College of Business Administration
Advisory Council

The general purpose of the College of Business Administration Advisory Council is to provide advice, guidance and support for the continuing development of high quality business programs at Georgia Southern University. The Council’s role is advisory to the Dean and faculty in promoting leadership in business and management.

Mr. Bill R. Bainbridge	Mrs. Sandy T. Bainbridge IT Manager Medical College of Georgia
Mrs. Melinda Bergbom City President Wachovia	Mr. Leonard Blount
Mr. Edwin Boyd	Mr. Hoke Brunson, Jr Retired, Airline Pilot Southwest
Mr. Don Callaway Retired, Head of Auditing and Review Headquarters USMC/Pentagon	Mr. Harry Canavesi Senior Vice President - Investments Advest
Mr. James Thomas Coe, CRE, MBA President and Founding Principal Real Estate Asset Counseling, Inc	Mr. W.A. Crider, Jr. Chairman Crider, Inc.
Ms. Olivia S. Flanagan Former Senior Vice President Flanagan and Waycaster Construction	Mr. Robert Franklin Independent Director Xethanol Corporation
Mr. Raymond Gaster President Gaster Lumber	Ms. Jenny Lind Gentry Senior Vice President Relationship Manager Wachovia Community Banking
Mr. Mardie R. Herndon, Jr. Executive Vice President Sun Trust	Mrs. Nancy Herring Former Professor of Accounting Georgia Southern University
Mr. William R. Hickman, Jr., CPA Managing Partner Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, LLC	Mr. Thomas W. Jones, CPA, PFS, CFP, CVA President Jones, Jones, Davis & Associates, CPA, PC
Mr. W. Kelly Jones Managing Partner Grant Thornton LLP	Mr. Douglas H. Lambert, CHA
Mrs. Lurue Lord Owner Lord Eye Center, Inc	Mr. David W. Mayer Senior Manager Environmental Environmental Strategy and Training Georgia Pacific Corporation
Mr. J.T. Marburger CEO Incentive Marketing	Mr. Robert Melton
Mr. Stephen H. Marbut President and CEO Lummus	Mr. Toby Moreau Senior Vice President & City Executive BB&T
Mr. Wayne Murphy President R&W Enterprises	Mr. Scott H. Muse Group Vice President
Mr. Ed Nelson President & CEO Rotary Corporation	Mr. G. Michael Odom, Jr. Great Oaks Advisors, LLC
Mr. David K. Pitman Senior VP Sales and Marketing SunGard iWORKS	Mr. Steven Price Senior Vice President Southeast Financial Strategies Bank of America
Ms. Andrea Powell	Dr. John W. Ray
Mr. Robin Rich	Mr. Pat Rising RGA Financial Group
Mr. Michael R. Sanders Senior Vice President Wealth Advisor Morgan Stanley	Mr. William W. Sprague, III CEO
Mr. Asbury Stembridge, Jr. Executive Director Medcen Community Health Foundation, Inc.,	Mrs. Helen Stembridge Regional Manager SCANA Energy
Mr. R. Kenny Stone Attorney at Law	Mr. Lee R. Tompkins, Jr. Consultant Washington County Regional Medical Center
Mr. Allen L. Torpie Former Exec. Vice President	Mrs. Dawn Trygg
Mr. Cleve White Owner Cleve White Nissan	Dr. C. Don Wiggins Principal Heritage Capital Group, Inc. and Business Valuation, Inc.
Mr. H. Phillip Moore, Jr., CPA (liaison) Porter Keadle Moore, LLP	Dr. Ronald Shiffler (ex-officio) Dean, College of Business Administration Georgia Southern University
Dr. Linda Bleicken (ex-officio) Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Georgia Southern University	Mr. Lewis Stewart (ex-officio) Director, Alumni Relations Georgia Southern University
Ms. Angelia Huggins (ex-officio) Associate Director Atlanta Regional Development