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Dr. Leavitt joins Development & Alumni Services
January 20, 2005
CARROLLTON, GA - Dr. Andrew J. Leavitt, associate professor of chemistry at the University of West Georgia, has been appointed to the position of Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Services. He will also serve as executive director of the West Georgia Foundation, Inc.
Leavitt
will begin in his new capacity March 14, announced Dr. Tara Singer, vice
president for University Advancement.
“Andy has been with UWG for 11 years and his wonderful passion for the institution — its students, faculty, staff and mission — is one of the many reasons that I think he will be exceptional in his new role,” Singer pointed out. “Many people in our division know him through his work in coordinating, promoting and celebrating Big Night as well as his work with the Chemistry department reunion. We are looking forward to having him working on our advancement team.”
The University’s Interim Director of Development and Alumni Services, Mary Jane Goodson, is leaving the University to establish a special event and fundraising business with Christy Sammon, the president-elect of the West Georgia Alumni Board of Directors.
Goodson has served the University for over 9 years and has been instrumental in the success of the most recent A DAY campaigns. Goodson commented, “I am very grateful for the opportunity I have had to serve West Georgia and the University community. I look forward to assisting with future fundraising endeavors.”
Leavitt has also been serving the University as Director of Undergraduate Research in the Honors College and as the Advisor to the Vice President for Student Services for Enrollment Management.
Leavitt will continue to teach, as in the past, and is looking forward to a new challenge.
“I am honored to have been asked to serve the University in this way,” Leavitt said. “I look forward to working with the alumni and friends of West Georgia along with faculty, staff and students in our efforts to generate greater support and recognition for the University of West Georgia.”
Leavitt earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Arizona in 1988 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Utah in 1994. He and his wife, Karen, and their three children, Genevieve, Scott, and Madeleine, make their home in Carrollton.
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