Tarbutton Named Chair of the Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia
Atlanta — June 7, 2011
Regent Benjamin "Ben" Tarbutton
The Board of Regents, the 18-member governing body for the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia, today elected Regent Benjamin 中出少妇视频淏en中出少妇视频 J. Tarbutton III to a six-month term as the Board中出少妇视频檚 Chair. Tarbutton, who was appointed in January 2006 to the Board of Regents by Gov. Sonny Perdue representing the Twelfth Congressional District, will serve as Board Chair from July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
At the April board meeting, the Regents voted to change the board中出少妇视频檚 bylaws so that the terms of the Board中出少妇视频檚 chair and vice chair will run on the calendar year instead of the state中出少妇视频檚 fiscal year, which is July 1 through the following June 30. The new format will take affect January 1, 2012.
中出少妇视频淚 am honored to be chosen by my peers to lead this Board at this time,中出少妇视频 says Tarbutton. 中出少妇视频淲orking with Chancellor-designate Hank Huckaby to further the work of this system on behalf of the citizens of the state of Georgia is a task I welcome.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 Sandersville 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 Jim Jolly chaired the committee that developed nominations for board officers for the coming year. Committee members were Regents Doreen Poitevint and Larry Walker.
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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