Lattimore-Volkmann is named  editor of Georgia FOI Access

     Atlanta, Oct. 28, 2005 -- Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann has gained a deep appreciation for the speech, press and religious freedoms in the First Amendment.  This will serve her well as the new editor of this newsletter, Georgia Freedom of Information Access. It is the quarterly report of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and a primary tool in GFAF's mission of educating Georgians about the FOI they enjoy.

     Dr. Lattimore-Volkmann is a visiting journalism professor at Georgia State University, a role she has held since August 2004. Before moving to Atlanta, she was a journalism professor at Mercer University from 2001-04. She was managing editor of The Alabama Baptist from 1996-98.  She received her Ph.d. in mass communication from the University of Alabama in August 2001, with a GPA of 3.78.  Lattimore-Volkmann earned her MA in journalism from Alabama in May 1997 with a GPA of 4.0; and her BA in journalism and history from Iowa State University in May 1992, with a GPA of 3.75.

     Tom Bennett, 61, is retiring in January 2006 from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution news department and also from the volunteer positions of secretary and newsletter editor of GFAF and Georgia sunshine chair for the Society of Professional Journalists.