The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Regents appoint KSU president unanimously
Pamela Whitten was provost, a senior VP at University of Georgia.
Georgia’s Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday appoint Pamela Whitten the new president of Ken ne saw State University.
Whitten had been provost and senior vice president of academic a ff ff ff ff ff ff air soft he University of Georgia since 2014. She will start her new position on July 16.
Her salary will be negotiated with University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley, who congratulated Whitten in a statement.
Whitten said she was excited about her new job.
“It is an honor and privilege to join the KS U community ,” she said in a statement. “I am thrilled to
be able to partner with the entire Owl Nation to champion our students, faculty and staff across Georgia and beyond.”
Veteran KSU faculty member and administrator Ken Harmon had been interim president since February, when former Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens resigned after 16 months on the job.
Kennesaw State has about 35,000 students, the third-largest enrollment in the University System of Georgia.