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DR. BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM BECOMES VICE CHAIR OF ARCHE
ATLANTA (JUNE 30, 2009) The Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education board of trustees has elected officers for 2009-10.
University of West Georgia President Beheruz N. Sethna will become chair of the ARCHE board effective July 1. Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum will serve as the board’s new vice chair. Kennesaw State University President Daniel S. Papp will serve a second term as treasurer. Emory University President James W. Wagner remains on the executive committee as immediate past chair.
Members-at-large of the executive committee will be Robert M. Franklin Jr., president of Morehouse College, Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott College, and William D. Underwood, president of Mercer University.
Ed L. Schrader, president of Brenau University, will be the new chair of ARCHE’s government relations committee. John E. Maupin Jr., president of Morehouse School of Medicine, and Lisa A. Rossbacher, president of Southern Polytechnic State University, will serve as members of that committee.
The presidents of ARCHE’s 20 member colleges and universities make up its board of trustees. The board elects officers for one-year terms.
“I am honored to serve as chair of ARCHE’s board at this important point in the organization’s history,” Dr. Sethna said. “And I am privileged to serve along with 19 exceptional presidential colleagues who make it their business each day to further the cause of higher education in Georgia and to further the cause of economic and intellectual development in our state. It is also a pleasure to work with the ARCHE staff as an intrinsic part of our team.”
“Everyone involved in higher education in the Atlanta region is grateful for Jim Wagner’s adept leadership and wise counsel as ARCHE’s chair during the past year,” said Michael A. Gerber, ARCHE president. “He has been an articulate spokesperson regarding the value of collaboration among our members and the critical role that colleges and universities play in our region, state and nation.”
2009-10 ARCHE Leadership
Executive Committee
Chair -- Beheruz N. Sethna
Vice Chair -- Beverly Daniel Tatum
Treasurer -- Daniel S. Papp
Past Chair -- James W. Wagner
Members-at-Large
Robert M. Franklin Jr.
Elizabeth Kiss
William D. Underwood
Government Relations Committee
Chair -- Ed L. Schrader
Members
John E. Maupin Jr.
Lisa A. Rossbacher
ARCHE:
The Atlanta region is a national leader in higher education, with 220,000 students enrolled annually and more than $1 billion in research spending each year. ARCHE brings together the region’s public and private colleges and universities to build awareness of the size, scope, impact and value of higher ed in the region and to help them share strengths through cooperative programs. Founded in 1938, ARCHE’s membership includes 20 public and private colleges and universities, six affiliated libraries and 12 corporate and nonprofit community partners. Information about ARCHE, its board and its members is available at www.atlantahighered.org.
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Spelman College:
Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a prestigious, highly selective, liberal arts college that prepares women to change the world. Located in Atlanta, Ga., this historically black college boasts a 79 percent graduation rate, and outstanding alumnae such as Children's Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman; former U.S. Foreign Service Director General Ruth Davis, authors Tina McElroy Ansa and Pearl Cleage; and actress LaTanya Richardson. More than 83 percent of the full-time faculty members have Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees, and the average faculty to student ratio is 12:1. More than 2,100 students attend Spelman. For more
information, visit: www.spelman.edu.
