Acting quickly after his election victory was confirmed late Tuesday, Governor-elect Nathan Deal was at the Capitol before noon on Wednesday and announced that Rogers Wade, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, would serve as charman of the transition team. Wade has been active in the Georgia business and political community for more than 40 years. He served as chief of staff to Senator Herman E. Talmadge in Washington from 1973 through 1980. Upon returning to Georgia he was named vice president of Watkins Associated Industries, a national company with major holdings in transportation, seafood processing, insurance and communication. A founding member of Leadership Georgia, Wade is currently active on the boards of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the U.S.O, and the Georgia Motor Trucking Association, and is a trustee of the Richard B. Russell Foundation. It was also announced that Jay Morgan, a veteran Georgia lobbyist, would serve as chairman of the inaugural committee.
