Hank Huckaby

Huckaby was born in Spalding County, Georgia and grew up in Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia.^[3][1] He received an A.A. in political science from Young Harris College and B.A. and M.B.A. from Georgia State University.^[1][6] He later studied Public Administration at the University of Georgia.^[1][6]

In the 1960s and 1970s, he taught at Georgia Perimeter College and Emory University.^[3] He then worked as an administrator at Gordon College, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia.^[1] He worked as senior vice president for finance and administration at UGA until 2006.^[2][6] He was sworn in as a Georgia Representative in January 2011 but did not serve a full term, because he took office as chancellor of the university system on July 1, 2011.^[3][1]

He was a member of the Oconee County Rotary Club and the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce.^[3][1] He was also the chairman of the Board of the Ty Cobb Educational Foundation.^[3][1][7]

Huckaby was a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church, and a trustee of the Georgia United Methodist Foundation.^[3][1][8] He was married with two children and six grandchildren.^[1]

On April 14, 2021, Huckaby died at the age of 79 after suffering from a stroke a week prior.^[9]