The Georgia Board of Regents announced Thursday it has appointed Neal Weaver the new president of Georgia Southwestern State University.
Weaver will start in his new position on July 15.
Weaver is currently the vice president for university advancement and innovation at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La.
He holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of Oklahoma. He earned an MBA from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and a bachelor of arts in speech/communications from Oklahoma Panhandle State University.
Weaver was a finalist earlier this year in the presidential search at Colorado State University-Pueblo and Eastern New Mexico University, according to news accounts.
University System of Georgia officials praised Weaver for enrollment increases in prior positions.
Georgia Southwestern State University is located in Americus and has about 3,000 students and a nationally-recognized online nursing program.
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