The gavel has

passed from the outgoing chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fayette

County Chamber of Commerce, Darrell Cutts, to Michael J. Hofrichter, chairman

for 2002.

The son of

a military officer and grandson of Italian immigrants, Hofrichter was

born in Ft. Knox, Ky., in 1962, and reared all over the world.

A graduate

of Bowling Green State University in Ohio with a bachelor of arts degree,

he entered the United States Air Force. He received his law degree from

the University of Georgia and in 1993 he and fellow UGA graduate, Greg

Rogers, founded the firm of Rogers and Hofrichter PC in Fayetteville.

He has served

as president of the Metro Fayette Kiwanis Club in 1997 and was president

of the Fayette County Bar Association in 2001.

Married to

the former Denise Ryan, they live in Fayetteville.

"It has

been my pleasure to be a part of the Chamber of Commerce and the community

of Fayetteville," he said, "and I especially look forward to

the coming year."

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