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Mills is named head of Fanning Institute for Leadership

By Suzanne R. Smalley
ssmalley@fanning.uga.edu

The university has named David P. Mills director of the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership. Mills brings extensive academic

David Mills

and real-world experience in community and leadership development to the position. He succeeds retired director Melba G. Cooper, who led the Fanning Institute for 10 years.
“Dr. Mills brings to this position a unique combination of experience in community and leadership development along with a thorough knowledge of the state,” says Art Dunning, vice president for public service and outreach. “He is well regarded and has a tremendous dedication to helping Georgia.”
Previously, Mills headed UGA’s Office of Economic Development Assistance, a cooperative division of Business Outreach Services/Small Business Development Center, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and the Fanning Institute. Prior to his seven-year association with the Small Business Development Center, Mills worked for 15 years with the Cooperative Extension Service.
Mills holds a doctorate in adult education and is active in several professional associations, including the Georgia
Inter-University Rural Research Consortium, the Georgia Economic Developers Association, the American Economic Development Council, the Georgia Rural Development Council, the Georgia Community Developers Forum and the Georgia Academy for Economic Development.
“I look forward to working with the faculty and staff to raise the institute to new levels of excellence among leadership development programs in the country,” Mills says. “I strongly believe that effective leadership is fundamental to the success of any organization and that ongoing leadership development is the foundational building block of sustainable community economic development.”
The Fanning Institute seeks to develop leadership skills in Georgians of all ages, communities and walks of life. The institute was founded in 1982 and named for Vice President and Professor Emeritus J.W. Fanning, whom many consider to be the “father of leadership” in Georgia.

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