Meeting Minutes - July 2004
Minutes of the Meeting of the
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Held by Conference Call
July 9, 2004 - Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia held a special meeting via conference call on Friday, July 9, 2004. The Chair of the Board, Regent Joel O. Wooten, Jr., called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Present on that day, in addition to Chair Wooten, were Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith, Vice Chair J. Timothy Shelnut, and Regents Hugh A. Carter, Jr., Connie Cater, Michael J. Coles, Joe Frank Harris, W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr., Martin W. NeSmith, Patrick S. Pittard, Doreen Stiles Poitevint, Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Allan Vigil, and Glenn S. White.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
After the meeting was called to order, Chancellor Meredith called for an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the presidential search for East Georgia College ("EGC"). With motion properly made and variously seconded, the Regents who were present voted unanimously to go into Executive Session. Those Regents were as listed above. Also in attendance were Chancellor Meredith and the Secretary to the Board, Gail S. Weber. In accordance with H.B. 278, Section 3 (Amending O.C.G.A. § 50-14-4), an affidavit regarding this Executive Session is on file with the Chancellor's Office.
In Executive Session, Regent NeSmith, Chair of the Special Regents Committee for the East Georgia College President Search, along with Committee members Regents Cater and Shelnut, discussed two finalists for the EGC presidency. The Chancellor made the motion that Dr. John Bryant Black be named as the next President of EGC. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:10 a.m. on July 9, 2004.
s/ ____________________________
Gail S. Weber
Secretary, Board of Regents
University System of Georgia
s/ ____________________________
Joel O. Wooten, Jr.
Chair, Board of Regents
University System of Georgia