GRADUATION CEREMONY

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GRADUATION CEREMONY
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Welcome Reception October 8, 2008, 191 Club

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Opening Overnight Retreat
October 24 25, 2008 University of Georgia
Conference Center Facilitators Louise Hill and
Janet Rechtman, Fanning Institute Speakers Dr.
Doug Bachtel Deidre Johnson-Burel Dr. Art
Dunning Dr. John Culbreath

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PresentsMost Likely to Ask the First
QuestionToJerome Morris June 17, 2009
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Colloquium 1
Political/Demographic Landscape of Georgia
Strategic Leadership in a Dynamic Policy
Environment Speakers Kim Anderson SERVE
Center at UNC Greensboro (Southeastern Regional
Educational Laboratory) Lee
Raudonis Raudonis Communications Sharon
Gibson Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA

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PresentsMost Likely to Challenge a
SpeakerToJulie Pennybacker June 17, 2009
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National Leadership Forum December 8 10, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona


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PresentsMost Likely to Injure
Themselves in the Name of EducationToDoris
ChristopherJune 17, 2009
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Colloquium 2
Following the Money Stream P-16 Funding
Issues Speakers Dave Sjoquist Andrew
Young School of Policy Studies Herb Garrett
Georgia School Superintendents Association
Alan Essig Georgia Budget and Policy
Institute

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PresentsMost Likely to Have Owed the Most
Money to the Money JarToRene Pennington June
17, 2009
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Colloquium 3
Research and Innovation Creative Constructs to
Improve Student Achievement Speakers Ben
Scafidi Georgia State College and
University Center for an Educated Georgia Panel
of Education Leaders Beverly Hall, Atlanta
Public Schools John Ahmann, Decatur City Board
Member Richard Barth, Knowledge Is Power Program
CEO Stan DeJarnett, Morgan County
Superintendent P-16 Pipeline Breakout Joan
Lord, Southern Regional Education Board Andrea
Young, Southern Education Foundation Lizzy Smith,
Woodruff Foundation

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PresentsMost Likely to Influence the 2010
Legislative AgendaToAngela Palm June 17, 2009
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Colloquium 4
Critical Linkages to Education
Interconnectedness of Policy Sectors Related
Issues Panel Dr. Jay Berkelhamer, Childrens
Health Care of Atlanta Juanita Blount-Clark, Carl
Vincent Institute, UGA Terry Walsh, Truancy
Intervention Project Pat Willis, VOICES for
Georgias Children East Lake Case Study A
Comprehensive Approach Cynthia Kuhlman, Director
of Educational Achievement, CF Foundation Nicholas
Stapleton, Drew Charter School Principal Alicia
Brady, Development Officer, East Lake Foundation
Raven Cole, Drew Charter School Eighth Grade
Student Gaye Smith, Family Connection
Partnership Otis Johnson, Savannah Mayor

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PresentsMost Likely to Wave the Banner
for Higher EducationToWelch Suggs June 17,
2009
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Washington Policy Seminar April 1- 4, 2009
Washington, DC


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PresentsMost Likely to See at a Community
EventToBill Rainwater June 17, 2009
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PresentsMost Likely to Make us
LaughToJerome Morris June 17, 2009
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Colloquium 5
Public Policy Creation and Implementation in
Georgia Policy Roundtable - The Process Amy
Mast, Director of Implementation, Alliance of
Education Agency Heads Tim Connell, President,
Georgia Student Finance Commission Georgia
College 411 Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of
Schools, Georgia Department of
Education Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University
System of Georgia Lynne Weisenbach, Vice
Chancellor, University System of Georgia

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PresentsMost Likely to be the Next
Secretary of EducationToAndrew Broy June 17,
2009
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Colloquium 6
Why Public Education? How Does the U.S.
Educational System Compare to that of Other
Countries? Speakers Mark Musick Southern
Regional Education Board Louise Hill
Fanning Institute, UGA Janet Rechtman
Fanning Institute, UGA

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PresentsMost Likely to Ask the Same
Question at Every ColloquiumToJerome Morris
June 17, 2009
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Colloquium 7

• Forward Thinking What Can We Do and How?
• Group Projects
• Carver Transformation
• The HOPE Scholarship Program A Plan for the
  Future
• Improving Rural Systems Making Community,
  Practice and Policy Work Together
• Merging Georgias Colleges
• Quality Pre-K for Georgias Children
• Speaker
• Beheruz Sethna
• President, University of West Georgia

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PresentsMost Likely to Nominate Fellows
for the Next ClassToCerrice Sanders June 17,
2009
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PresentsMost Likely to Lead EPFP
AlumniToTaifa Butler June 17, 2009
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PresentsMost Likely to Want to Do This
Fellowship AgainToTamika Witcher June 17,
2009
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2008-2009 INAUGURAL CLASS