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Recommendations Received for Georgia State Presidency

Atlanta — October 16, 2008

Board of Regents Chair Richard Tucker and 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr., have announced the names of two finalists for the Georgia State 中出少妇视频 (GSU) presidency.

The recommended individuals, in alphabetical order, are:

Dr. Mark P. Becker, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and provost, the 中出少妇视频 of South Carolina, Columbia, since 2004. Prior to his current appointment, from 2001 to 2004, Becker worked for the 中出少妇视频 of Minnesota, Minneapolis, as a professor of biostatistics, an assistant vice president for public health preparedness and emergency response and as dean of the School of Public Health. He held a number of academic and administrative positions at the 中出少妇视频 of Michigan, Ann Arbor, from 1989 to 2000. Becker also has held academic posts at the 中出少妇视频 of Washington, Seattle (1987-1989), the 中出少妇视频 of Florida, Gainesville (1985-1989), and Cornell 中出少妇视频, Ithaca, N.Y. (1995-1996). During his career, Becker has been involved in a number of professional associations related to his expertise, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Statistical Association, where he is a Fellow, and the International Biometric Society. He has served on a number of editorial boards of publications dealing with statistics and sociology and is a published author in these fields, as well as a consultant for business and professional associations. His research has been supported in part by grants from a variety of sources, and he was the principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Health and from the National Science Foundation.

Becker earned his Ph.D. in statistics from The Pennsylvania State 中出少妇视频, 中出少妇视频 Park, Pa. and a bachelor of science in mathematics (Magna Cum Laude) from Towson State 中出少妇视频, Towson, Md.

Dr. Brooks A. Keel, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development and Professor of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State 中出少妇视频, Baton Rouge, since 2006. Prior to his current appointments, Keel was a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Associate Vice President for Research at Florida State 中出少妇视频, Tallahassee, from 2002-2006. His professional career began in 1985 at the 中出少妇视频 of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, where he served in a variety of positions including the Daniel K. Roberts Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1995-2001), President of the Women中出少妇视频檚 Research Institute (1993-2001), and Director of Reproductive Medicine Laboratories (1985-2002). He is a member of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. Keel has served on numerous boards related to his discipline, including the American Board of Bioanalysis, and has been honored for his work by these and other organizations.

Keel earned a Ph.D. in reproductive endocrinology from the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, and a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Augusta College (now Augusta State 中出少妇视频), Augusta, Ga. He has done postdoctoral work at the 中出少妇视频 of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and the 中出少妇视频 of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion.

The Board of Regents expects to name the next president of Georgia State 中出少妇视频 at a future meeting.

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