The Georgia Board of Regents Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of Pamela Whitten as the new President of Kennesaw State University. The former UGA administrator was selected by a search committee which sprung into action following the resignation of Sam Olens earlier this year. Whitten will join the school in July, and with her impeccable resume and credentials KSU’s ship with its new captain is RISING…
Georgia Lottery celebrates 25 years
Today at 2:30 pm at the State Capitol Georgia Lottery Corp. President and CEO Gretchen Corbin will kick off a 25th anniversary event with special guest Gov. Nathan Deal. Especially celebrated will be 25 years of the lottery-funded HOPE scholarship and pre-kindergarten programs.The $19 billion-plus generated by lottery games since the first ticket was purchased when the late Zell Miller was governor have provided HOPE to over 1.8 million collage students. The revenue has also offered access to lottery-funded pre-k programs for over 1.4 million four-year-olds. The Lottery Corp. broke all revenue records last year, Captain Corbin has the ship sailing in the right direction this year and there’s a lot to celebrate as its boat keeps RISING…
