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Dr. Sethna named to "The 100 Most Influential Georgians"
January 11, 2006
CARROLLTON,
GA - “The 100 Most Influential Georgians” is an annual listing
of the state’s most powerful citizens and the 2006 roster includes
Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna, professor of business administration and president
of the University of West Georgia.
Georgia Trend magazine compiles the list of power players in the State. According to Senior Editor Jerry Grillo in the January issue, “The makeup of the list from year to year represents the editors’ view of the continual shifting and changing of power and influence in the state.”
Sethna, who has been at UWG’s helm since 1994, joins the likes of Governor Sonny Perdue, Atlanta philanthropist Bernie Marcus, Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, United States Congressman John Lewis, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia Leah Sears, and CEO of Cox Enterprises, Inc. James Cox Kennedy as just a few of the power brokers who made “the list.”
The Georgia Trend copy noted about Sethna, “Under his leadership, West Georgia has moved from college to university, with 22 percent of its 10,200 students in the graduate school. But at the same time, West Georgia has established a national reputation for undergraduate research.”
In addition to Sethna, some others named to the list from the University System of Georgia include 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; Dr. G. Wayne Clough, president of Georgia Institute of Technology; and Dr. Betty Siegel, former president of Kennesaw State University.
Since moving to Georgia in 1994, Sethna has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. In 1999, he was named Carroll County Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce and in 2000, he was presented a Resolution of Commendation from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. In 2002, The Times-Georgian newspaper named him, along with UWG, the #1 Mover, Shaker & Newsmaker in Carroll County.
Academically, Sethna was honored in 2004 by the Decision Sciences Institute for one of the three most innovative course submissions in the U.S. In 2003, he was the course instructor and research advisor for a student team that won the number one research prize in the country at the National Social Sciences Association Meeting.
The 2006 list of “The 100 Most Influential Georgians,” the second time Sethna has been included, is an additional honor for Sethna.
“I am deeply honored at being named as one of Georgia Trend's 100 Most Influential Georgians,” Sethna said. “Professionally, I owe this recognition to my many wonderful faculty and staff colleagues, my students, and UWG supporters. Personally, this is a tribute to the role of my family in my life.”
Georgia Trend has been publishing “The 100 Most Influential Georgians” list since 1991. The editors of the magazine make the selections.
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