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William H. “Dink” NeSmith, Jr., a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, will be the featured speaker at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College fall commencement ceremony Friday at 6 p.m. in Gressette Gym. A 1970 graduate of the University of Georgia (UGA), NeSmith is chairman of the University’s Fanning Institute for Leadership, which promotes public service and outreach. He recently coauthored a biography of the institute’s founder, Dr. J.W. Fanning. NeSmith is past president of UGA’s National Alumni Association and a director of the Richard B. Russell Foundation. He is an emeritus member of the UGA Athletic Association’s board of directors and the UGA Foundation’s Board of Trustees. NeSmith was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in March, 2008 to the Board of Regents. He is coowner and president of the Athens-based Community Newspapers, Inc., publisher of several dozen newspapers in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. Perdue recently appointed NeSmith to the 20-member Commission for a New Georgia. He also serves on the board of directors of Athens First Bank and Trust, Southern Mutual Insurance Company and Pattillo Construction Company. He is past president of the Georgia Press Association and former chairman of Leadership Georgia (1986). As chairman of Athens 96 for the four years leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, NeSmith led Athens’ involvement in the Games’ soccer, volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics events. He and his wife, Pam, have three children and live in Athens. A total of 176 students are expected to participate in the ceremony. Pancake Breakfast Tonight From 9-10 The Student Government Association Pancake Breakfast will be held tonight from 9-10 p.m. in the Donaldson Dining Hall. Cooks and servers are needed for this event. Any faculty or staff who would like to cook can volunteer their time from 7:30 – 8:45 p.m. Those faculty and staff who would like to be servers can volunteer from 8:45 – 10 p.m. Please do not wear flip flops or open-toed shoes. For more information on the pancake breakfast, contact Bernice Hughes in the Office of Student Life and Housing at (229) 391-5140.