FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2007
CONTACT: Cathy Gleaton
706/542-3451
Cathy.Gleaton@georgiacenter.uga.edu
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Robert B. Leiter Retiring September 2007
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Athens, GA - (June 26, 2007) - Robert B. Leiter will retire, September 19, 2007, from his
position as Director of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing
Education Conference Center & Hotel after a career of three decades in
higher education.
Dr. Leiter came to the University of Georgia in 2003. Prior to that, he
was the Dean of University Outreach and Continuing Education at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He has also held administrative
positions at Florida International University, Mississippi State
University, the University of Alabama, Eastern Kentucky University and
the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. He has
international experience through student and faculty exchange programs
and through visits and lectures in Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. He
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Ashland University in Ohio,
his master's degree from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania and an
Ed.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
A recognized leader in the field of education and continuing education,
Dr. Leiter has written a number of articles, lectured nationally and
internationally, and has served as a consultant on leadership, strategic
planning, and distance learning. Dr. Leiter is a past president of the
Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). He served on the
national board and the finance committee of the University Continuing
Education Association (UCEA).
He is a strong advocate for non-traditional education and the life-long
learning process. Evidence of this is his leadership in distance
learning, his support of general studies and his belief in the
principles of synergy. In addition to his active professional life, Dr.
Leiter is heavily involved in civic and community leadership roles and
was recently awarded the 2007 Louis Griffith Hospitality Leadership
Award from the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau and he also received
the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Learning Resource Network
(LERN). In 2006, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Award from
ACHE.
He will retire to Florida and continue to be active in the continuing
education profession and do some consulting.
The Georgia Center, celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2007, is a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach. The Center 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, ballroom, 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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