From the desk of Deborah Dietzler

Grad installed as federal prosecutor

Sally Quillian Yates ‘82, ‘86 has been formally installed as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.  She was tapped for the post earlier this year by President Obama, confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March, and installed last month.  Sally has been a part of the U.S. Attorney’s office for more than 20 years.  She successfully prosecuted former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell and former Georgia State Schools Superintendant Linda Schrenko for corruption, and was an integral part of the investigation into the 1996 Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta.  U.S. Attorney Eric Holder attended the June ceremony.