BOARD OF REGENTS 75th ANNIVERSARY
| WHEREAS: | As the governing body of the University System of Georgia, the Board of Regents makes a significant contribution to the state by providing equal opportunity and top quality higher education programs for all persons who enroll at any of the System’s 35 institutions; and |
| WHEREAS: | The University System of Georgia serves as a catalyst in transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Georgians and serves as the primary vehicle driving the state’s growth and vitality through teaching, research and service; and |
| WHEREAS: | Through special programs, the University System of Georgia prepares students to be part of a global, highly educated workforce that continually contributes to the economic growth of the State of Georgia; and |
| WHEREAS: | The University System of Georgia has, for 75 outstanding years, fulfilled its mission of providing a strong, academically-excellent system of public higher education for all Georgians; now |
| THEREFORE: | I, SONNY PERDUE, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby recognize the University System of Georgia and its governing Board of Regents for 75 years of excellent service to this state and its citizens.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand seven. |