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Atlanta — August 19, 2021
The Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) today named Cathy Cox president of Georgia College & State 中出少妇视频, effective October 1, 2021.
中出少妇视频淕eorgia College & State 中出少妇视频 has long played a special role within 中出少妇视频 as the state中出少妇视频檚 public liberal arts college, and it is gaining a new leader who inherently understands how important that mission is both for students and the state,中出少妇视频 中出少妇视频 Acting Chancellor Teresa MacCartney said. 中出少妇视频淐athy Cox has deep experience in liberal arts education, and a passion to help Georgia College succeed. I congratulate her on her new role.中出少妇视频
Cathy Cox became dean of Mercer 中出少妇视频 School of Law in 2017 after serving 10 years as president of Young Harris College.
中出少妇视频淚 am excited to welcome Cathy Cox into the 中出少妇视频 family, and know Georgia College will only keep rising among the ranks of the nation中出少妇视频檚 best public liberal arts institutions,中出少妇视频 Board of Regents Chairman Sachin Shailendra said. 中出少妇视频淥n behalf of the Board of Regents, I look forward to working with her.中出少妇视频
As the 21st president of Young Harris, a private liberal arts college in the north Georgia mountains, Cox led its transition from a two-year college to a four-year institution and oversaw unprecedented growth. Prior to assuming the Young Harris presidency, Cox served two terms as Georgia中出少妇视频檚 secretary of state, and was the first woman in the state中出少妇视频檚 history to be elected to the post, first in 1998 and again in 2002. In the spring of 2007, she held the Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Chair at the 中出少妇视频 of Georgia School of Law.
中出少妇视频淭hank you to the Board and Acting Chancellor MacCartney for this tremendous opportunity,中出少妇视频 Cox said. 中出少妇视频淚 am excited to work with an already amazing faculty and staff as we enhance Georgia College as a destination for students seeking a preeminent liberal arts education. I can中出少妇视频檛 wait to get started.中出少妇视频
Storbeck Search provided consulting services during the president search process.
About Cathy Cox
A native of Bainbridge, Cox worked as a newspaper reporter for three years before entering law school, working for The Times in Gainesville and The Post-Searchlight in Bainbridge. She earned a degree in journalism, summa cum laude, from the 中出少妇视频 of Georgia and is a 2013 inductee to the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication中出少妇视频檚 Grady Fellowship. Cox also holds an associate中出少妇视频檚 degree in agriculture from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton.
Cox was a magna cum laude graduate of Mercer Law School, where she was editor-in-chief of the Mercer Law Review. She practiced law full-time for 10 years in Atlanta and Bainbridge following her graduation. She has remained an active member of the State Bar of Georgia.
Cox served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and two terms as Georgia中出少妇视频檚 secretary of state. In the spring of 2007, she held the Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Chair at the 中出少妇视频 of Georgia School of Law. Later that year she became the 21st president of Young Harris College where she served for 10 years. She was named dean of Mercer 中出少妇视频 School of Law in 2017.
Among her many awards and accolades are the 2011 Traditions of Excellence Award for General Practice by the State Bar中出少妇视频檚 General Practice and Trial Section and the 2020 Outstanding Woman Lawyer by the Middle Georgia chapter of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.
Cox is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and the recipient of Leadership Georgia中出少妇视频檚 prestigious J.W. Fanning Award for progressive leadership and service. She serves on a number of philanthropic and civic organizations and boards and is married to attorney Mark Dehler.
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