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Dr. Mabry
Elected to Leadership Position With Accrediting Agency Commissioners are charged with preparing a statement of standards for institutional membership, recommending membership dues assessments; conducting reviews and taking final action on the accreditation of collegiate institutions; reviewing reports from appointed study committees; and overseeing the work of the commission's administrative staff. Dr. Mabry served as a member of accrediting review panels for the North Central Association of Colleges prior to coming to Texas. He is also very familiar with SACS policies and procedures since he was involved with SACS accreditation reviews in South Carolina as well as Texas. "I believe the accreditation process is a good way of assuring quality and accountability within the education profession,'' Dr. Mabry said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues and other education leaders in this important work.'' Accreditation is a nongovernmental and voluntary process concerned with improving educational quality and assuring the public that member institutions meet established standards. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of six regional accrediting organizations in the United States. Its membership consists of more than 12,000 accredited public and private institutions from the university level to the pre-kindergarten level. Founded in 1895 and headquartered in Decatur, Ga., the Southern Association works with schools and colleges in 11 Southern states from Virginia to Texas and in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. 
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Dr.
Rodney H. Mabry, president of The University of Texas at Tyler,
has been elected to the Commission on Colleges of the regional accrediting
association, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS),
James T. Rogers, executive director of the Commission on Colleges,
announced.