The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Richard A. Carvajal, interim president of Darton State College in Albany, Ga., president of Valdosta State University in Valdosta.

Residential Design Services, a mid-market design center management and product installation business located in California, has named Raj Singh VP & General Manager of Southern California.

Shawn Elliott, formerly co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at South Carolina and a coaching veteran with 20 years of experience in winning programs, has been selected as Georgia State’s new head football coach, President Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb announced

Willie Taggart, one of college coaching's brightest offensive minds and a proven winner, will be introduced as Oregon's next head football coach at a press conference Thursday morning in the Hatfield-Dow

Amr Elnashai, dean of engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, will become the next vice chancellor/vice president for research and technology transfer at the University of Houston and the University of Houston System.

Jackson, who most recently served as Visiting Community and Economic Development Advisor for Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will support the nonprofit organization’s mission to secure private, corporate, and philanthropic support to enable the Atlanta BeltLine project, engage the public through programming and outreach, and empower Atlanta BeltLine residents to connect with economic opportunity, housing, and better health.

The University of South Carolina Upstate announced Tuesday (Nov. 22) that Brendan Kelly, Ph.D., vice president for university advancement at University of West Florida, is selected to lead the University of South Carolina Upstate.

Beverly J. Davenport has been selected by University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro to serve as the eighth chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Recent and ongoing expansion at Hitachi Automotive Systems has created a need for additional leadership roles within Hitachi’s three manufacturing facilities in the United States.

Aflac, Inc. (NYSE: AFL) has announced the hiring of Pat Guerry, MBA as Director of Acuqisition & Life Cycle Strategy.