Ingrid Thompson-Sellers to Lead South Georgia State College in Douglas

Dr-Ingrid-Thompson-SellersIngrid Thompson-Sellers was appointed interim president of South Georgia State College in Douglas. The college enrolls about 2,600 students in associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs. African Americans make up 32 percent of the student body.

Dr. Thompson-Sellers is a professor of business information systems at Georgia State University in Atlanta and has been serving as senior associate dean at the university. Earlier she taught at Georgia Perimeter College in Decatur and at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.

Professor Thompson-Sellers holds a bachelor’s degree in physics, a master’s degree in telecommunications, and a doctorate in instructional technology, all from Georgia State University.

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