An administrator at Georgia Tech has been tapped to become the next president of the University of North Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Wednesday to name Michael P. \u201cMike\u201d Shannon sole finalist for the UNG post. The school\u2019s current president, Bonita Jacobs, will retire next month after 12 years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shannon, a retired U.S. Army officer, currently serves as interim chief business officer at Georgia Tech as well as interim executive vice president for administration and finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[He] has demonstrated tremendous leadership and effective communication while building solid relationships with his colleagues, peers and students,\u201d system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. \u201cI believe his deep experience and energy make him an ideal candidate to help students, staff and faculty at UNG build on the great success they found with President Jacobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUNG is a special place, with five diverse campuses and a unique mission as the military college of Georgia and one of only six senior military colleges in the nation,\u201d added Regent Jim Syfan of Gainesville, who chaired the search committee that recommended Shannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shannon served as a commissioned officer in the Army for 20 years, retiring in 2015. For more than a decade, he provided technical and operational expertise to the Defense Department as an expert in nuclear technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shannon also served as an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and later as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The New Jersey native is a first-generation college graduate, holding a bachelor\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering and a master\u2019s in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. Shannon also earned a master\u2019s in health physics as well as a doctorate in nuclear and radiological engineering from Georgia Tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The regents will take final action on Shannon\u2019s appointment to UNG at a future board meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=17]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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