Gary Black, candidate for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, will be speaking to the largest student-political organization in the nation, the University of Georgia College Republicans(UGACRs), on Wednesday, March 1, at 7:00pm in room 207 of the Student Learning Center.
A graduate of Commerce High School, Gary Black has served the state’s agriculture community for 25 years, including a recent term as President of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc., an organization with over 650 Georgia member businesses, ranging from family farms to landscapers and from banks to grain elevators.
Black, who has served as Chairman of the Economic Development Committee of the Governor’s Rural Development Council since 2003, has received several awards from CropLife America, the Southern Crop Production Association, Georgia Seed Association, and University of Georgia Agricultural and Applied Economics Association for professional achievement and grassroots political activities. Gary was also past president of the College of Agriculture’s alumni society and the 2004 recipient of the society’s Distinguished Professional Award.
For more information, please see the official UGA College Republicans website, www.ugacr.org, or contact UGA College Republicans PR Director Jeff Emanuel at 678-492-8228 or via email at jemanuel@uga.edu.
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