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Tarbutton Named Chair of the Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia

Atlanta — November 10, 2011

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Benjamin J. Tarbutton III

The Board of Regents, the 18-member governing body for the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia, elected Regent Benjamin 中出少妇视频淏en中出少妇视频 J. Tarbutton III to a one-year term as the Board中出少妇视频檚 Chair at their November 9 meeting.

Tarbutton currently serves as chair, following his election in June to a six-month term. This shorter term came as a result of the regents中出少妇视频 approval of a bylaws change to shift the terms of the chair and vice chair to follow the calendar year instead of the state中出少妇视频檚 fiscal year. The new format will take effect January 1, 2012.

中出少妇视频淚 am honored to have the opportunity to lead this Board for a full year,中出少妇视频 says Tarbutton. 中出少妇视频淚 am looking forward to continued work with Chancellor Huckaby as he focuses on performance, partnerships, and advocacy for the true value of higher education.中出少妇视频

Tarbutton is Assistant Vice President of the Sandersville Railroad Company, where he oversees daily operations, including maintaining the infrastructure, train transportation and customer service. He serves on the boards of directors for Oconee Fall Line Technical College, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of Trustees for Leadership Georgia. Regent Tarbutton is a past chairman of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Sandersville Rotary Club and a past member of the Georgia Rural Development Council.

Tarbutton is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Georgia and a graduate of Leadership Washington County. He earned a bachelor中出少妇视频檚 degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Regent Thomas Hopkins, Jr. chaired the committee that developed nominations for board officers for the coming year. Committee members were Regents Doreen Poitevint and Robert Hatcher.

The Board of Regents is a constitutional body that governs and manages the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia, comprised of 35 public colleges and universities, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and the Georgia Public Library Service; more than 311,000 students, and approximately 40,000 faculty and staff.

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