Dr. Lettie Watford named interim dean of GSW’s College of Education

Dr. Lettie Watford named interim dean of GSW’s College of Education

Professor Emerita Lettie Watford (’82), Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean of the College of Education at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) effective December 1, 2025. She assumes the role following the appointment of Rachel Abbott, Ph.D., as GSW’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Watford previously served in the same position from 2007 to 2013 before her retirement. “She brings an understanding of our mission, a hi…