2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, August 10,2022
Scott Rogers DCN Regional Staff
University of North Georgia President Bonita Jacobs speaks Wednesday,
July 21, 2021, as the university celebrates the expansion of its Gainesville
campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Jacobs stepping down
as president of UNG
By Jeff Gill
DCN Regional Staff
University of North
Georgia’s president is
retiring from the position
she’s held since 2011.
Bonita Jacobs will step
down at the end of the
academic year in June
2023, she told faculty,
staff and students in a
memo Monday, Aug. 1.
“I am announcing my
plans now to ensure the
Board of Regents has
ample time to select
UNG’s next president
and to provide for a sta
ble transition over this
next year as we celebrate
North Georgia’s sesqui-
centennial — our 150th
anniversary,” she said in
the memo.
Jacobs couldn’t be
reached for comment.
Serving as president
“has been one of the
most rewarding profes
sional experiences of my
career,” she said in the
memo. “Whether it is
growth in national rank
ings, fundraising for
scholarships and univer
sity initiatives, or the
achievements of our stu
dents and graduates,
UNG has been on a posi
tive trajectory for more
than a decade.”
“Dr. Jacobs has done a
remarkable job in the 11
years she has been presi
dent,” said Kit Dunlap,
the Greater Hall
Chamber of Commerce’s
president and CEO.
Dunlap singled out the
consolidation of campus
es, growth in facilities
and “many national rank
ings” as part of Jacobs’
tenure.
The university cele
brated an expansion in
2021 into space formerly
occupied by Lanier
Technical College.
The university also has
dropped in enrollment
3.8% from fall 2019 to
fall 2021, which is part
of a nationwide trend. In
connection with that
decline, the university is
bracing for a $5 million
loss in state funding,
which could include cut
ting 20-25 positions.
Jacobs said she looks
forward to working with
University System
Chancellor Sonny
Perdue and UNG leaders
“over the next year to
prepare for the future
and welcome North
Georgia’s next presi
dent.”
When appointed in
2011, Jacobs was the
first woman to serve as
president of UNG, which
has campuses in
Dahlonega, Gainesville,
Blue Ridge, Cumming
and Watkinsville.
This story was origi
nally published in the
Gainesville Times, a sis
ter publication of the
Dawson County News.
Erica Jones Dawson County News
Community members enjoy the City of Dawsonville's monthly Food Truck
Friday event on Aug. 5, 2022.
Dawsonville’s August
food trucks are a hit
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Friday Aug. 5, doz
ens of community mem
bers flocked to the City of
Dawsonville’s Farmers
Market Pavilion for the
city’s monthly Food Truck
Friday event.
Food trucks lined the
sides of the pavilion,
offering food of all kinds
from burgers and barbe
cue to cupcakes and ice
cream. This month’s Food
Truck Friday also featured
live music by Wilkes and
The Coles and balloon art
ist “Boberts Balloons and
Magic”, sponsored by
State Farm agent Jonathon
McKibben.
The city has two dates
left on the calendar for the
2022 Food Truck Fridays
schedule. Currently, the
last two food truck events
for the year are scheduled
for Sept. 9 and Oct. 7
from 5 to 8 p.m. at the
city’s farmers market
pavilion.
For more information
about Food Truck Fridays,
go to https://www.daw-
sonville-ga.gov/communi-
ty/page/food-truck-fri-
day-13.
Obituaries
Norma Jean
Ayres
August 5th, 2022
Norma Jean Ayres, age
91, of Cumming, GA
went home to be with
her Lord and Savior on
Friday, August 5th, 2022.
She passed peacefully
with family by her side.
Jean was born in
Lewisburg, WV on
January 2nd, 1931, to the
late John and Bertha
Holmes. She grew up in
Charleston, WV, where
she met her sweetheart
and husband of 71 years,
David Lee Ayres. After
the two married in 1950,
Jean joined her Air Force
husband at Sheppard
AFB in Wichita Falls, TX
where David was sta
tioned until 1955. While
living in Texas, Jean and
David were blessed with
two beautiful daughters,
Cynthia Jean, and
Shelley Lee. Eventually,
the family moved to
Georgia where they set
tled down in Forsyth
County and raised their
beloved family which
now totals to 24 extend
ed family members. Jean
and David were mem
bers of various churches,
including First Baptist of
Cumming, Rehoboth
Baptist Church,
Bridgeway Baptist
Church, and First Baptist
Church of Dawsonville.
Jean and her family were
founding members of
Bridgeway Baptist
Church in Alpharetta,
GA. Jean lived a
Christian life and was
not afraid to share the
gospel with others.
Jean’s favorite hobbies
included: playing the
piano, singing, baking,
gardening, cooking for
her family during holi
days and at times, a little
shopping. Jean could
always be counted on to
spoil her grandchildren
and great grandchildren,
whenever the opportuni
ty presented itself.
Jean was a kind and gen
tle woman, and she
touched the hearts of all
who surrounded her.
Jean is now reunited
with her parents, her sib
lings, Bud Holmes, and
JoAnn Jordan, and her
loving husband, David
Lee Ayres.
She is survived by her
loving daughters, Cyndie
(Baxter) Howell, and
Shelley (Dale) Moulder;
Sister, Sue Jones:
Grandchildren, Kristie
(Phillip) Timms, John
(Marlene) Moulder, April
(Jason) Jacobs,
Stephanie (Nick) Freund
and Anna (Shawn)
Norton: Great grandchil
dren, Troy, Maggie,
Cannon, Madison,
Carter, Calvin, Caleb,
Savannah, Caroline,
Miles, Cooper & Marcus.
Ingram Funeral Home &
Crematory Cumming,
Georgia oversees
arrangements.
Condolences may be
made at www.ingramfu-
neralhome.com. A
memorial service will be
announced at a later
date.
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