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May 12, 2004

 For more information, contact: Wesley D. Sumner
(229) 931-2038    wdsumner@canes.gsw.edu

Starlin tapped as GSW Foundation chair, Whaley recognized for service

New Chair--At the Spring 2004 meeting of the Georgia Southwestern Foundation's Board of Trustees, Ginger H. Starlin, incoming chair for the 2004-06 term, presented Richard A. Whaley with a chair in recognition of the time and service given during the past two years as chairman of the Board. Starlin also acknowledged her fellow officers who were elected to leadership roles for the Foundation: Sam Hunter, Jr. as vice chair, an executive vice president with Sumter Bank and Trust; Rudolph Patterson as secretary, an attorney from Macon; and Barry Blount as treasurer, an executive vice president with Peoples Community Bank. Other trustees who were re-elected to three-year terms were: Jay Cliett, Gail Hooks, and Andrea Thomas from Americus; and Harrold Bowen from Okatie, S.C. The Foundation supports the needs of Georgia Southwestern State University.

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