COVID diagnosis halts reception for new Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College president Tracy Brundage

TIFTON — A reception at Tift Hall scheduled for Thursday to welcome Tracy Brundage as the incoming president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has been postponed. Brundage has tested positive for COVID, and all of her activities for the week will be rescheduled.

“On this day, I was hoping to greet you in person as an official member of the ABAC Family,” Brundage wrote in an email Monday morning, informing the ABAC campus about the news. “I can’t wait to get to my desk in Tift Hall. I’m getting regular updates on what’s happening on the campus and being where the action is dominates my every thought. I will see you very soon, and together, we’ll begin this fall semester on a high note.”

Brundage was scheduled to take office Monday morning as the 11th president in the history of ABAC after serving as the president of Keystone (Pa.) College since 2018.

Fall semester classes begin at ABAC on Aug. 15.

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