Officers

CEO/Founder - Robert Jason Ritchie

Major/Occupation: Sociology Major
Lineage: Clan MacKintosh
Hometown: London, Ontario Canada
Email: jritchie@arches.uga.edu
Webpage: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~jritchie

Why SHS? - We started the Scottish Heritage Society because we felt that there was a need to make the past and current events in Scottish history more accessible to the students here at the University.

Staff Adviser/Founder - Scott B. Ritchie

Major/Occupation: UCNS Tate Center - Remote Site Supervisor, AB Political Science
Lineage: Clan MacKintosh
Hometown: London, Ontario Canada
Email: sritchie@arches.uga.edu
Webpage: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~sritchie

Why SHS? - Interested in history, heritage, and geneaology.

President - Kelly D. Hopkins-Freeman

Major/Occupation: Fulltime employee of UGA Campus Transit - Driver and Line Instructor
Lineage: Gordon
Hometown: Dalton, GA

Why SHS? - Interested in tracing family's history.

Vice President - Joseph Harvey Council, M.A.

Major/Occupation: Doctoral Student in Philosophy. Major areas of philosophical interest: Ancient Greek philosophy, especially Aristotle and Plato; Ethics and Metaphysics; Philosophical psychology and mental causation.
Lineage: Clan Campbell
Hometown: Hillsborough, NC

Why SHS? - Interested in the cultural significance of Scotland and its many contributions to our western heritage.

Secretary - Kirsten Wellman

Major/Occupation: History/Archaeology Major
Lineage: Buchanan Clan, Gibbs sept
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Email: kwkelt@arches.uga.edu

Why SHS? - Fascinated by the history and culture of Scotland, and curious to learn more about her heritage.

Treasurer - Laura Gibbs

Major/Occupation: Undecided
Lineage: Buchanan Clan, Gibbs sept
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Email: lgibbs@arches.uga.edu

Why SHS? - Fascinated by her own Scottish heritage and the chance to learn and share the culture with others.

Public Relations - Matt Campbell

Major/Occupation: Obtaining second Bachelors in English, part-time employee at Home Depot
Lineage: Clan Campbell
Hometown: Born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised in Springfield, Illinois
Email: mjc@arches.uga.edu
Webpage: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~mjc

Why SHS? - Good opportunity to meet other students of Scot/Celtic descent and learn more about the rich heritage and traditions of his ancestry.

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