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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE DECEMBER 2, 2005

FALL GRADUATION DECEMBER 17 AT ABAC

TIFTON— State Senator Joseph Carter will be the fall graduation speaker for Abraham Baldwin College on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. in Gressette Gym.

Carter, a Lakeland native, received a B.B.A. in 1986 from Valdosta State University and his J.D. in 1989 from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.

Carter has distinguished himself professionally, holding several leadership positions in the Georgia Bar; most recently being appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia to the State Disciplinary Board for the Georgia State Bar, 2000-2003.

Carter is an active member of the Tifton community. He is a little league coach, a Leadership Tifton participant, and a Board of Trustee member for the Tifton-Tift County Public Library. He is a former PTO President, former president of the Tifton Bar Association, and former member of the Board of Education. He and his wife, Rebecca, have resided in Tifton for 15 years.

ABAC Interim President Tom Call will open the graduation ceremony. Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Caroline Helms will present the 150 degree candidates.

Young Alumni Director of the ABAC Alumni Association, Joy Carter, will induct the graduates into the Alumni Association and assist in the presentation of the coveted George P. Donaldson award. The award, named for ABAC’s president from 1947-61, goes to the top ABAC graduate participating in the ceremony.

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