Q: Who is on the Georgia Athletic Association’s board of directors?
—Bob Markert, Roswell
A: The Georgia Athletic Association's board of directors includes:
Officers — UGA President Jere W. Morehead (chair), provost Pamela S. Whitten (vice chair), faculty athletic representative David E. Shipley (secretary) and vice president for finance and administration Ryan A. Nesbit (treasurer).
Appointed faculty members — K. Paige Carmichael, George C. Foreman and Gregory H. Robinson.
Faculty elected by university council — Audrey A. Haynes, Janet E. Frick and Jennifer A. Samp.
Alumni — Chris Cummiskey, Steve C. Jones, Donald M. Leebern III, Jon C. Stinchcomb, Lisa G. Wood, Joel O. Wooten Jr. and William D. Young Jr.
President Alumni Association — Ruth Ann Bartlett.
Student (voting) — Bert F. Thompson Jr.
Student-athletes (non-voting) — Mary Beth Box and Kisean Smith.
Foreman will go off the board on Dec. 31, and be replaced by J. Marshall Shepherd, beginning Jan. 1.
Q: What happened to John Edwards?
—R.L. Turner, Atlanta
A: Edwards, who was John Kerry's running mate in the 2004 presidential election, is a founding partner of Edwards Kirby, a law firm in Raleigh, N.C., that specializes in personal injury and economic and social justice cases.
Edwards ran for president in 2004, but withdrew from the race and was selected by Kerry as the vice presidential nominee.
Edwards also ran in 2008, but withdrew and endorsed Barack Obama.
Andy Johnston with Fast Copy News Service wrote this column. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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