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Sethna named to Georgia Trend list
January 27, 2003
CARROLLTON, GA - Arguably Georgia’s most prestigious list, The 100 Most Influential Georgians, now includes the name of the president of the University of West Georgia, Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna.
Georgia Trend magazine compiles the list of power players in the State. According to Managing Editor Kenna Simmons in the January issue, “We’ve read the tea leaves, consulted the political oracles and listened to the whispers to bring you our bets on who’s going to be exerting influence in 2003 in business, government and civic affairs.”
Sethna, who has been at UWG’s helm since 1994, joins the likes of Governor Sonny Perdue, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, University System of Georgia Chancellor Thomas Meredith, United States Senator and former Governor of Georgia Zell Miller, United States Congressman John Lewis, and AOL Time Warner Vice Chairman Ted Turner as just a few of the power brokers who made “the list.”
The Georgia Trend copy noted, “Sethna is one of many energetic leaders galvanizing the west Georgia community, and has pushed the standards of his University far beyond its traditional, second-tier roots.”
According to Susan Percy, executive editor of Georgia Trend, the magazine has been publishing The 100 Most Influential Georgians list since 1991. The editors of the magazine make the selections.
In addition to Sethna and the Chancellor, some others named to the list from the University System of Georgia include Joe Frank Harris, former Governor of Georgia and chairman of the Board of Regents; Dr. Michael Adams, president of the University of Georgia; Dr. Carl Patton, president of Georgia State University; Dr. Daniel Rahn, president of the Medical College of Georgia; and Dr. Betty Siegel, president of Kennesaw State University. Gov. Perdue’s Deputy Chief of Staff Annie Hunt Burris, former assistant vice chancellor, is also listed.
On October 20, 2002, Sethna and the University of West Georgia were listed by the Times-Georgian newspaper as being first among the list of Movers, Shakers, and Newsmakers in Carroll County, in recognition of the many contributions that they have made to the economy of the region. The report said, “Our selections are (un)ranked, with one exception. We did determine to choose who and what we believe to have the most influence on our community. Number one on our list is the University of West Georgia and its president, Dr. Beheruz Sethna.”
In December of 1999, Sethna was named Carroll County’s Citizen of the Year for his contributions to the county.
The 2003 List of The 100 Most Influential Georgians is an additional honor for Sethna, who has stated in the past, as he does today, that he “is humbled by these honors, and accepts them only on behalf of my many wonderful faculty and staff colleagues, students, and external supporters.”
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