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. NEWS RELEASE 
(404) 371~6294 
( 404) 3 71 ~6484 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 1993 
Contact: Sara Pilger, Media Relations Manager, 371-6294 
AGNES SCOTT WELCOMES NEW FACULTY MEMBERS 
Agnes Scott is pleased to announce the addition of six new 
faculty members: Juan A. Allende, assistant professor of political 
science; Josephine B. Bradley, instructor of sociology /anthropology; 
Brenda Ann Hoke, assistant professor of sociology/anthropology; 
Gisela Norat, assistant professor of Spanish; N. J. Stanley, assistant 
professor of theatre and dance; and Darlene E. York, visiting assistant 
professor of education. 
Juan A. Allende received his B.S. degree in history and 
international studies from Iowa State University. He received his 
M.A. degree in political science and his Ph.D. m comparative 
politics/Latin America from the University of North Carolina. 
Allende will add to his academic credentials with a Master of Divinity 
from Emory in the spring of '94. He was the recipient of the Fedrico 
Gil Award for Best Master's Thesis on Latin America from the 
University of North Carolina in 1981. He is a member of Phi Kappa 
Phi and the International Society of Theta Phi. He taught 
at the University of Tennessee and completed field 
research in Gainesville, Georgia, Santiago, Chile, and 
(over) 
AGNES 
SCOTT 
COLLEGE 
Decatur. Georgia 30030 
Caracas, Venezuela. He is also professionally affiliated with the Latin 
American Studies Association and the South Eastern Council on Latin 
American Studies. 
Josephine B. Bradley earned a B.A. in political science from 
North Carolina Central University, a M.S.W from Michigan State 
University, a M.A. in liberal studies from Emory University, and 
expects to receive her Ph.D. from Emory in libral studies with a 
concentration in African-American studies in spring of '94. Bradley's 
dissertation traces the impact of Brown vs. Board of Education on the 
school system of Greensboro, North Carolina, and her experience as 
the first African-American student to desegregate the local high 
school. Bradley has received a graduate fellowship, a graduate 
assistantship and teaching assistantship from Emory University and 
she was recognized by Who's Who Among American Women in 1988 
and Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities in 1991. 
She has also taught at Emory University and Tusculum College. 
Brenda Ann Hoke received her B.A. in sociology from North 
Carolina Central University, a M.A. in sociology from Atlanta 
University, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from State University of 
New York at Stony Brook. Hoke received a research grant from the 
National Science Foundation for 1991-93. She has held positions as 
an associate research professor at the Center for Research on Women 
at Memphis State University, assistant professor in social sciences at 
Michigan Technological University, and instructor at the 
State University of New York at Stony Brook. 
Gisela Norat completed her B.A. in Spanish from 
(more) 
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Montclair State College, her M.A. in Hispanic Literatures at New York 
University, and her Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from 
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Norat received a 
university fellowship and a dissertation fellowship from Washington 
University. She has held teaching positions at Hobart and William 
Smith Colleges, Washington University, and Montclair State College. 
N. J. Stanley received her B.S. in speech and theatre from 
Louisiana State University, her M.F.A. in directing from Florida State 
University, and her Ph.D. in theatre and drama from Indiana 
University. She taught and directed at Central Michigan University, 
Indiana University, and Florida State University before coming to 
Agnes Scott. 
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Agnes Scott College Board of Trustees

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 
OF 
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE. INC. 
The President and the Secretary of Agnes Scott 
College, Inc., a nonprofit corporation organized and existing 
under the laws of the State of Georgia, hereby certify that the 
Board of Trustees did on the 8th day of May, 1992, unanimously 
adopt the following Amended and Restated Articles of 
Incorporation: 
ARTICLE ONE 
The name of the corporation shall be: 
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, INC. 
ARTICLE TWO 
Perpetual Duration 
The corporation shall have perpetual duration. 
ARTICLE THREE 
Nonprofit Corporation and Charitable Purposes 
The corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation under 
the provisions of the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code. It 
shall be organized, and at all times thereafter operated, 
exclusively for public charitable, educational, and religious 
uses and purposes within the meaning of section 50l(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code. In furtherance of such purposes, 
the corporation shall have full power and authority: 
(a) To establish, perpetuate, and operate a liberal 
arts college, known as "Agnes Scott College," for the 
higher education of women under auspices distinctly 
favorable to the maintenance of the faith and practice of 
the Christian religion; 
(b) To establish and carry on such other educational 
programs and activities as the Board of Trustees may 
determine in its discretion; 
(c) To acquire or receive from any person or 
organization, by deed, gift, purchase, bequest, devise, 
appointment, or otherwise, cash, securities and other 
property, tangible or intangible, real or personal, and to 
hold, administer, manage, invest, reinvest, and disburse 
the principal and income thereof solely for the charitable 
purposes hereof; 
(d) To distribute property for such charitable 
purposes in accordance with the.terms of gifts, bequests, 
or devises to the corporation not inconsistent with its 
purposes, as set forth.in these Articles of Incorporation, 
or in accordance with determinations made by the Board of 
Trustees pursuant to these Articles of Incorporation; 
(e) To distribute property and to extend financial 
aid and support through grants, gifts, contributions, or 
other aid or assistance to qualified charitable 
organizations or for charitable purposes; 
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(f) To modify any restriction or condition on the 
distribution of funds for any specified charitable purposes 
or to specified organizations, if in the sole judgment of 
the Board of Trustees (without the necessity of the 
approval of any trustee, custodian, or agent), such 
restriction or condition becomes, in effect, unnecessary, 
incapable of fulfillment, or inconsistent with the 
charitable needs and interests of the corporation and the 
persons and communities served by the corporation; and 
(g) To perform all other acts necessary or incidental 
to the above and to do whatever is deemed necessary, 
useful, advisable, or conducive, directly or indirectly, as 
determined by the Board of Trustees in its discretion, to 
carry out any of the purposes of the corporation, as set 
forth in these Articles of Incorporation, including the 
exercise of all other power and authority enjoyed by 
corporations generally by virtue of the provisions of the 
Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code (within and subject to 
the limitations of section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code). 
The corporation shall serve only such purposes and 
functions and shall engage only in such activities as are 
consonant with the purposes set forth in this Article Three and 
as are exclusively charitable and are entitled to charitable 
status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
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ARTICLE FOUR 
Publicly Supported Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Corporation 
The corporation shall be neither organized nor 
operated for pecuniary gain or profit. 
(a) No part of the net earnings of the corporation 
shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, any 
member, director, officer, or trustee of the corporation, or 
any other private person; but the corporation shall be 
authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for 
services rendered and to make payments and distributions in 
furtherance of the purposes as set forth in Article Three 
hereof. 
(b) The corporation shall not carry on propaganda, or 
otherwise attempt to influence legislation, to an extent that 
would disqualify it for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code by reason of attempting to 
influence legislation. The corporation shall not participate 
in, or intervene in (including the publication or distribution 
of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any 
candidate for public office. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these 
Articles of Incorporation, the corporation shall not carry on 
any other activities not permitted to be carried on: 
(i) By a corporation e~empt from federal income 
taxation under section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal 
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Revenue Code and which is other than a private 
foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code; or 
(ii) By a corporation, contributions to which are 
deductible for federal income tax purposes under 
section 170(c)(l) or (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, 
for federal estate tax purposes under section 
2055(a)(l) or (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, and 
for federal gift tax purposes under section 2522(a)(l) 
or (2) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
It is intended that the corporation shall have, and 
continue to have, the status of an organization which is exempt 
from federal income taxation under section 50l(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code and which is other than a private 
foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code. All terms and provisions of these Articles of 
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the corporation, and all 
authority and operations of the corporation, shall be 
construed, applied and carried out in accordance with such 
intent. 
ARTICLE FIVE 
Nondiscriminatory Policies 
(a) All departments of Agnes Scott College and all 
programs of the corporation shall be open alike to students of 
any religion or sect, and no denominational or sectarian test 
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shall be imposed in the admission of students. In selecting 
faculty and staff, the Board of Trustees, upon the 
recommendation of the President, shall elect those who can best 
carry out the objectives of the corporation as set forth in 
these Articles of Incorporation, giving consideration to any 
competent person who subscribes and is committed to the 
purposes and functions of the corporation. 
(b) The corporation shall admit students of any race, 
color, national and ethnic origin, and religion to all the 
rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded 
or made available to students at Agnes Scott College. It shall 
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or 
ethnic origin in the administration of its educational 
policies, admissions policies, and athletic and other 
school-administered programs. 
ARTICLE SIX 
Affiliation with the Presbyterian Church {U.S.A.) 
The corporation is affiliated with the Presbyterian 
Church (U.S.A.); but, as provided in these Articles of 
Incorporation, ownership and control of the corporation are 
vested in the Board of Trustees. 
ARTICLE SEVEN 
Board of Trustees 
The Board of Trustees shall have general charge of the 
affairs and any property and assets of the corporation. It 
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shall be the duty of the trustees to carry out the purposes and 
functions of the corporation. The trustees shall be elected in 
accordance with the Bylaws of the corporation and shall have 
the powers and duties set forth in these Articles of 
Incorporation and in the Bylaws, to the extent that such powers 
and duties are not inconsistent with the status of the 
corporation as a public charity which is exempt from federal 
income taxation under section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code and which is other than a private foundation within the 
meaning of section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
ARTICLE EIGHT 
Dissolution of Corporation 
Upon dissolution of the corporation, the Board of 
Trustees, shall, after paying or making provision for payment 
of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of 
the assets of the corporation by distributing those assets 
exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, 
or to such organization or organizations organized and operated 
exclusively for public charitable uses and purposes as shall at 
the time qualify as exempt from taxation under section 
50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as the Board of 
Trustees shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of 
shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction for 
the county in which the principal office of the corporation is 
then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such 
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organization or organizations as said court shall determine, 
which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. 
ARTICLE NINE 
Principal Office 
The mailing address of the principal office of the 
corporation is Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia 30030. 
ARTICLE TEN 
Definitions 
(a) For purposes of these Articles of Incorporation, 
"charitable purposes" include charitable, religious, 
educational, literary, or scientific purposes within the 
meaning of section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 
contributions for which are deductible under section 170(c)(l) 
or (2), section 2055(a)(l) or (2), and section 2522(a)(l) or 
(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. All references in these 
Articles of Incorporation to sections of the Internal Revenue 
Code shall be considered references to the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, and to the 
corresponding provisions of any applicable future United States 
Internal Revenue Law, and to all regulations issued under such 
sections and provisions. 
(b) For purposes of these Articles of Incorporation, 
the term "trustee" or "trustees" or "Board of Trustees" shall 
be equivalent to the corresponding term "director" or 
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"directors" or "Board of Directors," as provided in the Georgia 
Nonprofit Corporation Code. 
ARTICLE ELEVEN 
Limitation of Trustee Liability 
(a) A trustee of the corporation shall not be 
personally liable to the corporation for monetary damages for 
breach of duty of care or other duty as a trustee, except for 
liability (i) for any appropriation, in violation of his or her 
duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation, (ii) 
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve 
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) 
for any transaction from which the trustee derived an improper 
personal benefit. 
(b) Any repeal or modification of the provisions of 
this Article shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely 
affect any limitation on the personal liability of a trustee of 
the corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring 
prior to the effective date of such repeal or modification. 
(c) If the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code or, by 
reference, if appropriate, the Georgia Business Corporation 
Code hereafter is amended to authorize the further elimination 
or limitation of the liability of trustees, then the liability 
of a trustee of the corporation, in addition to the limitation 
on personal liability provided herein, shall be limited to the 
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fullest extent permitted by the amended Georgia Nonprofit 
Corporation Code or the amended Georgia Business Corporation 
Code, as appropriate. 
(d) In the event that any of the provisions of this 
Article (including any provision within a single sentence) is 
held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, 
or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions are 
severable, and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent 
permitted by law. 
ARTICLE TWELVE 
Amendments 
These Articles of Incorporation, as previously 
amended, may be amended at any time and from time to time by 
the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the trustees then 
in office. 
ARTICLE THIRTEEN 
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation, 
as Previously Amended 
The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of 
Incorporation contain amendments to Articles I through VIII of 
the corporation's original Articles of Incorporation, as 
previously amended; add Articles One through Thirteen as new 
Articles to the corporation's original Articles of 
Incorporation, as previously amended; renumber certain 
Articles; and, except for those deletions permitted by Section 
14-3-1006 of the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code, 
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otherwise purport merely to restate but not to change all those 
provisions of the original Articles of Incorporation, as 
previously amended, now in effect not being amended by such new 
amendments. 
ARTICLE FOURTEEN 
Date of Adoption of Amended and Restated 
Articles of Incorporation and Vote of Trustees 
On May 8, 1992, the date of submission of the 
foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to the 
Board of Trustees of the corporation, there were thirty-two 
(32) trustees of the corporation entitled to vote thereon. The 
foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were 
adopted by the affirmative vote of twenty-five (25) members of 
the Board of Trustees, there being twenty-five (25) trustees 
present at the meeting at which the Amended and Restated 
Articles of Incorporation were submitted to the Board of 
Trustees. The affirmative vote of at least seventeen (17) 
trustees was required to adopt these Amended and Restated 
Articles of Incorporation. The corporation has no members, and 
no persons other than the Board of Trustees are required to 
approve these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. 
ARTICLE FIFTEEN 
Supersedure of Original Articles of Incorporation. 
as Previously Amended 
These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation 
supersede the original Articles of Incorporation, as previously 
amended. 
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IN WITNESS WHERE OF, Agnes Scott College, Inc. has 
caused these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to 
be executed by its President, its corporate seal to be affixed 
thereto, and the foregoing to be attested by its Secretary. 
This _i__l2!iday of ~ 
V 
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, INC. 
ATTEST: 
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RUTH SCHMIDT, President 
MARALVERTA BOND, 
Secretary 
[CORPORATE SEAL] 
ALSTON & BIRD 
One Atlantic Center 
1201 West Peachtree Street 
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424 
(404) 881-7000 
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CERTIFICATE OF RESTATEMENT 
In accordance with the requirements of Section 
14-3-1006(e) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the 
President and the Secretary of Agnes Scott College, Inc., a 
nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of 
the State of Georgia, hereby certify as follows: 
1. The attached Amended and Restated Articles of 
Incorporation of Agnes Scott College, Inc. contain amendments 
to the Articles of Incorporation that required the approval 
only of the Board of Trustees of Agnes Scott College, Inc. 
2. The Board of Trustees of Agnes Scott College, 
Inc. adopted the attached Amended and Restated Articles of 
Incorporation at a duly called meeting held on May 8, 1992. 
3. Agnes Scott College, Inc. has no members; so no 
approval of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation 
by members was required. 
4. The Amended and Restated Articles of 
Incorporation required the approval of no person or persons 
other than the Board of Trustees of Agnes Scott College, Inc. 
IR WITNESS WHEREOF, Agnes Scott College, Inc. has 
caused this Certificate of Restatement to be executed by its 
President, its corporate seal to be affixed thereto, and the 
foregoing to be attested by its Secretary. 
This _!_l__d;aay of ~ , 1992. 
AGNES SCOT!" COLLEGE, INC. 
By: /4d~ 
RUTH SCHMIDT, President 
ATTEST: 
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[CORPORATE SEAL] 
ALSTON & BIRD 
One Atlantic Center 
1201 West Peachtree Street 
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424 
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