Corlis P. Cummings, special assistant to the president/executive in residence at Clayton State University and formerly the interim chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG), has been named interim vice president of Business and Operations for Clayton State by President Dr. Thomas K. Harden. Her appointment took effect on Sept. 1.

Cummings arrived at Clayton State in October 2007. Since joining the University, Cummings has assisted in the establishment of the Office of Legal Affairs, served as interim director of Human Resources, and managed various projects on behalf of the president.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia appointed Cummings to serve as the USG’s interim chancellor in August 2005. She took office on Oct. 1, 2005 and remained in that position until present Chancellor Erroll B. Davis, Jr., assumed his duties on Feb. 6, 2006.

Previous to her appointment as interim chancellor, Cummings was the University System’s senior vice chancellor for Support Services, an area consisting of the offices of Legal Affairs, Human Resources and the Office of Sponsored Funds and Special Projects. As senior vice chancellor for Support Services she was responsible for planning, management, and guidance of operational and policy aspects of the programs and services provided by those offices.

Prior to her appointment as senior vice chancellor, she held the position of assistant vice chancellor for Legal Affairs. From 1995 until September 2000, Cummings was an attorney with the Board of Regents, where she handled various transactions for the Regents System Office, University System and institutions. She also has worked closely with the Attorney General’s office and other state agencies and departments on various projects and initiatives. Cummings has also served on several statewide committees and steering groups, as well as several University System committees.

From 1991 to 1995, Cummings served as assistant city attorney for the City of Atlanta. Prior to that, she was an associate with the South Carolina law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough.

A native of Atlanta, Cummings earned a bachelor of science degree in microbiology from the University of Georgia. She attended Washington University School of Law and received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia. She is a resident of Fayetteville, Ga.

A search will begin this fall for a new Vice President of Business and Operations for Clayton State.

A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is a comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.

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