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Randy Hayes has been a member of the Clayton State University Foundation since 2003 when he was approached by former Clayton State University Presi- dent Dr. Thomas Harden and former Vice President of External Relations Bryan Edwards. He joined the board as a way to reach out to a source of higher education for his fellow residents of Fayette County.
“Community service is very impor- tant to me and my family; we truly want to be part of the community and part of serving and improving our commu- nity,” explains Hayes. “One of my main driving forces is to help my fellow Fayette County residents to improve our community , our home. My involvement with Clayton State is an outreach to help my fellow citizens with access to pro- grams at Clayton State and encourage and drive the citizens to pursue higher education.”
“I am very proud to have served on the LLC2 committee and to be able to present an avenue to increase student housing for Clayton State,” said Hayes of the recent purchase of what is now known as Clayton Station student hous- ing.
“Clayton State is an opportunity - not only in this economic environment, but also in a normal environment of growth - to obtain quality higher educa- tion in relevant fields like nursing, logis- tics, and many of the offerings from the College of Business,” he says.
By Erin Fender
Clayton State University made its presence felt in Fayette County with an instructional site at the Fayette County Higher Education Center in 2003, offer- ing academic courses for the first time. After opening a “permanent” location in 2007, Clayton State University – Fayette outgrew this facility and moved to the new location at 100 World Dr., Peachtree City, in August of 2011. This center of- fers baccalaureate courses and dual en- rollment opportunities for high school students. The College of Business also offers an MBA program at the Dolce-At- lanta Conference Center in Peachtree City.
At the 2007 opening of Clayton State University – Fayette, Hayes noted, “It’s been a dream and a desire of the Devel- opment Authority since I’ve been on the board.”
He has served as the chairman of the Fayette County Development Au- thority since 1995. Governor “Sonny” Perdue also appointed Hayes to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Advising committee in 2010, and he is co-chair of the Atlanta Region Workforce Development Board and a Board member of the Georgia Home- builders Association. Hayes was named the “Business Person of the Year” in 1997 by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. He also served as president of the Flint River Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
In 1985, he founded Hayes Develop-
ment Corp., a real estate development firm. His firm’s involvement includes many types of development; multi-fam- ily housing, single-family dwellings, and land and building development.
Randy and Anne, his wife of 43 years, have two sons and four grand- children. Their eldest son John is mar- ried with four children and part of the building industry . Their youngest son Preston is a junior at the University of Georgia and speaks four languages flu- ently. Preston Hayes is pursing interna- tional studies. The Hayes family moved to the metro Atlanta area after he served two years with the Army, and they have lived in Fayette County since 1975. He enjoys spending time with his family and especially his grandchildren, and he’s a motorcycle enthusiast.
trustee profile
RANDY HAYES
Serving Clayton State and Fayette County
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