Morrow, Ga., September 5, 2006 – The Clayton State University Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Sylvia Shy to its Board of Directors.  

The appointment will begin this month, and she becomes the Association’s 12^th member to the board. Shy, named the 2004 Most Outstanding Business Student, graduated in the fall of 2004 with a Bachelor of Business in Business Management from Clayton State.  

Shy, from Covington, GA, is employed at Acuity Brands Lighting (formerly Lithonia Lighting) in nearby Conyers. She has served as one of the company’s Organization Development Project Managers since 2003. Shy has worked for the lighting company for 25 years, beginning in an entry-level position, before moving up to her current management position. 

"I am extremely excited to have been named to the Clayton Alumni Association Board of Directors, said Shy. “Our university is really on the move and to have the opportunity to serve--and to give back--in this capacity is an honor.” 

In addition to being named the 2004 CSU Most Outstanding Business Student, Shy was also the 2003 Clayton State Wall Street Outstanding Business Student. She was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, named to the Dean’s List multiple times and a HOPE Scholarship recipient.  

Shy is also active in her community as a United Way Ambassador, in Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and the Rockdale County Adult Literacy Campaign.