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L ate last fall, the Middle Georgia State into what is now Middle Georgia State University.
University Foundation held a special “I was very careful to say that the new institution
reception to honor one of its most loyal and must be a university,” he remembered.
longtime supporters, Bob Hatcher, and announce “A great University is being built here,” he
that the conference center on the Macon Campus said, commenting on the importance of the role
would be named The Robert F. Hatcher Sr. of affordable higher education in the region.
Conference Center. “Teaching and learning are so important,” he said,
The former chair of the Board of Regents “and so is community support.”
for the University System of Georgia, Hatcher Hatcher and his family have been faithful
has long been known in central Georgia for his friends and generous supporters of the University
support of community development, particularly and recently made a transformational gift to the
in the area of education. During his tenure with University’s ‘Building a Legacy of Greatness’
the Board of Regents, he was part of the team campaign. “Working to bring Middle Georgia
responsible for envisioning the consolidation of State to its current role within the region has been
Macon State College and Middle Georgia College a huge effort with a very large team,” he said. “I
MGA FOUNDATION MGA Names Conference Center for
Longtime Supporter Robert F. Hatcher Sr.
L-R are MGA President Dr. Christopher Blake,
Robert F. Hatcher Jr., and Robert F. Hatcher Sr.,
for whom the conference center is named.
20 MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY PHOTOS BY JESSICA WHITLEY
