Hank Huckaby
Henry M. "Hank" Huckaby is the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia.[1][2][3]
He is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 113th district in Watkinsville, encompassing parts of Clarke County, Morgan County, Oconee County, and Oglethorpe County.[4]
Biography
Huckaby was born in Spalding County and grew up in Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia.[2][4] He received an A.A. in Political Science from Young Harris College and B.A. and M.B.A. from Georgia State University.[4][5] He later studied Public Administration at the University of Georgia.[4][5]
In the 1960s and 1970s, he taught at Georgia Perimeter College and Emory University.[2] He then worked as an administrator at Gordon College, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia.[4] He worked as senior vice president for finance and administration at UGA until 2006.[1][5] He was sworn in as a Georgia Representative in January 2011 but did not serve a full term, because he took office as chancellor of the university system on July 1, 2011.[2][4]
He is a member of the Oconee County Rotary Club and the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce.[2][4] He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Ty Cobb Educational Foundation.[2][4][6]
Huckaby is a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church, and a trustee of the Georgia United Methodist Foundation.[2][4][7] He is married with two children and six grandchildren.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Next Chancellor of U. System of Georgia Is Republican Lawmaker', in The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 22, 2011 [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 USG announcement
- ↑ James Salzer, 'Regents choose longtime insider as chancellor', in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 25, 2011 [2]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Legislature biography
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Larry B. Dendy, 'Henry Huckaby chosen Senior V.P. for finance and administration at UGA', University of Georgia: Public Affairs News Bureau, April 12, 2000 [3]
- ↑ Ty Cobb Educational Foundation Board
- ↑ Georgia United Methodist Foundation Board of Trustees
- Georgia State University alumni
- University of Georgia alumni
- Emory University faculty
- University of Georgia faculty
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- People from Spalding County, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans
- Young Harris College alumni
- Georgia State University faculty
- People from Hapeville, Georgia
- United Methodists
- Chancellors of the Georgia Board of Regents
- People from Watkinsville, Georgia
- Living people
