GSW Foundation names Turton trustee, re-elects three others

AMERICUS—The Georgia Southwestern Foundation, Inc. held its November meeting recently. The Board of Trustees elected one new member and re-elected three current members to the 35 member group. Nominated and elected by their peers, the trustees provide external oversight to the Foundation’s operations.

Cordele resident and 1968 graduate of Georgia Southwestern College (GSW) Norma S. Turton was elected as the board’s newest member. Her three-year term is effective immediately.

A pianist by trade, Turton earned a Bachelor of Science from GSW. Turton is a charter member of the Cordele Fine Arts Club where she served as president three times and a member of the Cordele Symphony Club serving as president twice. Turton has been a member of Cordele First United Methodist Church for 30 years, and she is married to real estate entrepreneur Henry Malin Turton, Jr. They have three children, Bill, Ellen and Shearer.

Trustees accepting additional three-year terms are John Argo, retired pilot with Delta Airlines; Mark Pace, real estate broker and owner of Southern Land and Realty; and Wes Wheeler, president of Parker’s Heating and Air Conditioning. After accepting a position with Regions Bank in Atlanta, Scott Rossman resigned from the board.

The Foundation provides funds for Georgia Southwestern and manages assets and gift accounts for the University. The Foundation’s purpose is to promote in various ways the cause of higher education in the state of Georgia, with particular emphasis on the development of Georgia Southwestern State University.

Norma S. Turton was elected as the GSW Foundation's newest trustee.

Left to right: Mark Pace, John Argo and Wes Wheeler were re-elected to three year terms as GSW Foundation trustees.

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