DeKalb superintendent Jim Cherry, founder of DeKalb College (later Georgia Perimeter State College), envisioned a county school system that could educate citizens from primary grades through completion of a collegiate associate's degree.

DeKalb superintendent Jim Cherry, founder of DeKalb College (later Georgia Perimeter State College), envisioned a

Jim Cherry

DeKalb superintendent Jim Cherry, founder of DeKalb College (later Georgia Perimeter State College), envisioned a county school system that could educate citizens from primary grades through completion of a collegiate associate's degree.

Courtesy of Georgia Perimeter State College