DePaolo named chair of Georgia Humanities Council

Georgia College & State University’s President Dr. Rosemary DePaolo has been elected the chair of the state’s most powerful humanities organization.

DePaolo has been elected to a one -year term as chair of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Humanities Council.

The Georgia Humanities Council (GHC) is an independent non-profit organization that serves the state through projects and grants to educate Georgians on their heritage.

“(The Georgia Humanities Council) works to promote humanities, and therefore enriches people’s lives,” DePaolo said. “Through its grants, projects are funded in towns and cities throughout our state, making literature, history and so much more a real part of community life.”

DePaolo has been on the Board of Directors, a group made up of civic, business and academic leaders, for the Georgia Humanities Council for two years. She said she has long admired the work of the council and is
“tremendously pleased and honored” to have been elected its chair.

Her participation with the Georgia Humanities Council ties directly with GC&SU’s liberal arts mission.

“The humanities are an integral part of the liberal arts, so, closely tied to our mission,” she said.

As chair of the Board of Directors, DePaolo said she will be working closely with the head of the council as well as with staff and board members “to increase promotion throughout Georgia’s communities and to develop a greater awareness of all the wonderful humanities programming GHC is involved in.”

One of their programs is “The New Georgia Encyclopedia,” which DePaolo describes as “the first interactive, online state encyclopedia in the country.”

In the past years, DePaolo’s efforts at GC&SU have received much acclaim. Her recent achievements have included being named one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians and one of the Most Notable Georgians by “Georgia Trend” magazine.

GC&SU has also seen its share of the spotlight under her leadership. GC&SU was ranked in U.S. News and World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges 2001 issue as a Tier 2 Southern Regional University.

According to a press release from Georgia Humanities Council,
“Rosemary has an uncommon grasp in her appreciation of the value of scholarship,” said Jamil Zainaldin, president of the Georgia Humanities Council. “She has a love of humanities and a fine appreciation of the mission of the liberal arts part of our society.”

The Georgia Humanities Council receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the state of Georgia, foundations, corporations and individual supporters.

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