Bobby Peters
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Bobby G. Peters was born on July 4, 1947. He is a Superior Court judge and a former Mayor
of Columbus, Georgia
. He was first elected Mayor in 1994, after twelve years as a city councilor. In 1998, Peters became the first Columbus mayor to win re-election to a second term since consolidation
. He served as Mayor until 2003, when Robert Poydasheff
was elected. As Mayor, Peters also served as Public Safety Director of the city.
Peters graduated from Hardaway High School
in 1967, in Columbus, Georgia, and later earned an undergraduate degree in criminal justice
, and a post-graduate degree in education
at Columbus State University
. He graduated with a J.D. from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979.
Bobby Peters was one of ten elected officials in the nation to represent the United States
in a governmental exchange program with Australia
. Peters was named "Ambassador of Goodwill" for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
(WHINSEC), formerly the School of the Americas. In 2002, Peters was presented with the "Order of Saint Maurice
" by Gen. Paul Eaton
, Commanding General of Fort Benning
.
Bobby is a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia and has two daughters, Kelly and Jennifer as well as two grandchildren. He is married to college professor Kim Peters.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
. He was first elected Mayor in 1994, after twelve years as a city councilor. In 1998, Peters became the first Columbus mayor to win re-election to a second term since consolidation
Consolidated city-county
In United States local government, a consolidated city–county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation, and a county, which is an administrative division of a state...
. He served as Mayor until 2003, when Robert Poydasheff
Robert Poydasheff
Robert S. "Bob" Poydasheff is a former mayor of Columbus, Georgia.Poydasheff served as mayor of Columbus from 2003 through 2006, having previously served on Columbus city council from 1994 through 2002. He served with distinction in the United States Army for 24 years, retiring at the rank of...
was elected. As Mayor, Peters also served as Public Safety Director of the city.
Peters graduated from Hardaway High School
Hardaway High School
Hardaway High School is located in Columbus, Georgia in the Muscogee County School District. It is one of 221 schools in Georgia to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Hardaway's current enrollment is approximately 1,987 with a pupil to teacher ratio of 17 to 1...
in 1967, in Columbus, Georgia, and later earned an undergraduate degree in criminal justice
Criminal justice
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
, and a post-graduate degree in education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
at Columbus State University
Columbus State University
Columbus State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and is fully accredited by the Commission on...
. He graduated with a J.D. from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979.
Bobby Peters was one of ten elected officials in the nation to represent the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in a governmental exchange program with Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Peters was named "Ambassador of Goodwill" for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation , formerly the United States Army School of the Americas is a United States Department of Defense educational and training facility at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia in the United States...
(WHINSEC), formerly the School of the Americas. In 2002, Peters was presented with the "Order of Saint Maurice
Order of Saint Maurice
Order of Saint Maurice is awarded by the National Infantry Association and the certificate is signed by the Chief of Infantry of the United States Army...
" by Gen. Paul Eaton
Paul Eaton
Major General Paul D. Eaton is a retired United States Army General most known for his command of operations to train Iraqi troops in George W. Bush's invasion of that country...
, Commanding General of Fort Benning
Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
.
Bobby is a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia and has two daughters, Kelly and Jennifer as well as two grandchildren. He is married to college professor Kim Peters.