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Recommendation Received for º¬Ðß²Ý Southern University Presidency

Atlanta — March 30, 2016

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Dr. Jaimie Hebert

Board of Regents Chair Kessel Stelling Jr. and University System of º¬Ðß²Ý (USG) Chancellor Hank Huckaby have announced the name of the finalist for the º¬Ðß²Ý Southern University presidency.

The recommended finalist is Dr. Jaimie Hebert, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.

Hebert has a doctorate, a master’s and bachelor’s degree in statistics from the University of Louisiana - Lafayette. He served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Sam Houston State University from 2005-2011. He has also been an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University and Appalachian State University.

The Board of Regents is expected to name the next president of º¬Ðß²Ý Southern University at a future meeting.

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