Georgia Highlands Prepares For Presidential Installation Ceremony

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The long awaited installation ceremony for Georgia Highlands College President Donald J. Green, Ed.D., will take place on Friday.

The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at the College’s Rome, which is located at 3175 Cedartown Highway.

Chancellor of the University System of Georgia Hank Huckaby will install Green as the fourth president of Georgia Highlands College during the investiture portion of the ceremony.

President Green will have been at the college for a full year, having started on Sept. 8, 2014.

Retired Regent Willis Potts is presiding over the ceremony, and Regent Neil Pruitt is bringing greetings from the Board of Regents.

President Green holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Western Michigan University, a master’s degree in labor and human resource management from Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Michigan State University.

He is blessed with a wife and three children and is in the process of moving his family to Northwest Georgia.

A reception will follow the inauguration ceremony. Food and drinks will be provided. An RSVP is requested, but the ceremony is free and open to the public. Additionally, a link will be posted at inauguration.highlands.edu for those who would like to view the ceremony via livestream.

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Photo credit: Georgia Highlands College