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April 19, 2022 | Spotlight
Pippin recognized with Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement

Pippin recognized with Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement

J. Scott Pippin, a faculty member at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, was honored with a 2022 Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach to kick off University of Georgia Honors Week on April 18.

April 19, 2022 | News

Medical cannabis commission gets new board chair

Gov. Brian Kemp has named a former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Administrative Services to chair the board that oversees the state's struggling medical marijuana program. Sid Johnson, who now serves on the faculty at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government, took over as board chairman of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission on Monday, succeeding Dr. Christopher Edwards.

April 19, 2022 | News

Medical cannabis commission gets new board chair

Gov. Brian Kemp has named a former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Administrative Services to chair the board that oversees the state's struggling medical marijuana program. Sid Johnson, who now serves on the faculty at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government, took over as board chairman of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission on Monday, succeeding Dr. Christopher Edwards.