FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2006
CONTACT: Ashley M. Meijerink
706.542.7193
Ashley.Meijerink@georgiacenter.uga.edu
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GEORGIA CENTER PERSONNEL TAKE ON
LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN REGION 7 OF ACHE
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Athens, GA - The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel is pleased to announce Dr. Ruth Bettandorff, associate director of Learning Services, was elected Secretary and Joseph Allen, assistant director, was appointed Treasurer for the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). Their leadership positions were announced at the organization's Region 7 Annual Conference held April 23-25, 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Bettandorff and Dr. Jan Smith, public service associate with the Georgia Center also facilitated a leadership forum at the conference. Presenting on the topic, "Today's Continuing Education Professional: Everything for Everyone," Bettandorff and Smith discussed the relationships between the principles of adult education and the practice of today's continuing education professional.
"We are very pleased to see the tradition of leadership from the Georgia Center continue in this strong international continuing education association," said Dr. Robert Leiter, director of the Georgia Center and past-president of ACHE International, who also attended the conference.
ACHE is an association dedicated to the promotion of lifelong learning and excellence in the field of continuing higher education. Next year's ACHE conference will be held April 1-3, 2007, at the Georgia Center. For more information about the Georgia Center, to schedule a tour, or book an event, please contact 706-542-2654.
The Georgia Center, a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education programs. On UGA's campus, the Georgia Center includes a full-service hotel with 200 rooms and suites, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer labs -- all under one roof. For more information go to www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.
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