Kennesaw State University
Center for Regional History & Culture
The mission of the Center for Regional History & Culture is to promote a
deeper understanding of the Northwest Georgia region among area residents. It
carries out that mission by conducting and encouraging research on the history and
culture of Northwest Georgia; providing public lectures, conferences, and outreach
programs; and serving as a resource for area teachers.
Advisory Board Member
An advisory board member of the KSU Center for Regional History & Culture
serves in a volunteer capacity, providing leadership and oversight of strategic
planning, marketing/publicity and fundraising.
Specific Responsibilities:
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Be informed about the Center’s mission, services, policies and programs and
serve as an advocate in the community.
Share expertise and ideas, especially in strategic thinking and planning
designed to carry out the Center’s mission and to position the Center to seek
external support.
Exercise influence and connections to help with securing private funding.
Help identify, cultivate and solicit gifts from individuals, corporations,
foundations, and organizations.
Make a financial commitment commensurate with personal capability.
Keep up-to-date on developments in the field and share this knowledge in
helping to strategize funding initiatives.
Advisory Board Membership 2005:
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Dr. George H. Beggs, Dean Emeritus, KSU
Bernese Cagle, Cagle’s Dairy, Canton
Chuck Clay, Brock & Clay, Marietta
Dan Cox, Executive Director, Marietta Museum of History
Stevan H. Crew, Crew & Associates, Dallas
Clem Doyle, Smith Eubanks Smith & Tumlin, Marietta
Hon. William B. Dunaway, Mayor of Marietta
Judge Robert E. (Rob) Flournoy, III, Cobb Superior Court
9. Philip M. Goldstein, Marietta City Council
10. Scott Gregory, Brock & Clay
11. Brian Johnstone, Director of Public Relations, Lockheed Martin
12. Kevin McAuliff, Historic Preservation Planner, North Georgia RDC
13. Ed Mulkey, President, Southern National Bank, Marietta
14. Abbie Parks, Cobb Historic Preservation Commission
15. Dr. Ann Pullen, former chair, History & Philosophy Dept., KSU
16. Dr. George Pullen, former city commissioner, Rome
17. Barbara Blair Renshaw
18. Michele Rodgers, Director, Bartow History Center
19. Kathy Scott, local government consultant
20. Julius C. Shaw, Vice-President of Communications, Shaw Industries,
Cartersville
21. Harold Smith, Director, Smyrna Museum
22. Retha Stephens, Park Ranger/Museum Curator, Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park
23. Dianne Tate, Cartersville City Council
24. J. B. Tate, retired history professor, KSU
25. Josetta O. Walker, retired administration, Marietta School District
26. Louis C. Walker, retired Marietta High School teacher
27. Dr. Susie W. Wheeler, Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Museum
KSU Faculty Members Affiliated with Center:
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Dr. J. D. Fowler, Assistant Professor of History (Civil War)
Dr. LeeAnn Lands, Assistant Professor of History, head, Public History
program
Dr. Catherine Lewis, Associate Professor of History & Women’s Studies
Dr. David Parker, Professor of History
Dr. Randy Patton, Professor of History
Dr. Thomas A. Scott, Professor of History, director, Center for Regional
History &Culture
Dr. Howard Shealy, Chair, Department of History & Philosophy