Five District 6900 Rotarians will play important roles in the Georgia Rotary Student Program's 2023-24 leadership team - Katheryne Fields (RC Griffin Daybreak), Ian Bond (RC Columbus), Jackie Cuthbert (RC Dunwoody), Teri White (RC Thomasville) and Lorri Christopher (RC Dunwoody). Our current District 6900 GRSP leadership team remains in place - District Chair Kerry Arnold of the RC Henry County, and Directors George Siggins of the RC of Newnan and Aadu Allpere of RC Buckhead. These are just a few of the many people throughout the District and the State of Georgia who support GRSP.

At its summer trustee meeting, GRSP Chair Mike Sweigart announced the promotion of GRSP Program Director Katheryne Fields to Executive Director. Katheryne is a member of the Rotary Club of Griffin Daybreak, where she serves as club president this year.

At the meeting, GRSP Chair Emeritus Jim Drake, on behalf GRSP Chair Emeritus Bert Guy and the Nominating Committee, presented their list of nominations for GRSP officers for 2023-2024. Trustees elected to:

• Reappoint Mike Sweigart, a member of the Rotary Club of Duluth, as chair for another year
• Reappoint Ian Bond of the RC Columbus as vice chair for another year.
• Appoint Al Hombroek of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville as treasurer, and reappoint Steve Harrold of the Rotary Club of Athens to serve as assistant treasurer
• Name Jackie Cuthbert of the RC Dunwoody as secretary and Pam Lightsey of the Rotary Club of Augusta as assistant secretary.

The GRSP Foundation Board of Directors met to welcome new members and elect officers as well:

• Teri White of the RC Thomasville, Hamsa Thota of the Rotary Club of St. Simons Island, and Martha Zoller of the Rotary Club of Gainesville as outside directors
• Inside directors to the board include Jim Drake of the RC Savannah South would serve another term and naming Terry Adkins of the RC Brunswick, Lorri Christopher of the RC Dunwoody plus Heather Kellen of the RC Perry to the board. The current Foundation Board of Directors elected officers for a one-year term with Drake named president, Adkins named vice president, and Christopher named secretary. Thota was reappointed as treasurer.

GRSP is celebrating 77 years of bringing nations together with one-year college scholarships for international students sponsored by Georgia Rotarians. Thanks to all of you who help promote peace through understanding by serving as trustees or host families - or supporting the program in any way with your time, talents and contributions. For more information, visit www.grsp.org.