartanburg, S.C., took office as president of Bainbridge College in July 2005. 
Prior lo joining the facu lty at Spartanburg Methodist College eight years ago. Wilkerson spent 29 years in the University System of Georgia, first at Middle Georgia College, where he served as chair of the Department of Speech/Drama from 1968 to 1969. From 1969 to 1984. he was based at Dalton College, where he was a member of the speech/English faculty and, from 1974 to 1984. chair of U1e Division of Humanities. His last USG post was as vice president for academic affairs and professor orspeech at South Georgia College from I984 to I997. 
Wilkerson holds undergraduate degrees from Augusta College and Georgia Southern College. an M.F.A. in speech and drama from the University of Georgia, and an Ed.D. in speech education, also from UGA. 
 
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 East Georgia College 
June 2002 brought the appointment of Dr. .l. Foster Watkins, formerly a professor of educational leadership and higher education at U1e University of Alabama at Bim1ingham, as interim president of East Georgia College. Watkins replaced Dr. Jeremiah J. Ashcroft. who resigned after nine years in the post to become the founding president of Southern Catholic College. which opened this fa ll in Dawson County. Ga. 
lJ1 addition to being a professor at UAB, Watkins served since I998 as coordinator of the University of Alabama at Bim1ingham's Administrative Internship Program and coordinator of the School of Education' s off-campus programs in Jasper and Cullman. Ala. 
For 14 years, beginning in 1983. Watkins was president of Gainesville ColJege. While there, he was recognized by his colleagues in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' Community College Leadership Program as an outstanding chief executive officer in Georgia. 
Watkins holds a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Tech and master's and doctoral degrees in educational leadership from Auburn University. 
In Ju ly 2004, Dr. John Bryant Black, a former vice president for academic affairs at East Georgia College, was named East Georgia College' s new president. 
Black, who was special assistant to the vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the Board of Regenrs at the time of his appointment, had served as vice president for academic affairs al Dalton State College, from 1999 to 2003 , and 
 
vice president for academic affairs at East Georgia College, from 1994 lo 1999. 
Before that, he taught at Augusta College (now Augusta State University). where he was a member of the biology faculty from l965 to 1994. Black twice served as acting chair of Augusta State's Department of Biology initially from February 1974 to June 1976, and agai11 from June to December of 1992. He directed Augusta College's Evening Program from 1966 to 1968. 
Black holds a B.A. in chemistry from Mercer University. in Macon, Ga., and a Ph.D. in endociinology from the Medical College of Georgia. 
Fort Valley State University 
Dr. Kofi Lornotey, former senior vice president and provost at Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York (CUNY), was named president of Fort Val.Icy 
State in September 200 I. A nationally recognized academician and author, Lomotey held the senior vice president's position at Medgar Evers College from 1998 to 200 l. 
Prior to his arrival at Medgar Evers College, Lomotcy made history as Louisiana State University's first African-American department chair. He headed and taught in LSU's Department of Administrative and Foundational Services in the College of Education from 1992-1 997. From l 995- 1997, Lomotey also directed LSU ' s Nubian Pre-Doctoral Academy, a summer program that encourages undergraduate Afri can-American students to consider seeking doctoral or professional degrees. 
 
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 Lomotey obtained a Ph.D. and a master's degree in educational administration and policy analysis from Stanford University. as well as a master's degree in curriculLun and instruction from Cleveland State University. 
On Lomotey's departure from Fort Valley Stale in June 2005. Dr. William H. Harris, the former president of Alabama State University. Paine College and Texas Southern 
University, was appointed interim presi dent of the university. 
Harris served as president of Alabama State from 1994 to 2000. Texas Southern University, from 1988 to 1993, and Paine College. in Augusta. Ga., from 1982 lo 1988. 
From 1985 to 1993. Harris served as vice chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ETS Collaboration. He is the author of two books: "Keeping the Faith: A. Philip Randolph, Milt.on P. Webster, and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters", pubJished in 1977 and reissued in 1991 by the University of Illinois Press; and 'The Harder We Run: Black Workers Since che Civil War". publ ished in 1982 by Oxford University Press. 1-larTis earned both his Ph.D. and M.A. at Indiana University. 
Georgia College & State University 
In May 2003. Dr. David G. Brown, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville and founder of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). was appointed interim president of Georgia College & State University. 
 
He replaced Dr. Rosemary DePaolo. the institution's president since 1997, who left to assume the chancellorship of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. 
Before accepting the interim presidency at GC&SU, Brown had served as vice president and clean of the 1Jllernational 
Center for Computer Enhanced Learning at Wake Forest University since 1999. He served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville from 19841990, president of Transylvania University. in Lexington, Ky., 1982-1983, and as provost at three universities (Wake Forest, 1990-1998; Miami University of Ohio, 1970-1982; and Drake University. in Des Moines, Iowa, 1967-1970. Of special significance for GC&SU. during his tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Dr. Brown initiated the public liberal arts college movement, now known as COPLAC. GC&SU was invited to join this prestigious organization of institutions committed to liberal arts education in June 200 I. Brown holds a bachelor's degree with honors in economics from Denison University. in Granville, Ohio. and master's and doctoral degrees in economics from Princeton University. 
In January 2004, Dr. Dorothy Leland, formerly vice president of the Boca Raton. Fla., campus of Florida Atlantic University and a professor of philosophy, took office as the new president of Georgia College & State University. 
Leland arrived at GC&SU with nearly 20 years ofexperience in a variety ofcollege and university positions. six of them at Florida Atlantic. Her other faculty appointments have been at Purdue University. California State University, Northridge, California State University. Chico. and at the University ofCalifornia. Santa Cruz. 
 
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 ALFlorida At.lanLic, Leland served as the university's associate provost from 2000 to 200 I, executive director of university strategic planning from 1998 to 200 I. and special 
assistant to the provost from 1998 to 2000. From 1995 to 1998. she served as director of Florida Atlantic 's Women's Studies Center and executive director of the Prcsidc111s Commission on tbe Status of Women. 
Prior to Florida Atlantic, Leland spent 11 years in administrative positions at Purdue University. From 1993 to 1995. she served as the inaugural director of Purdue's Womens Resource Office, and from 1984 to 1993, she directed an interdisciplinary doctoral program in English and philosophy. Leland holds a B.A. in English, an M.A. in American Studies. and a Ph.D. in philosophy. all earned at Purdue University. 
Georgia Gwinnett College 
Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman, newly retired as the chief academic officer and dean of the academic board at the United States Mi litary Academy, in West Point, N.Y., took office in September 2005 as the charter president of the University System's newest state college, its 35th institution of higher education. 
As West Point's chief academic officer from 2000 until his retirement in June 2005, Kaufman was directly responsible for 525 faculty members, more than 200 support stalT, a $45 million personnel budget and a matching annual operating budget. 
During his tenure, he articulated tJ1e need for and obtained Congressional funding for a new S75 million library, and research support for the academy increased from $2.5 million to S11.6 million per year. 
 
Kaulinan has co-edited and co-authored six books on such topics as international relations, national security policy and strategy, Vietnam and NATO. Among the academic honors he has earned, the brigadier general holds the title of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.). Kaufman earned a Ph.D. i11 political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a bachelor of science degree from the USMA. 
Kaufman's military experience includes service as a platoon leader in Vietnam, a member of the National Security Council staff. The Am1y has recognized him with a long list or honors, including a Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star Medal for Valor, another Bronze Star Medal, two Purple Hearts, two Meritorious Service Medals. two Am1y Commendation Medals, a National Defense Service Medal and a Vietnam Service Medal for four campaigns. 
Georgia Perimeter College 
Robert E. Watts, senior policy advisor for the University System of Georgia and interim director of the Gwinnett University Center, t0ok office as interim president of Georgia Perimeter College in July 2005. as Dr. Jacquelyn Belcher retired after 10 years at the institution's helm. 
Prior to joining the University System Office and being named interim director 
 
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 of the Gwinnett Unive rsity Center in the summer of 2002, Watts served as interim president or Middle Georgia College, from June 2001 to June 2002; and interim president or Floyd College, during the 2000-200 l academic year. 
Watts served as executive vice president for financial and administrative affairs at Georgia Perimeter College from 1991 to 2000 and director of institutional research and plann.ing for that institution (then known as DeKalb College) from 1986 to 1991. 
Before joining the USG, Watts worked from J982 to 1986 as a budget officer in the Georgia General Assembly's Legislative Budget Office. Previously, he had served as a Humanities Scholar-in-Residence for the General Assembly. from 1980 to 1982. 
Watts earned both a bachelor's degree in religion and English and a master's degree in religion from Florida Stale University, in Tallahassee. He also holds a master's degree in international public policy from the Nitze School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, in Washington. D.C. Watts currently is enrolled in a joint doctoral program i11 public policy studies offered by Georgia State University and Georgia Tech. 
Gordon College 
Dr. Lawrence V. Weill, the former dean of academic affairs at Hopkinsville Community Col lege. in Hopkinsville. Ky.. took office as president of Gordon College in March 2002. replacing Interim President Sherman Day. 
Weil l had served as dean of academic affairs at Hopkinsville Community College since July 2000 and had been a member or its humanities faculty since 1993. Prior to being named a ful l professor in 1998, Weill served as an associate professor and director of the institutions Leaming Center. 
 
Before joining the Hopkinsville Community College facu lty, Weill worked at Lexington Community College, in Lexington, Ky., from 1984 to 1992. For his furn! three years, he served as chair of the college's Humanities Division. 
Weill holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Brescia College, in Owensboro, Ky., a master of arts in humanities from the University of Evansville. in Evansville, Ind.; and a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Kentucky. 
M iddle Georgia College 
Dr. Richard J. Federinko, the former president of Chattahoochee Va!Jcy Community College in Phoenix City, Ala., was appointed president of Middle Georgia College in June 2002. 
Feclerinko has an academic career spanning nearly 30 years. including 16 years as president of two community colleges in Alabama. He served as president of Southern Union State Junior College in Wadley, Ala., from 1986-1993. and was named president of Chattahoochee Valley Community College in 1993. 
Before taking on a college presidency, he served in a variety of administrative roles al different institutions in Alabama, including Jame 1-1. Faulkner State Junior College in Bay Minette. Ala., Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College in Greenville, Ala., Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., and Troy State University in Troy, Ala. 
 
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 Federinko holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and management and a master's in guidance and counseling from Troy State University, and a doctorate in h igher education administration from Florida State University. 
North Georgia College & State University Dr. David Potter, formerly commissioner of Higher 
Education for the Mississippi Lnstitutions of Higher Leaming, became the 16th president of North Georgia College & State 
University in January 2005. He replaced Dr. Nathaniel Hansford, who retired in December 2004 after serving for five years in the post. 
Prior to serving during 2003-04 as the chief executive officer for the Board of Trustees overseeing the eight public universities in Mississippi. Potter served as president of Delta State University, in Cleveland, Miss., from 1999 to 2003. Previously, Potter he ld a number of teaching and administrative positions at George Mason University. in Fairfax, Va., from 1987 to 1999, including provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, vice pres ident and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, vice president for executive affairs, executive assistant to the president, and adjunct faculty in the department of sociology and anthropology. He also gained extensive administrative experience at the State Council ofHigher Education for Virginia (SCHEY), serving in a number of posts between 1981 and 1986 for that state coordinating agency for higher education. Potter earned his B.A. cum laude in history from Amherst College, in Mass., and both his M.A. and Ph.D. in social science from Syracuse University. 
 
South Georgia College John P. McElvcen, formerly vice president for student 
development at Middle Georgia College, took office in July 2005 as interim president ofSouth Georgia College. He replaced Edward D. Jackson Jr., who retired after 22 years in the University System of Georgia to accept the presidency of East Central College, a two-year institution in Union. Mo. 
Before he was appointed vice president for student development at Middle Georgia College in May 200 I, McElveen served as the college's registrar and director of admissions from 1996 to 200 I. Prior to this, he was director of admissions at Shorter College. McElveen also worked as a registered architect for B rackett Associates Architects, in Cartersvi lie, Ga., from 1983 to I99 I. 
McElvecn is enrolled in Georgia Southern University' s doctoral studies program in educational leadership. where he is majoring in higher education administration. He holds a master of arts in higher education administration from the University of Alabama, a bachelor of arts degree in arcl1itecture and also a bachelor of science degree in architecture, from Auburn University. 
Valdost a State University Ronald M. Zaccari was named president, of Valdosta State 
in January 2002. President emeritus of West Liberty State College, in West Liberty, West Virginia, Zaccari succeeded Dr. Hugh Bailey, who retired in 2001 after having served as president ofValdosta State since I978. 
A professor of art and an accomplished sculptor. Zaccari served as president of West Liberty State, a four-year public 
institution, from 1996 until he retired iD August 200 l to work 
 
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 on commissioned sculptures. Under Zaccari s leadership. West Liberty State reversed a declining enrollment. renovated existing campus facilities, added new facilities and launched additional academic programs. His work was widely acclaimed, both on campus and in the community. 
Prior to his appointment at West Liberty State, Zaccari held a wide variety of adm inistrative posts at Southeastern 
Louisiana University in Hammond , La.. while simultaneously serving as a professor of art, including provost and vice president for academic affairs ( 1994- 1996), associate provost for academic and student affairs ( 1990- 1994). acting provost ( 1989- 1990). assistant vice president for academic affairs ( 1987- 1989). dean of the College of Education ( 1982-1 987) and head of the Visual Arts Department ( 1977- 1982). Zaccari holds a bachelor of science degree from the State University at Slippery Rock in Slippery Rock. Pa., a master of education degree from the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.), and a doctor of education degree from Pennsylvania State Uni vers ity. 
 
President Emerita Appointments In November. the Board of Regents honored the distin- 
guished service of two University System of presidents who recently vacated their posts by conferring on them the title of president emcriius: 
Dr. Jacquelyn Belcher retired in July 2005 after JO years as president of Georgia Perimeter College. In addition to being honored by the regents. Belcher was recognized in October by the American Council on Education's Center of Racial and Ethnic Equality with the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award during a national conference on improving minority participation in higher education in Phoenix. Ariz. 
Dr. Portia H. Shields stepped down in June 2005 after nine years as president of Albany State University. la addition to being named president emeritus, Shields was honored in November by U1c Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, which selected her to receive the fund 's Educational Leadership Award for having fo1th ered the transfonnation of youth into future leaders. ml 
 
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 a Major Player in 
National Rankings 
 
The University System of Georgia continues to take seriously its mission of national preeminence in higher education. Georgia is one of only four states - includjng California, Pennsylvania and Virginia - with two or more institutions listed among the Top 20 public institutions in U.S. News & World Report's 2006 guide to "America's Best Colleges'' (see "Top Public National Universities" list below). 
But there are other indicators of national preeminence, as well. Georgia State University ranked No. I among traditionally white U.S. institutions in awarding undergraduate degrees to African-American students. according to Black Issues in Higher Education's 2005 "Top I00 Degree Producers" report. The magazine - now called Diverse Issues in Higher Education - named Georgia Tech as the nation's No. I producer of African-American engineers at the undergraduate level. the No. 2 producer of minoriry engineers at the undergraduate level and the No. 5 producer of Asian engineers at the undergraduate level. 
According to U.S. News & World Report 's 2006 report on 'America's Best Graduate Schools,'' Georgia Tech now is No. 4 among engineering schools, and its business school jumped an impressive IOslots up to No. 32 among the nation 's best business schools. Georgia State University rose from No. 7 to No. 6 on the magazine's list of highly rated part-time MBA programs. 
The Wall Street .Joumal ranke<l the full-time MBA program offered by the University of Georgias Terry College of Business 18th among the nation's rop public business schools and 30th overall among instit11tions whose graduates are rccntitcd regionally in its 2005 rankings of top business schools. 
The University System of Georgia also has drawn national notice for being an excellent value in higher education. UGA received high marks in U.S. News & World Repol'I 's undergraduate survey for its affordability, ranking sixth nationally among public institutions on a list of"Great Schools at Great 
 
Prices." UGA also is among the Top 25 national universities cited by U.S. News & World Report whose srudents graduate with the least amoum of debts from student loans. 
The London-based Financial Times ranked Georgia Tech 's College of Management among the world's best higher-education institutions in tcnns of value for the money and graduates' career progress in its 2005 survey. A11d another respected college guidebook published by The Pri11ce1011 Review included the University of West Georgia (VWG) in its 2006 survey of"Americas Best Value Colleges" in the Southeast, citing tuition. fimmcial-aid awards and the level of student satisfaction as factors. The Pri11ceto11 Review also named UWG, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia among the "Best Southeastern Colleges" in its guidebook to the 100 best colleges in each region. 
Georgia Southwestern State University was saluted by the National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA) for the functionality and design of its admissions website. The 1th annual 11roll111ent Power Index' (EPI). which rnte<l the admissions websites of more than 3.000 post-secondary institutions, ranked GSW No. 10 in the nation, No. 5 among master's institutions (institutions that have a full range of undergraduate and master's programs, but few, if any, doctoral programs) and No. 5 among all institutions in the South. 
Darton College ranked sixth in the Center for Digital Education's 2005 Digitul Co111111u11i1y Colleges Survey. More than 200 community colleges across the country participated in the survey. which showcases and rewards two-year colleges that provide a high level of service to their faculty. staff, and students through infonnalion tecl111ology. Meanwhile, Savannah State University ranks among the Top Digital Content Leaders using WcbCT. a leading provider of c-lcarning systems for higher education institutions, to expand teaching and learning. i1'ii 
 
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 The U.S. News & World Report Rankings at a Glance 
Top Public National Universities 1. University of California-Berkeley 2. University of Virginia 3. University of California-Lost Angeles 4. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 5. University of North CarolinaChapel Hill 6. College of William and Mary 7. University of California-San Diego 8. University ofWisconsin-Madison 9. Georgia Institute of Technology 
10. University of California-Irvine 11. University of Illinois- Urbana- 
Champaign 12. University of California-Santa 
Barbara 13. University of Washington 14. Penn State University-University 
Park 15. University of California-Davis 16. University of Florida 17. University ofTexas-Austin  18. University of Maryland-College 
Park 19. University of Georgia 20. University of Pittsburgh 
 
Top Undergraduate Engineering Specialty Programs 
(* Public) 
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 1. Georgia Institute of Technology<> 2. Purdue University-West Lafayette* 3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* 4. Penn State University-University Park* 5. University of California-Berkeley* 
Aerospace/Aeronautical/ Astronomical Engineering 1.Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology 2. Georgia Institute ofTechnology* 3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* 4. California Institute ofTechnology 5. Purdue University-West Lafayette* 
Civil Engineering 1. University of California-Berkeley* 2. University of Illinois-UrbanaChampaign* 3. Georgia Institute ofTechnology* 4. University ofTexas-Austin 5. Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology 
Biomedical/Biomedical Engineering 1. Johns Hopkins University 2. Duke University 3. University of California-San Diego 4. Georgia Institute ofTechnology* 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Mechanical Engineering 1.Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology 2. Stanford University 3. University of California-Berkeley* 4. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* 5 . Georgia Institute of Technology* 
- U.S. News & World Report 
 
Top Rankings in Undergraduate Business Specialty Programs 
(* Public) 
Insurance 1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 2.Georgia State University (Robinson)* 3. University of Georgia {Terry)* 4. University ofWisconsin-Madison* 5. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign* 
Real Estate 1. University of Pennsylvania {Wharton) 2. University of California-Berkeley* 3.University of Georgia (Terry)* 4. University ofWisconsin-Madison" 5. University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign* 
- U.S. News & World Report 
 
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 Campuses & Presidents of the University System of Georgia 
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ..........Thomas Call (Interim) Albany State University ........... . ... . ......Everette J. Freeman Armstrong Atlantic State University .............Thomas Z. Jones Atlanta Metropolitan College .... . .............Harold E. Wade Augusta State University ... . ........ . . . ... . ..William Bloodworth, Jr. Bainbridge College ....... . ........ . . . . ......Thomas A. Wilkerson Clayton State University ........ . ... . ..... . .. .Thomas K. Harden Coastal Georgia Community College .... . ...... .Dorothy L. Lord Columbus State University ...... .... .. . . . . ....Frank D. Brown Dalton State College ...... . ...... . ... . . ... .. .James A. Burran Darton College ....... . ... . ......... . ..... ..Peter J. Sireno East Georgia College ..... . .. ......... . ......John Bryant Black Georgia Highlands College .. . . ..... . .. . . . . . .. .John Randolph Pierce Fort Valley State University ..... ... ...........William H. Harris (fnterim) Gainesville College .................... . . .. . .Martha T. Nesbitt Georgia College & State University ....... .... ..Dorothy Leland Georgia Institute of Technology ................G. Wayne Clough Georgia Gwinneti College ...... . ............. Daniel J. Kaufman Georgia Perimeter College . .. . . .. . . . . .........Robert E. Watts (Interim) Georgia Southern University ......... . .. .... .. .Bruce Grube Georgia Southwestern State University . . .. . ......Michael L. Hanes Georgia State University .. . .... .. . . . . ...... . ..Carl V. Patton Gordon College . . .. ... . .. . ............... ..Lawrence V. Weill Kennesaw State University ......... ... .... . ...Belly L. Siegel Macon State College . ... . ..... . .. . . . ..... . ...David A. Bell Medical College of Georgia .. . ...... . ........ .Daniel W. Rahn Middle Georgia College ........... ... .. . .... .Richard J. Federinko North Georgia College & State University ... . ....David Potter Savannah State University . ........... ... . ....Carlton E. Brown South Georgia College ............. .. ... . .. . .John P. McElveen (Interim) Southern Polytechnic State University ... . .. . .. . .Lisa A. Rossbaeher University of West Georgia . . .... . ............Beheruz N. Sethna University of Georgia ... . ..... . ... ... ...... . .Michael f. Adams Valdosta State University .. ... ... . . .. . ..... ...Ronald M. Zaccari Waycross College . . .... . ....................Barbara P. Losty 
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 Contact Information for the Board of Regents' Administrative Offices 
 
Office ofthe Chancellor 
 
Ms. Cortis Cummings ........ Interim Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404-656-2202 
 
Ms. Margaret Taylor 
 
..Special Assistant to the Chancellor . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-463-78 17 
 
Ms. Gail S. Weber . 
 
. .Secretary to the Board 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-657-25 12 
 
Mr. Ronald B. Stark 
 
.Associate Vice Chaneellor/Lntemal Audit . . .. ...... . . . . . ... .. .... ..... .404-656-5688 
 
Division ofSupport Services 
 
Ms. Elizabeth E. Neely 
 
Acting Senior Vice Chancellor/Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-656-2221 Associate Vice Chru1cellor/Legal Affairs 
 
Mr. J. Bums Newsome 
 
Assistant Vice Chancellor/Legal Affairs (Prevention) ..................... .404-656-2229 
 
Mr. Daryl Griswold . . . . . . .Assistant Vice Chancellor/Legal Affairs (Contracts) ..... ........ .... .. ... .404-657- 1473 
 
Mr. William Wallace . 
 
.Associate Vice Chancellor/Human Resources . . . . .... ......... ........ .404-656-2238 
 
Division ofExternal Activities and Facilities 
 
Mr. Thomas E. Daniel 
 
...Senior Vice Chancellor/External Activities Md Facilities ...  . . ... ..... .. .. 404-656-2212 
 
Ms. Arlethia Perry-Johnson ...Associate Vice Chancellor/Media & Publications Project Director/African-American Male lnitiative 
 
404-656-2250 
 
Mr. John Millsaps ..........Assistant Vice Chancellor/Strategic Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-656-2251 
 
Ms. Joy Hymel . . ... . . ... Assistant Vice Chancellor/Economic Development ...................... .404-656-2275 
 
Ms. Linda Daniels .. ....... Vice Chancellor/Facilities 
 
. . .................... .404-656-2243 
 
Mr. Hal Gibson .............Assistant Vice Chancellor/Design & Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404-656-2249 
 
Mr. Peter J. Hickey . . . . . . Assistant Vice Chancellor/ Real Properties . . . . . . . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-656-2245 
 
Dr. Lamar Veatch . . . 
 
Assistant Vice Chancellor/Georgia Public Library Service ............... .404-982-3560 
 
Division ofAcademic and Fiscal Affairs 
 
Dr. Daniel S. Papp ..........Senior Vice Chancellor/Academics and Fiscal Affairs 
 
. .  . . . .  . . . .404-656-2274 
 
Dr. Frank A. Butler 
 
. Vice Chancellor/Academics, Faculty and Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-656-9234 
 
Dr. Cathie M. Hudson 
 
..Associate Vice Chancellor/Strategic Research and Analysis .............. 404-656-2213 
 
Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr. . ......Associate Vice Chancellor/Faculty Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-656-0764 
 
Ms. Tonya Lam . 
 
. ......Associate Vice Chancellor/St11dent Affairs . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-656-2272 
 
Dr. Kris Biesinger 
 
.......Assistant Vice Chancellor/Advanced Learning Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-657-0345 
 
Dr. R.ichard C. Sulton ........Senior Advisor for Academic Affairs/Director-International ............... .404-651-3747 Programs & Services 
 
Dr. Jan Kettlewell ....... . .Associate Vice Chancellor/P-16 Initiatives ... . Executive Director, USG Fow1dation 
 
.404-656-2261 
 
Dr. Dorolhy Zinsmeister . . ..Assistant Vice Chancellor/Academic Affairs Associate Director for Higher Education/PRlSM Initiative 
 
.404-651-5342 
 
Mr. Randall A. Thursby . . .... Vice Chanccllor/lnfonnation/lnstructional Tcchnology/CIO ............ ... .404-656-6177 
 
Mr. William R. Bowes . 
 
.Vice Chancellor/Office of Fiscal Affairs 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404-657-7581 
 
Ms. Usha Ramachandran ..... .Assistant Vice Chancellor/Fiscal Affairs Dr. Tom Maier . . . ..... . .. .Assistant Vice Chancellor 
 
.404-656-2276 .404-656-2420 
 
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 Acknowledgements 
A Progress Report: Creating A More Educated Georgia Was Published By: Office of Media & Publications Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 270 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, Ga. 30334-9007 Phone: (404) 656-2250 
Writers/ Editors: Arlethia Perry-Johnson, Associate Vice Chancellor, Media & Publications Diane Payne, Director of Publications, Media & Publications 
Contributors: John Millsaps, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications. Media & Publications Susan Contreras, Consultant Lntellectual Capital Partnership Program {lCAPP) Dierdre Williams, International Services Coordinator, International Education 
De s ig ne r: Graphic Communications Corporation, Lawrenceville, Ga. 
Pri n te r: Graphic Communications Corporation, Lawrenceville, Ga. 
Special T hanks: To the public relations directors and photographers at the University System ofGeorgia institutions who supplied photographs and information for this publication. 
The Uni versity System of Georgia is committed to equal opportunjty for all persons in its educational programs, activities and employment practices. Policy questions concerning the Board of Regents' in these areas may be directed to: 
Office of Legal Affa irs Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 270 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, Ga. 30334-9007 Phone: (404) 656-2221 
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