BOARD OF REGENTS

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is composed of 16 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for seven-year terms. One member is appointed from each of the 11 congressional districts, and five are appointed from the state at large. The Board of Regents exercises broad jurisdiction over all institutions of the University System of Georgia and establishes policies and procedures under which they operate. The Board receives all state appropriations for the University System and allocates these appropriations to the institutions and institution-related agencies. While the Board engages in both policy-making and administrative functions, each unit of the System has a high degree of academic and administrative autonomy.

The System currently includes 35 institutions: four research universities, two regional universities, 11 state universities, two state colleges, 15 two-year colleges, and one independent research unit. These institutions are both individually distinctive and interrelated. They are geographically dispersed so that approximately 96 percent of the people in Georgia reside within 35 miles of at least one university or college.

Members and Terms of Appointment of the Board of Regents
Regent Term    District
J. Tom Coleman, Jr.
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
Warren Y. Jobe
Charles H. Jones
Donald M. Leebem, Jr.
David H. (Hal) Averitt
John Hunt  
Shannon L. Amos
Juanita Powell Baranco
Elridge W. McMillan
Kenneth W. Cannestra, Vice Chairman
Edgar L. Rhodes
S. William Clark, Jr.
Edgar L. Jenkins, Chairman
Thomas F. Allgood, Sr.
Glenn S. White

1995-2002
1998-2004
1998-1999
1995-2002
1998-2005
1997-1999
1997-2004
1997-2000
1998-2005
1996-2003
1994-2001
1992-1999
1992-1999
1994-2001
1993-2000
1998-2005

State at Large
State at Large
State at Large
State at Large
State at Large
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh

 

Staff of the Board of Regents
Staff member Title
Dr. Stephen R. Portch
Vacant
Ms. Gail S. Weber

Dr. Arthur N. Dunning
Mr. Thomas E. Daniel
Ms. Arlethia Perry-Johnson
Ms. Annie Hunt Burriss
Mr. John Millsaps
Mr. T. Don Davis
Dr. John Fleischmann
Ms. Elizabeth E. Neely
Mr. J. Burns Newsome
Ms. Corlis Cummings
Ms. Elaine S. Newell

Dr. Lindsay Desrochers
Mr. William K. Chatham
Mr. Peter J. Hickey
Ms. Linda M. Daniels
Ms. Gita Hendessi
Mr. Mark Demyanek
Mr. William R. Bowes
Mr. Ronald B. Stark
Ms. Shelley Clark
Ms. Carole B. Riddle

Dr. James L. Muyskens
Dr. Barry A. Fullerton
Dr. E. Michael Staman
Mr. Randall A. Thursby
Dr. Kris A. Biesinger
Ms. Jayne Williams
Dr. Cathie M. Hudson
Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr.
Dr. Joseph J. Szutz
Dr. Jan Kettlewell
Dr. David M. Morgan
Dr. Kathleen Burk
Dr. Jacqueline R. Michael
Ms. Albertine Walker-Marshall

 Chancellor
Special Assistant
Secretary to the Board/Executive Administrative Assistant

Senior Vice Chancellor for Human and External Resources
Vice Chancellor—External Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Media & Publications
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Development and Economic Services
Director of Communications/Marketing
Associate Vice Chancellor - Human Resources
Director of Personnel Management
Associate Vice Chancellor - Legal Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Legal Affairs (Prevention)
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Legal Affairs (Contracts)
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Legal Affairs (Compliance)

Senior Vice Chancellor for Capital Resources/Treasurer
Vice Chancellor - Facilities
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Facilities
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Design and Construction
Director of Facilities and Planning
Director of Environmental Safety
Associate Vice Chancellor - Fiscal Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Management & Audit Advisory Services
Budget Director
Director of Business Services

Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs/Deputy
Vice Chancellor - Student Services
Vice Chancellor - Information/Instructional Technology/CIO
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Information Technology
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Instructional Technology
Executive Director - Virtual Library, Customer and Information Services
Associate Vice Chancellor - Planning and Policy Analysis
Associate Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Planning
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs/Director of Regents’ Testing
Director of Pre-College Programs
Director of System Policy Research

Source: Office of Planning and Policy Analysis, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia