Beheruz Sethna

Infobox University President


name =Beheruz Nariman Sethna
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university =President of University of West Georgia
term_start =1994
term_end =Present
birth_date =1948-
birth_place =India
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alumnus =Indian Institute of Technology
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profession =Professor, University President
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spouse =Madhavi Sethna
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website =http://www.westga.edu/pres/
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Beheruz Nariman Sethna is the current president of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, USA.

Sethna has a Ph.D. in Business (Marketing) from Columbia University, an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He served as the Interim Senior Vice Chancellor of Academics and Fiscal Affairs for the University System of Georgia in 1999 and 2006 [cite news | title = Sethna Named Board of Regents' Interim Senior Vice Chancellor of Academics and Fiscal Affairs | publisher = Board of Regents | date = 2006-05-17 | url = http://www.usg.edu/news/2006/051706.phtml | accessdate = 2008-08-30 ] He is fluent in three languages.

He is notable for being the first person of Indian origin to serve as the President of an American university, as well as the first ethnic minority president of a Georgia college (other than historically black institutions) [cite news | first = Jerry | last = Grillo | title = Sethna's entry in the 2006 list of 'The 100 Most Influential Georgians' | publisher = Georgia Trend | date = January 2006 | url = http://www.georgiatrend.com/features-people/100-influential-georgians-s-z.shtml | accessdate = 2008-08-30 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.westga.edu/~mktreal/sethnavita.htm Dr. Sethna's Profile at UWG's website]
* [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-118820111.html Beheruz Sethna among '100 Most Influential Georgians']
* [http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/your_columbians/beheruz_sethna.html Dr. Sethna's Profile at Columbia University's C250]
* [http://www.kavitachhibber.com/main/main.jsp?id=dr_sethna Interview with Sethna by Kavita Chhibber]