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12 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Thomas Z. Jones to Step Down as
President of AASU in June 2009
Thomas Z. Jones
Thomas Z. Jones, who
has led the transformation of
Armstrong Atlantic State
University (AASU) from a
quiet commuter campus of
5,400 students to a residen
tial university of more than
7,000 students, has
announced that he will leave
his post as president of
AASU effective June 30,
2009.
“This has not been an
easy decision because I have
truly cherished the opportu
nities and challenges and the
wonderful colleagues during
my time of service,” said
Jones. “Yet, at some point
one realizes when it is time
to transition to another phase
of life. For me, that time has
arrived.”
After the end of his
tenure in June 2009, Jones
will take a brief respite
before transitioning into the
University System of
Georgia, where he will serve
for one year developing proj
ects related to institutional
leadership at the request of
Chancellor Erroll B. Davis,
Jr. He is also looking forward
to spending more quality
time with his family, includ
ing his new granddaughter,
and engaging in more com
munity service efforts.
“Tom Jones has done
and is doing a superb job as
president of Armstrong
Atlantic State University,”
said Arthur Gignilliat, a for
mer member of the
University System of
Georgia Board of Regents.
“He has literally changed the
face of the university with
new buildings, campus hous
ing and the Armstrong
Center on Abercom.”
At AASU, Jones has
been a catalyst in moving the
university toward innovative
economic development
enterprises. He led an effort
to establish the AASU
Educational Properties
Foundation, Inc. (EPFI) in
2001 as a public-private
enterprise to fund capital
projects without involving
state appropriations funds.
The foundation has
allowed the university to
build Compass Point apart
ment-style housing and buy
and renovate University
Terrace and University
Crossings residence halls.
The purchase in 2006 of the
Armstrong Center - now
home to the Department of
Professional and Continuing
Education - and the planned
construction of a $ 16 million
student union, to be complet
ed in fall 2009, also have
been managed by the founda
tion. In all, the university, in
partnership with its founda
tion, has invested more than
$75 million in instructional
and student life facilities.
Building relationships
with community partners has
also been at the top of his
agenda. Through personal
involvement and leadership
in numerous community
organizations, Jones has built
strong ties and positioned
Armstrong Atlantic as a valu
able community resource.
“From the beginning he
was dedicated to advancing
leadership within the region
and had a strong desire to
establish the university as an
integral part of this commu
nity,” said Joe Buck, AASU
vice president of student
affairs emeritus. “He under
stood that working with com
munity leaders to build a
strong town-gown relation
ship is a two-way street that
benefits everyone.”
On campus, Jones
quickly became known as a
president who pushed his
administration and faculty to
develop initiatives enhancing
leadership skills among the
students. Over time these ini
tiatives, involving many
community partners, have
become part of the fabric of
academic programs, student
life, and outreach projects.
“He had a strong drive
to educate students not only
for today, but wanted
Armstrong Atlantic to instill
in young people leadership
skills that would serve them
for a lifetime,” said Buck.
Additional milestones
achieved by Jones during his
tenure include the universi
ty’s growing collaboration
with the region’s healthcare
providers to educate medical
professionals to meet the
region’s workforce demands.
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AASU
Presents Free
Screening of
“The Wind
that Shakes
the Barley”
Armstrong Atlantic
State University will host a
free screening of “The Wind
that Shakes the Barley,” on
Thursday, October 16, at 7
p.m. in Gamble Hall 103 on
the Armstrong Atlantic State
University campus, 11935
Abercom Street. The public is
invited.
“The Wind that Shakes
the Barley” is a 2006 Ken
Loach film set during the Irish
War of Independence (1919-
1921) and the Irish Civil War
(1922-1923). It is open to
those in the community inter
ested in Irish culture.
Dimenisions Gallery hosts
Cutting Edge Exhibit
Dimensions Gallery
will host a cutting edge exhi
bition for Matt Herbermehl.
This one- month mix media
exhibition is different from
any exhibition the gallery
has done; this is for the great
graphic designers, the con
temporary art collectors, the
counter culture enthusiast,
and graphic arts collectors.
Bring a friend, enjoy the
show.
Exhibition Run from
Oct 3- 29.
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Wynston Marsalis & The
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra to perform at
2009 Music Festival
On January 29, 2009, the
Savannah Music Festival
(SMF) brings noted band
leader, trumpeter and jazz his
torian Wynton Marsalis back
to Savannah with The Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra
(JLCO) for an intimate benefit
concert at the Lucas Theatre
for the Arts. Sponsored by
Local 11 Ten, the event is the
Festival’s only fundraiser for
the 2009 season, replacing the
black tie galas and auctions of
the past. Tickets are priced
between $65 and $250 and are
available starting Wednesday,
October 1st online at
www.savannahmusicfestival.o
rg or through the Trustees
Theater box office at 912-525-
5050. Patrons who purchase
tickets at the $200 plus level
will be invited to a cocktail
reception with Marsalis and
the band members at Local 11
Ten, immediately following
the 7 pm concert.
A large percentage of the
cost of each ticket is a tax-
deductible contribution to
SMF, with the exact value
dependent on the ticket level
chosen. For questions about
contribution levels, call 912-
234-3378, ext. 111.
The January 29 concert
features two distinct musical
segments. In the first half, the
JLCO with Marsalis performs
“Nursery Song Swing,” which
transforms traditional chil
dren’s songs and nursery
rhymes into jazz for all gener
ations and features new
arrangements by members of
the JLCO. The music of
pianist-composer Thelonious
Monk highlights the second
half of the program, and pres
ents big band arrangements of
Monk’s startlingly original
compositions.
Finally, this concert fea
tures an original arrangement
of a Johnny Mercer tune, com
missioned by SMF, in celebra
tion of the Johnny Mercer
Centennial. “Johnny Mercer is
arguably Savannah’s most
well-known 20th century
musical artist, and we wanted
to kick off his centenary with
something special. We’re
thrilled that Wynton and the
JLCO will premiere Ted
Nash’s arrangement of the
Mercer/Arlen collaboration
‘Blues in the Night’ on this
evening, before we distribute it
to all of the high schools across
the nation participating in our
Swing Central program,” says
SMF Executive & Artistic
Director Rob Gibson.
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