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For more information, contact: Schuyler Harding, ACCG Communications & External Affairs Director Cell: (404) 780-1954 Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAWSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER SETH STOWERS RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN LIFELONG LEARNING ACADEMY ACCG awards education certificates to county officials ATLANTA, Ga. (May 6, 2025) - The Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG or Georgia’s County Association) recently awarded county officials with certificates for completing core requirements in the ACCG Lifelong Learning Academy. Commissioner Stowers was honored during the Association’s 2025 Annual Conference in Chatham County. "Participating in the Lifelong Learning Academy is a commitment - a commitment to professional growth and to building the strength and resilience needed to tackle the challenges facing one’s community,” said Executive Director Dave Wills. "I commend leaders like Commissioner Stowers who have honored this commitment, emerging stronger, more capable, and better equipped to lead with confidence." The Lifelong Learning Academy is a product of the longstanding partnership between ACCG and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia (CVIOG). Created with input from county commissioners who identified courses based on the issues and decision-making challenges they often face, it is a unique adult education program that provides county officials with a tailor-made educational opportunity to assist them with governing at the local level. To ensure the course requirements and curriculum remain relevant and engaging, the ACCG Lifelong Learning Committee – which comprises county commissioners and staff from both ACCG and CVIOG – meet regularly to review the curriculum and adjust accordingly. The Lifelong Learning Academy has been successful in equipping county officials with the necessary skills to meet the current needs of their constituents thanks to the collaborative approach undertaken by ACCG and CVIOG. “We’re proud of Commissioner Stowers for completing his core training requirements,” Chairman Billy Thurmond. ACCG is Georgia’s county association and works on behalf of county officials and their communities by providing public policy and legislative advocacy, leadership development, civic and community engagement initiatives, insurance and retirement programs that specialize in local government needs and other cost-saving programs. Formed in 1914 when county officials came together to help fund the state’s first highway department, ACCG today serves as a catalyst for advancing Georgia’s counties. For more information, go to www.accg.org NEWS RELEASE