Wright receives Distinguished Service Alumni Award

The Alumni Association honored Greg Wright ’88 as the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Service Alumni Award during commencement on May 4.

Wright is the senior director of community and economic development for Coweta-Fayette EMC, a member-owned electric cooperative serving over 75,000 members in eight counties southwest of Atlanta. He also serves as Coweta County’s representative on the Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether Joint Development Authority.

At LaGrange College, Wright served on the Board of Trustees and as president of the Leadership Council. He received the Shackelford Alumni Achievement Award in 2006. In addition, Wright is a member of the Quadrangle Society and Pillars Circle. He graduated from LC with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

His community involvement includes serving as past chairman of both the Georgia Economic Developers Association and Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Wright has also held board member positions with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Foreign Trade-Zone, South- ern Economic Development Council, Greater West Georgia Joint Development Authority, and Three Rivers Regional Commission