Dr. Richard A. Hudson
Faculty Member and Public Service Associate

Current Activities:
Dr. Hudson oversees the Agricultural Communication area for the department, with his teaching and advising students, as well as serving as Advisor to the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow student organization.

Career Highlights:
Dr. Hudson has had a variety of higher education positions with the University System of Georgia, beginning with his teaching English Literature and Composition at The University of Georgia, and then beginning a series of leadership positions. He directed the University’s off-campus credit programs from 1975 to 1980, while also writing grant proposals for educational projects (with over $750,000 in grants) during this time; directed a 3-year project for the University System to re-structure the state’s 23 Nursing Schools from 1980 to 1983 (for 7 years served as a Trustee on the Georgia State Board of Nursing); served as Director of Corporate Education for The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 1983 to 1996 (overseeing the University’s international and domestic executive programs); coordinated the University’s and Athens’ involvement with the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; served as a Consultant to the Sydney Olympics in 2000; was Statewide Director of the University System’s Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP) for the Governor and Chancellor of the state (developed partnerships with University System institutions and companies to address work force needs, and created over 6,000 high tech jobs for the state); and joined the ALEC Department in the summer of 2002. Dr. Hudson’s community involvement includes serving on the Oconee County Board of Education, being President of the Athens Rotary, and serving as a member of a number of local Boards and Committees.

Education:
EdD - The University of Georgia, 1983 (English Literature and Linguistics, Theories of Planning and Leadership, Adult and Continuing Education)
MA - South Dakota State University, 1970 (English Literature)
BA - Slippery Rock University, 1968 (English Literature and Economics)

Contact Dr. Hudson at:
123 Four Towers
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4355

Telephone: 706/542-3521
Fax: 706/542-0262
E-mail: dhudson@uga.edu