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State Transportation Board

Congressional District 1

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Bacon
Brantley
Bryan
Camden
Charlton
Chatham
Effingham
Glynn
Liberty
Long
McIntosh
Pierce
Ware
Wayne
Appling

State Transportation Board Member

Ann R. Purcell, Chair

Year Elected to the Board: 2013

Current Term Expires: 4/15/27

Contact Information

Phone

(912) 663-8128

apurcell@dot.ga.gov

Year-In-Review

An overview highlightiing the previous calendar year.

Congressional District 1: 2024 Year-End Report

Interviews

State Transportation Board members are routinely featured in publications and blog articles.

Catching Up With Ann R. Purcell | Georgia Milepost: Fall 2020
What Drives Ann Purcell? | Georgia Milepost: Fall 2014

Biographical Data

Place of Birth: Glennville, GA

Marital Status: Married to Dent W. Purcell, M.D.

Children: Three children; eight grandchildren

Church: Member of The Church at Godly Station

Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, Major in Mathematics; Georgia Southern College

State Transportation Board Chairman 2018 - 2019

State Transportation Vice Chair; 2017

Published Genealogist

Chatham Radiation Oncology Associates, P.C. Office Manager

Former Teacher and real estate salesperson

Georgia House of Representatives from 1991-2005; 2009-2013

Public Safety and Homeland Security Chairman
Governmental Affairs Vice-Chairman

Member of:

Appropriations
Public Safety of Appropriations
Economic Development and Tourism
Health and Human Resources
Education

Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Arts Policy Commission Member

Coastal Transportation Roundtable Member

State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (Chairman of the Governance, Operations and Audit Committee)

Georgia Education Liaison Committee Chairman

Hope Scholarship Study Commission

Jekyll Island Authority Oversight Committee

Effingham County Adult Literacy Advisory Committee

Effingham County American Cancer Society Board of Directors

Georgia Salzburger Society

Salzburger Verein E.V., Berlin, Germany (Life Member)

Medical Association of Georgia Alliance (Life Member)

Effingham Historical Society (Life Member)

Rotary International

Effingham Chamber of Commerce

YMCA

Georgia Sheriffs Association (Honorary Member)

Georgia Department of Public Safety (Honorary State Trooper)

World Trade Center Savannah Board Member

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, "100 Influential Women to Know", Engineering Georgia Magazine

Recipient of the Cross of the Order of Merit from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany

2016 TLC Tourism Council (Savannah/Chatham) – Board of Directors Award

Service Award, Georgia Southern University Board of Trustees

Paul Harris Fellow Recipient

Charles Dick Award, National Guard Association of the United States

Minuteman Award, Officers and Enlisted Associations of the Georgia National Guard

Who's Who of American Women

Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare

Who's Who in America

10 Top Women of Effingham County, Effingham Herald and County Citizens

2012 Woman of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia

Recognition, Memorial Health University Medical Center

Recognition, Georgia Army National Guard

Post 322 Recognition, American Legion of Georgia,

League of Women Voters Recognition

2012 Recognition for Conservative Voting Record, American Conservative Union Foundation

2012 Humanitarian of the Year, City of Rincon

2012 Citizen of the Year, Effingham Sheriff's Department for dedicated and continuous service to the community and the State.

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Biographical Data

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