Sixteen graduate from Leadership Southeast Georgia

April 17, 2008

Sixteen people have graduated from the seventh annual Leadership Southeast Georgia program

The participants were awarded their diplomas at the graduation ceremony held on Saturday, March 29, at the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce.

Leadership Southeast Georgia was created in partnership with the Regional Advisory Council and Georgia Southern University. The 10-county program gathers emerging leaders who were nominated by their own communities to attend six weekend sessions of leadership training, networking and skill-building.

The 2007-2008 class included:

• Bryan County’s Jerry DeLoach and Lisa M. Humrich
• Bulloch County’s Abbie W. Blackmon, Carolyn Ethridge and Heath Seymour
• Chatham County’s Aileura N. Crawford, Mathew Cremeans and Henry C. Whitfield
• Effingham County’s LaMeisha R. Hunter and Steve Liotta
• Glynn County’s William Butler Dawson Jr.
• Liberty County’s Anna Chafin, Brett Green, Kimberly M. Sachau and Sherrie Struble
• Long County’s Ellis M. Waters

For more information on Leadership Southeast Georgia, contact Deborah Champion at dchampion@georgiasouthern.edu .

Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University, one of Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit: www.georgiasouthern.edu