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The list doubled since I had to file an open records request to get the list the other day.

My rankings of the likelihood of being appointed based on little more than practical educational experience.


1. Franklin Shumake - nobody comes close to the amount of time he has spend working on the education of Oconee County children.

Here is Legislative proclamation proof from a couple years back as if you needed this:

07 LC 28 3128

House Resolution 73

By: Representatives Smith of the 113th and Coleman of the 97th

A RESOLUTION

Commending Dr. Franklin Shumake; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Dr. Franklin Shumake has been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the education and welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as evidenced dramatically by his service as Deputy School Superintendent for the Georgia Department of Education and Oconee County School Superintendent; his work with the Fulton, DeKalb, and Rockdale County school systems and as a professor of education at Piedmont College; and his membership on the board of directors of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce, the Habersham County United Way, and the North Georgia Girl Scout Council; and

WHEREAS, his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of his community have earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and

WHEREAS, he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Dr. Franklin Shumake for his efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the citizens of his community and state and extend to him their most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Franklin Shumake.

2. Glenn Townsend

3. Rich Clark - works at the Rusk Center on the UGA Campus

Richard L. Clark

Richard L. Clark
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Public Service Associate
Governmental Services and Research
706.542.9404
clarkcviog.uga.edu

Dr. Clark is a political scientist with a strong background in public opinion and survey research methodology. He manages the Survey Research Unit, which conducts surveys and program evaluations for local governments and state agencies. Dr. Clark also conducts the Institute’s public policy poll, the Peach State Poll, which he initiated in October 2001, and he is currently president of the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research (SAPOR).

Before coming to CVIOG, Dr. Clark was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, where he spent a year teaching in and directing the Masters of Survey Research Program. He also worked as a project manager at the Center for Survey Research and Analysis, where he managed several telephone and Internet survey projects. Prior to that, he was a research associate at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, the world’s largest public opinion data archive.

Fields of interest: public opinion on political and social issues; political polling; civic engagement; and survey research methodology

4. Alan Alexander - local attorney - self avowed Confederate sympathizer

Basic Info	Sex: Male Birthday: January 28 Relationship Status: Single Political Views: Confederate/Republican Religious Views: Christian - Methodist

Work and Education

Employers	Law Offices of Alan Alexander Senior Attorney Athens, Georgia General practice of law
Grad School	University of Georgia School of Law J.D.
College	University of Georgia BBA Marketing
High School	Hialeah High School

5. Kirk Dunham - Bishop resident - has donated to the Athens Symphony and raised money for the Boys and Girls club. Had this to say about the proposed sale of their property in Athens in 2007:

A speech by Bishop resident Kirk Dunham, a Boys & Girls Club fundraiser, was a good example of the heated rhetoric: "You got this vision that we're going to have little French cafes on every corner, and everybody's going to live happily ever after," Dunham said. "Doesn't work that way."

 

6. Mike Barnette - Tires Plus owner

7. Roslyn Beckstead has four kids and a blog

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