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Campus rings to alma mater The chimes of Georgia College’s alma mater now echo across main campus. The university recently installed its new carillon, complete with eight-speaker digital system, on top of Russell Auditorium to help familiarize the campus community with the tune. “The alma mater has not been used or played by the university for some time,” said President Steve Dorman, who initiated the project. “When I arrived here, I noticed we didn’t have a carillon that played, yet many universities have carillons that play at intervals throughout the day. When we recently reintroduced the alma mater, it seemed a good thing to begin to play it as our daily carillon feature.” See the video story behind the carillon at gcsu.edu/ connection.
Alumnus named to ‘Most Influential Georgians’ list Georgia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chris Clark, ’97, was named to Georgia Trend magazine’s 2013 “Most Influential Georgians: Georgia’s Power List.” “Over the last year, Clark has helped the organization renew its focus on the state’s agribusiness via the ‘Georgia Grown’ program that partners with the Georgia Department of Agriculture,” says Georgia Trend. He has made the prestigious list several times during his tenure as Chamber president, which began in 2010. He received his bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University and his Master of Public Administration from Georgia College. Clark serves on the boards of the Technical College System of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Governor’s Rural Development Council, and the Georgia Academy for Economic Development.
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Georgia College Connection | Summer 2013