ATLANTA - Annie Hunt Burriss will join Oglethorpe University as associate provost for University College and deputy to the president for community relations. Oglethorpe is Atlanta’s only highly selective coeducational liberal arts college. Burriss comes to Oglethorpe from the Office of the Governor of the State of Georgia where she served as executive director of the Governor’s Commission for a New Georgia.

Oglethorpe’s new president Lawrence M. Schall, J.D. Ed.D. said, “Today is an exciting day for Oglethorpe University. Annie has a distinguished record of success in everything she has undertaken. I am thrilled she has agreed to join my staff. Oglethorpe’s future holds enormous promise, and Annie will play an integral role in realizing that promise.”

As Associate Provost, Burriss will be directing Oglethorpe's programs for adult learners, offering a quality academic program with individualized attention. This includes six baccalaureate degree completion programs and one master’s degree program through University College and Oglethorpe's Certified Financial Planner program. Burriss is charged with increasing enrollment to meet demands for a highly educated workforce and with developing outreach initiatives to create additional links between Oglethorpe and the greater Atlanta area.

"Oglethorpe is an oasis between Buckhead and Perimeter Center,” Burriss said. “Modeled after Oxford University's Corpus Christi campus, the classic education provided by Oglethorpe offers great personal rewards for individuals seeking knowledge in a safe, beautiful place after work."

Oglethorpe University, founded in 1835, is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America’s 100 most selective liberal arts institutions, and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, a ten-member association dedicated to high academic standards. Oglethorpe is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.