<p>John F. Greenman, president and publisher of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, has been named the Carolyn McKenzie and Don E. Carter Professor for Excellence in Journalism at the University of Georgia, school officials announced Thursday.</p><p>Greenman will join the faculty of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in August, focusing on newsroom management.</p><p>"Columbus is a fine community, served by an excellent newspaper. It's been my honor to serve both," Greenman said in a release. "Yet I've always been drawn to teaching and research, and I couldn't hope for a better opportunity than to serve the Grady College as its first Carter Professor."</p><p>Greenman joined the Ledger-Enquirer as publisher in 1995. He previously served as an editor and circulation executive at the Akron Beacon Journal. While assistant managing editor in Akron, he helped direct and edit the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the attempted takeover of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Both papers are owned by Knight Ridder.</p><p>The professorship is endowed by Carolyn McKenzie, a former photojournalist, and Don E. Carter, a retired Knight Ridder executive.</p>
