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A Rome native, Robert H. Ledbetter, Sr. is a well-known real estate developer and investor. He serves as chairman and CEO of R.H. Ledbetter Properties, Inc., which was ranked among the top 100 retail real estate owners in the nation in 2009 by Retail Traffic magazine. The company's portfolio consists of more than 1.3 million square feet of investment properties located in communities such as Rome, Cartersville, Dalton, Jasper and Ellijay, Ga.; Knoxville and Goodlettsville, Tenn.; and suburban Indianapolis, Ind.

Mr. Ledbetter is a graduate of Culver Summer School, Darlington School and Culver Military Academy. He earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1958 and later served in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga as a LTJG.
 
In 2010, a gift from Mr. Ledbetter enabled the development of the location of Shorter's School of Business. In honor of his generosity, the business school is now named the Robert H. Ledbetter College of Business.  Mr. Ledbetter also provided support for the development of Shorter's on-campus baseball complex, which also bears his name.