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Gauthier retires from UWG after 14 years
UWG Press Release
William N. Gauthier,
vice president for business
and finance, has announced
his retirement from
the University of West
Georgia, effective March
1, 2007.
In his 14th year
of leadership at UWG,
Gauthier oversees
the university's sll2
million budget and also
manages 222 employees
in accounting services,
budget services, student
financial services, auxiliary
services, auditing,
public safety, business
information systems,
facilities and grounds and
human resources.
Dr. Thomas J. Hynes,
UWG acting president,
said, “The business
and financial aspects
of the university are
fundamentally better than
they have ever been as a
result of Bill Gauthier’s
leadership. While we
congratulate him on his
retirement, we will miss
him and his leadership.”
Hynes pointed out
several illustrations of
Gauthier’s ability to
transform the campus in
a wide variety of areas:
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The University Suties flag football team won the flag football state championship
over the weekend. The team played a four-game tournament at Georgia Southern,
winning all four games. The final score in the fourth game was 26 to 0, beating
North Georgia Technical College. The team is planning to travel in January to the
national championship, which will be In Dallas, Tx., and Is looking for donations and
sponsors.
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the near elimination of
financial audit findings
(two over the past 14
years); the establishment
of a risk management
system and an office of
environmental health
and safety to emphasize
prevention of risks to
students, faculty and staff;
and the oversight of two
facility master planning
efforts that provide the
framework for thoughtful
campus physical growth.
Looking back over
the years since his arrival
in 1993, Gauthier is most
proud of the initiatives that
have positively impacted
UWG students.
“We have new and
improved residence halls,
an efficient transportation
system, and the Higher One
financial distribution system
all created to benefit our
students,” he noted.
Gauthier also
relocated several of
the services frequently
utilized by students,
such as financial aid and
the EXCEL Center, so
they would be clustered
together for convenience
to students.
“We have more
gathering areas for students
now that the campus is
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more pedestrian friendly.
Since the closing of Back
Campus Drive, it is a much
safer environment,” he
said.
The master planning
process also resulted in
six major capital projects
during Gauthier’s
tenure. The Technology
enhanced Learning
Center, the Campus
Center, two residential
complexes, the Education
Annex and Adamson
Hall are now part of the
inventory of 86 major
structures on campus.
Gauthier is quick
to point out that the
accomplishments of the
division of Business and
Finance are the result of
shared leadership by good
people.
“I have a great staff
who know their jobs,”
he stated. “I have been
successful because of
the people who run each
department.”
Mike Renfrow,
assistant vice president
for campus planning and
development, greatly
appreciated Gauthier’s
willingness to try new
and exciting ideas
to improve business
practices. “Bill has
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William Gauthier, vice president of business and finance, is retiring from his position in
March 2007.
had a profound impact on
the allocation of resources
for the betterment of the
university,” Renfrow
said. “He has been a
Elections provide chance
to retain political history
By Tim Sowers
Staff Writer
tsowersl@my.westga.edu
The elections on
November 7 signaled a
change in the American
political climate.
The voters last
Tuesday gave the
Democrats the majority
in the House of
Representatives and the
Senate.
What does this mean
for the country? Many
things, for starters the
President will have to
work with congress to get
his agenda passed more
than he has for the past
four years.
Congress will
also likely use their
investigatory powers to
look into events leading
up the Iraq war and the
President’s wire tapping
program.
This could prove
controversial because the
findings could give rise to
calls for impeachment.
Another issue that
Democrats are likely to
push is an increase of
the minimum wage. An
increase to the minimum
Wednesday, \ member 15, 2006
continuous advocate for
students, both through his
position as vice president
and as an instructor in the
classroom.”
wage failed to pass this
past year because it was
tied to a reduction in the
estate tax.
Many Democrats are
talking about increasing
or restoring college tuition
assistance.
Some Democrats
are calling for the
United States to begin
withdrawing from Iraq.
Senator Levin (D
--MI), the expected chair of
the Senate Armed Services
Committee, has called for
the withdrawal to begin
within four to six months.
President Bush has
stated that he wishes to
keep American forces in
Iraq until Iraqis are able
to provide for their own
security.
Democrats have
also expressed interest
in implementing the
September 11 Commission’s
recommendations in regards
to security changes.
The new congress has
also said it will look into
rolling back tax breaks
for oil companies. This
will likely be done as part
of an effort to foster the
development of domestic
energy sources.
Several departments
underGauthier’sleadership
have brought
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A Democratic
congress will not change
the issues on Americans
minds. What will change
is the solutions attempted
for the problems.
History is everywhere
on campus, one only needs
to know where to look.
Georgia’s Political
Heritage Program is an
attempt to preserve the
legacy of Georgia’s major
politicians.
The program was
started in 1985 by Dr. Mel
Steely and is a collection
of interviews and political
papers from Georgia
politicians.
The first interview
was with Sen. Herman
Talmadge who also served
as Governor of Georgia.
Every Georgia
governor that has held
office since World War II
has been interviewed for the
project, with the exception
of M.E. Thompson and
Marvin Griffin, who had
already passed before the
project was started.
The interviews have
been transcribed and are
accessible online through
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