Jaimie Hebert, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, has been named as the finalist to become the next president of Georgia State University. Kessel Stelling Jr, chairman of the university’s board of regents, and University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby announced Hebert’s selection Wednesday afternoon. Hebert has a doctorate, a master’s and bachelor’s degree in statistics from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.