Fort Valley State University campus, and 85% of the student body are full-time students. The university is located in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County, the original site of the state's peach industry. Its 1,365-acre (5.52 km) campus is Georgia's second-largest public university in area. Fort Valley State University (formerly Fort Valley State College) began with the 1939 consolidation of the Fort Valley High and Industrial School (chartered in 1895) and the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth (founded in 1902). The Fort Valley High and Industrial School, previously affiliated with the American Church Institute of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was
Terry Peach Terry Peach Terry Peach (born 1951) is an American farmer and politician from Oklahoma. Peach previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry from 2003 to 2011. Peach served concurrently as the Commissioner of Agriculture, having served in that position when he was appointed by Governor Henry in 2003. Peach has operated a family farm and ranch in Mutual, Oklahoma, since 1972. He also owns and operates a farm supply company and an oilfield supply business in Woodward, Oklahoma. He earned his bachelor degree in vocational agriculture from Oklahoma State University. Peach served as