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Education Convocation
April 15, 2005
CARROLLTON, GA - The University of West Georgia’s College of Education will host its 2005 Convocation Program on Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Education Center, Rooms 3 and 4.
Dr.
Wanda West, superintendent of Twiggs County Public Schools, will deliver
the keynote address and outstanding students, scholarship recipients and
retired College of Education faculty and staff will be honored.
West, a native of Macon, is the first female superintendent in the Twiggs County School system. Under her leadership, all schools in Twiggs County acquired initial accreditation in 1999 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and obtained re-accreditation in 2004. West has secured grants in excess of $20 million to heighten the quality of programs for students and teachers.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Morris Brown College and received her masters’ degree from Mercer University. West continued her educational advancement with the University of Georgia, where she received a specialist degree in education, and obtained a doctoral degree in education at South Carolina State University.
West is serving a second term as the Chairman of the Board of Control for the Middle Georgia RESA District. She also serves on the board of directors for the Georgia School Superintendent’s Association, the Superintendent’s Advisory Council and the Strategic Planning Committee of the Georgia School Board Association, and the Board of Directors for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. She was recently chosen by Governor Sonny Perdue to serve on the Board of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
For more information concerning the College of Education Honors Convocation, please call 678-839-6570.
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