Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Sep 14, 2016
Bud Peterson has central role in ACC’s HB2 discussions
Georgia Tech school president G.P. “Bud” Peterson has a central role in the ACC’s deliberation over its response to a North Carolina state law that has already led the NBA and NCAA to pull marquee events from the state. Many have found the law – known as HB2 – to be discriminatory against LGBT people.
As chair of the NCAA board of governors, Peterson helped steer the NCAA’s response to the law that was made public Monday – taking seven championship events out of North Carolina. Peterson was elected to the position in August. The board is the NCAA’s highest governing body and oversees issues across the association’s three divisions.
Peterson was quoted in a news release issued by the NCAA.