| Hank Huckaby | |
| Native Name: | instead.--> |
| Office: | Chancellor of the University System of Georgia |
| Term Start: | July 1, 2011 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2017 |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Griffin, Georgia, U.S. |
Henry M. Huckaby (December 13, 1941 – April 14, 2021) was an American politician who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 113th district in Watkinsville, encompassing parts of Clarke County, Morgan County, Oconee County, and Oglethorpe County.[1]
He later served as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 2011 to 2017.[2] [3] [4] [5]
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]