Georgia Tech alumnus Thomas A. Fanning has been named the sole finalist in the national search for the next Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. A triple Jacket, Fanning earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in industrial management and was granted an honorary Ph.D. He spent 13 years at the helm of southerncompany before retiring in 2023 and he has held leadership roles on the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees, the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, and the Scheller College of Business Advisory Board. The borusg approved the naming of Georgia Tech’s new Student-Athlete Performance Center in Fanning’s honor — recognizing his sustained philanthropic support and service to his alma mater. The building officially opened earlier this year. Fanning is set to succeed Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who announced his retirement in April after four decades of public service, and will take the helm of one of the nation’s top public university systems with 25 public colleges and univ...