Athens, Ga. (October 25, 2007) — Kim Rogers, department head of sales at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel, was named one of the Georgia Society of Association Executives’ (GSAE) 90 Movers & Shakers – a peer-selected group of association professionals who have demonstrated involvement in, participation in and support of GSAE and the association community in Georgia.

The announcement was made during the group’s gala on October 16, 2007, at the King Plow Arts Center Event Gallery in Atlanta, where 90 Georgia association professionals, including Rogers, were recognized.

Rogers manages the Georgia Center sales force and event planners. Her department is responsible for booking all new events at the Georgia Center and coordinating events including meetings, banquets, retreats, and wedding receptions. She’s been at the Georgia Center for 10 1/2 years and has worked for the University of Georgia for 21 years.

Previously, Kim has chaired the Meet and Greet Committee, the New Member Orientation Committee and is presently serving a two and a half year term as a corporate member of the GSAE Board of Directors.

GSAE is the second-oldest society of association executives in the country. It’s an organization of more than 600 association executives and vendors of association products and services, including representation from 260 national, regional, state and local associations based in Georgia. For more information on GSAE go to www.gsae.org.

The Georgia Center, celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2007, is a unit of the University of Georgia’s Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach. The Center provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education programs. On UGA’s campus, the Georgia Center includes a full-service hotel with 200 rooms and suites, restaurants, ballroom and banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and a computer lab — all under one roof. For more information go to www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

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This article was posted on Thursday, October 25th, 2007 at 10:58 am and is filed under News, Personnel.