For more information, contact:
Michael Sullivan
(912) 681-0336
mikesull@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
July 2, 2004
#04-397
The director of the Coastal Rivers Water Planning and Policy Center (CRWPPC)
at Georgia Southern University, Ben Thompson, has been appointed to the
Stakeholder Advisory Board by Gov. Sonny Perdue.
The Stakeholder Advisory Board is charged with working with the State
Soil and Water Conservation Commission and the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division to establish education and training programs for professionals
in the erosion and sedimentation field.
Thompson is the "educator representative" on the board. In addition
to being director of the CRWPPC, Thompson is also the acting assistant
dean for external relations and an associate professor of legal studies
in Georgia Southern's College of Business Administration. He is a member
of the state bars in Georgia and South Carolina and is on the board of
directors of the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce. He earned his
bachelor's and master's degrees from Georgia Southern and his law degree
from the University of South Carolina.
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