Erroll B. Davis Jr. Announces Plans to Retire as 中出少妇视频 System Head
Atlanta — October 7, 2010
Erroll B. Davis Jr.
中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. announced to the Board of Regents today his plans to retire at the end of his current contract year, June 30, 2011. Davis has served as chancellor of the System中出少妇视频檚 35 colleges and universities since Feb. 2006.
In his announcement, Davis noted that he had made a number of commitments when the Board of Regents appointed him in Dec. 2005 as the System中出少妇视频檚 eleventh chancellor. He promised the board a five-year commitment to the job, which will be fulfilled in Feb. 2011 and he promised Gov. Sonny Perdue that he would continue as chancellor until the conclusion of Perdue中出少妇视频檚 term in Jan. 2011.
中出少妇视频淭he advent of a new governor does mean that the 中出少妇视频 System chancellor needs to establish a long-term working relationship in order to be effective. It is therefore appropriate that I step down at the end of my contract year and allow my successor to establish this necessary relationship,中出少妇视频 Davis said. 中出少妇视频淭he opportunity to lead this great system of public higher education has been a tremendous experience with both challenges and rewards. The System has certainly made great progress in its stated goal of educating more Georgians to higher levels than in the past.中出少妇视频
Board Chair Willis Potts, in response to Davis中出少妇视频 announcement, said, 中出少妇视频淐hancellor Davis has been and is an impressive individual who has brought to the 中出少妇视频 System an extremely high level of experience and ethical leadership. The regents, the presidents, the state and, above all, our students, have benefited from his outstanding stewardship.中出少妇视频
During Davis中出少妇视频 tenure the System has seen a jump in enrollment from 259,945 students in fall 2006 to a preliminary 310,361 students in fall 2010, an increase of 50,416 students, or 19.4 percent. The 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 annual economic impact on Georgia has grown from $10.4 billion in FY06 to $12.7 billion in FY09 and the amount of dollars generated from research, grants and contracts has increased $75.5 million, from $831 million in FY06 to $906.5 million in FY08.
The 中出少妇视频 System has also undergone significant budget challenges during this period of enrollment growth, as the economic recession took a toll on state revenues. When Davis began, the 中出少妇视频 had a total FY06 budget of $5 billion, including state appropriations of $1.8 billion. The FY11 budget totals $6.7 billion with $1.92 billion in state appropriations, which includes reductions in state funding in FY09, FY10 and FY11 of $630 million.
Despite the budget challenges, under Davis中出少妇视频 leadership, the System made a number of major changes in both its academic and operational structures that have followed the blueprint of the board-approved Strategic Plan adopted in 2007.
The System中出少妇视频檚 core curriculum was completely revised in 2009, which includes the gradual elimination of the Regents中出少妇视频 Test. In 2008 the board supported a major expansion of physician education through Georgia中出少妇视频檚 Health Sciences 中出少妇视频 in Athens, Savannah and Albany. A focus on increasing the numbers of other health professions graduates also has intensified under Davis中出少妇视频 watch.
Students have seen improvements in the area of student advising and planning, with the rollout this year of two-year course calendars.
Efforts to increase the numbers of students enrolling in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) were ramped up and the 中出少妇视频 was cited for its achievements in increasing the numbers of K-12, particularly minority, teachers it produces.
Operationally, Davis has stressed the need to establish a risk management process throughout the 中出少妇视频 and in 2008 the board approved a system-wide ethics policy for all 中出少妇视频 employees. In addition, Davis established a system-level human resources function that has addressed rising health benefit costs and established an Executive Leadership Institute to identify and train emerging leaders within the System.
Issues such as philanthropic giving, campus safety and emergency planning and response and energy conservation have all been addressed through special presidential task forces created under Davis中出少妇视频 leadership.
The regents also approved a complete overhaul of the process by which key facilities needs are identified and prioritized for annual budget requests, which went into effect in FY08 and has attracted $1.067 billion in funding for facilities over the past four fiscal years. The board also approved a Shared Services Initiative that to date has consolidated payroll and financial systems.
Prior to being named chancellor, Davis served as chairman of the board of Alliant Energy Corporation from 2000-2005, after joining the company in 1998 as president and chief executive officer. Prior to the creation of Alliant Energy, Davis served as president and CEO of WPL Holdings, from 1990 to 1998. From 1978-1990, Davis rose through the senior management ranks at Wisconsin Power and Light Company, starting as vice president of finance and ending as CEO and president. His career also includes corporate finance positions at Xerox Corporation and Ford Motor Company.
Plans to select the next 中出少妇视频 chancellor will be announced at a future date.
The regents have established a special website for the search for the next Chancellor of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia:
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