GSW Neal Weaver named GSW President

The Board of Regents named Dr. Neal Weaver president of Georgia Southwestern just prior to press time. Weaver assumed his new position on July 15, 2017. He was previously the vice president for university advancement and innovation at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La.

Prior to joining Nicholls State, Weaver served West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) in Canyon as vice president for institutional advancement and executive director of the WTAMU Foundation. Weaver holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He earned an MBA from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant and a bachelor of arts in speech/communications from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell. He and his wife, Kristi, have three children.