ATLANTA, Sept. 16 -- University System of Georgia Board of Regents issued the following news release:
Following a comprehensive national search, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted today to name Thomas A. Fanning as the sole finalist for chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG).
Fanning is set to succeed Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who announced his retirement in April after four decades of public service, and will take the helm of one of the nation's top public university systems with 25 public colleges and universities, more than 50,000 faculty and staff and more than 382,000 students statewide.
A veteran corporate leader, Fanning spent 13 years at the helm of Southern Company before retiring in 2023...