Risse Named Ga. Power Professor of Water Resources Policy

Mark Risse has been named Georgia Power Company Professor of Water Resources Policy at the University of Georgia, according to Steve Wrigley, director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, where the position is based.

As Georgia Power Professor, Risse will work with the institute’s Environmental Policy Program, which has a strong record of providing research support and technical assistance to those charged with managing Georgia’s water resources at both the state and local levels. He also may be involved in environmental management training conducted by the institute, identifying water experts, and serving as liaison between the institute and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, where he is a faculty member.

The Georgia Power Company Professorship of Water Resources Policy was established to enable the university to focus its wide-ranging water-related expertise on the specific water challenges confronting the state. The inaugural position was held by James Kundell, director of the institute’s Environmental Policy Program prior to his retirement in 2007.