• Dr. Tristan Denley, USG Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, provided support.
• Dr. Steve M. Dorman, President of Georgia College & State University, served as the committee’s chairman.

College 2025 Committee Members:

• Bird Blitch, co-founder and CEO, Patientco
• Merri Brantley, Director of Government Affairs, Georgia Gwinnett College
• Stuart Countess, chief administrative officer, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
• Dr. Kevin Demmitt, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Clayton State University
• Dr. Elizabeth F. Desnoyers-Colas, associate professor, Armstrong State University
• Cynde Dickey, co-owner and operator, Dickey Farms.
• Sarah Dillard, student, Savannah State University
• Maurice Gibson, director of human resources, AT&T
• Brian Haugabrook, Chief Information Officer, Valdosta State University
• Dr. Paul Jones, President, Fort Valley State University
• Dr. Scot Lingrell, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment management, University of West Georgia
• Dr. Debra Matthews, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Middle Georgia State University
• Dr. W. Bede Mitchell, Dean of the Library and university librarian, Georgia Southern University
• Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson, President, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Dr. Timothy M. Renick, Sr. Vice President for Student Success and Professor, Georgia State University
• Dr. Rahul Shrivastav, Vice President for Instruction, University of Georgia
• Dr. Beverly Sparks, member, Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College Foundation Board of Trustees
• Dr. Wendy Turner, professor of history, Augusta University
• Dr. Anissa Lokey Vega, assistant professor of instructional technology, Kennesaw State University
• Dr. Margaret Venable, President, Dalton State College