NeSmith Named Chair of the Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia
Atlanta — November 13, 2012
The Board of Regents, the 18-member governing body for the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia, today elected Regent William 中出少妇视频淒ink中出少妇视频 H. NeSmith Jr. to a one-year term as the Board中出少妇视频檚 Chair. NeSmith currently serves as vice-chair.
中出少妇视频淥ur goal is to graduate more college students, while being good stewards of Georgia中出少妇视频檚 resources, especially in these times,中出少妇视频 said NeSmith. 中出少妇视频淐hallenges are everywhere, and I appreciate the confidence the board has placed in me.中出少妇视频
NeSmith is co-owner and president of Athens-based Community Newspapers, Inc., which publishes several dozen newspapers in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. A native of Jesup, he is a 1970 graduate of The 中出少妇视频 of Georgia (UGA) and chairman of the Richard B. Russell Foundation that supports the 中出少妇视频 of Georgia Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. He is past president of UGA中出少妇视频檚 Alumni Association. He is an emeritus member of the UGA Athletic Association中出少妇视频檚 board of directors and the UGA Foundation中出少妇视频檚 Board of Trustees. He is also past president of the Georgia Press Association and former chairman of Leadership Georgia.
NeSmith served eight years on Gov. Perdue中出少妇视频檚 20-member Commission for a New Georgia. He is on the board of directors of Athens First Bank and Trust, Southern Mutual Insurance Company, Pattillo Construction Company and the Georgia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
During 2012, NeSmith has served as the Board中出少妇视频檚 vice chair of the executive and compensation committee, vice chair of MCG Health Systems, Inc. and vice chair of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia Foundation.
He and his wife, Pam, have three children and live in Athens.
Regent Doreen Poitevint chaired the committee that developed nominations for board officers for the coming year. Committee members were Regents Neil Pruitt and Larry Walker.
The board also elected Regent Philip Wilheit Sr. for a one-year term as vice chair.
The 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia is comprised of 35 public colleges and universities, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the Georgia Public Library Service; enrolling almost 315,000 students.
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