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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, December 30, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Savannah Technical College Appoints
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jim Wheeless
Mr. Jim Wheeless has
been named Vice President
for Academic Affairs at
Savannah Technical
College.
He most recently
served as Acting President
of Flint River Technical
College in Thomaston, Ga.
Mr. Wheeless holds
a BS in Business
Administration from Tift
College of Mercer
University and a MBA from
Shorter College. In his
tenure at Flint River,
Wheeless served as an
adjunct instructor, Director
of Operations, Vice
President for Student Affairs
and Vice President for
Academic Affairs.
He also held the office
of Upson County
Commissioner in District 3
for four years.
“We are delighted that Jim
Wheeless will be joining our
team,” says College
President Dr. Kathy S. Love.
“He brings a wealth of expe
rience and a strong commit
ment to students.”
He began his new
duties December 1, 2009.
He is responsible for
the leadership, administra
tion and day-to-day opera
tions for Academic Affairs.
Wheeless and his
wife Debbie have three chil
dren and two grandchildren.
He enjoys playing his guitar,
traveling, and woodwork
ing.
Mansion on Forsyth Park to Host
Stylish New Year's Eve Gala
The Mansion on Forsyth
Park, an award-winning lux
ury hotel in Savannah, Ga.,
will host a chic New Year's
Eve Gala on Thursday,
December 31, welcoming
2010 in signature high style.
The Mansion's exclu
sive New Year's Eve Gala
will kick off at 8:30 p.m.
and feature a gourmet
“Around the World” buffet
with Lowcountry, Creole,
Southwestern and Pacific
Rim cuisine, plus live music
by The Sneakers and Monte
Carlo-style gambling.
Attendees can also enjoy an
open bar, a selection of
desserts, a midnight cham
pagne toast and late-night
fare until 1:30 a.m.
“We're delighted to
host one of Savannah's
finest New Year's Eve cele
brations,” said Jeff
McLaughlin, the general
manager of the Mansion on
Forsyth Park. “In keeping
with the Kessler Collection
tradition, we want to pro
vide guests with a memo
rable experience marked by
style, flair and outstanding
service. New Year's Eve will
certainly be no exception.”
The AAA Four-
Diamond Mansion on
Forsyth Park in Savannah,
Georgia opened in April
2005 as a new hotel built
adjacent to a renovated 1888
mansion. The original
1 8,000-square-foot
Victorian-Romanesque
building houses the gourmet
700 Drayton Restaurant with
six private dining galleries,
the hands-on 700 Kitchen
Cooking School, Casimir's
Lounge and intimate
Carriage Wine Cellar. The
hotel features 126 captivat
ing guest rooms and suites,
full-service Poseidon Spa,
8,500 square feet of opulent
meeting space, over 400
pieces of original artwork,
three Bosendorfer pianos, a
vintage ladies hat collection,
Grand Bohemian Gallery,
chic Bosendorfer Lounge,
Viennese Ballroom, outdoor
pool, full-time concierge,
24-hour fitness center, busi
ness center and valet park
ing. ' Select™ list.
For more informa
tion, or to attend the New
Year's Eve Gala at the
Mansion on Forsyth Park,
please call 912-721-5012 or
visit www.mansionon-
forsythpark.com.
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President Receives H1N1 Vaccination
A White House nurse administers the swine flu vaccine to President Obama
Last week, President Barack
Obama received the swine
flu vaccine in an attempt to
prove the vaccine is safe.
"People need to under
stand that this vaccine is
safe," Obama said. "Michelle
and I just got the shots our
selves... we wanted to make
sure nationwide that children
were getting it before adults
did. And now there's enough
vaccine so that adults should
get it as well."
The President spoke
about how his daughters
received the vaccine in
October, when it was first
being made available to
school-age children. He said
that it’s important for parents
to vaccinate their children.
"That's the most impor
tant population because this
flu, unlike seasonal flu, dis
proportionately affects chil
dren and young people —
healthy children and young
people as well as people with
underlying conditions like
asthma or neurological dis
eases. So it is so important
and, frankly, the African
American vaccination rate
has been lower, substantially
lower so far than the general
population," he said. "I think
people just need to under
stand: If I had the two people
that are most important in
my life, my two daughters,
get it right away — and
they've been just fine with it
and in fact haven't gotten
sick this entire flu season —
then you need to know that
you need to make sure your
children get it as well."
As always, learn more
about H1N1 and your family
at Flu.gov.
Georgia Center for Nonprofits
Accepting Award Nominations
The Georgia Center
for Nonprofits announces
that it is accepting nomina
tions for the Evelyn G.
Ullman Innovative
Leadership Award. Every
other year, the Evelyn G.
Ullman Award is bestowed
on one outstanding non
profit leader.
The intent of the
award is to celebrate and
recognize a Georgia non
profit leader's innovative
and strategic efforts that
have had a significant
impact on a community
issue.
The winner of this
award will receive $15,000
on behalf of their represent
ing organization.
The award will be pre
sented at The Georgia
Nonprofit Summit, part of
the Nonprofit Technology
Conference in Atlanta,
Georgia. The awards
luncheon will be held at the
Omni Hotel at the CNN
Center on Saturday April
10, 2010.
The deadline for nom
inations is Friday, February
12, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information,
please contact the Georgia
Center for Nonprofits at
912-234-9688
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