Betty L. Siegel

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The Board of Regents in 1981 chose Betty L. Siegel as the new president of Kennesaw College (later Kennesaw State University). The first woman to head a University System of Georgia institution, Siegel served as president for more than two decades.

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Betty L. Siegel

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