Larry R. Ellis Augusta, Ga. -- Larry R. Ellis has been appointed to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of MCGHealth. Ellis is the Chief Executive Officer of Ellis Services and Solutions Enterprises in Atlanta. He joined the Board of Directors of Point Blank Solutions in December 2004 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer through April 2009.

He serves as a director on the Boards of SRA International and the Armed Forces Benefit Association. He has been appointed to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia by the Governor.

He served in the United States Army for more than 35 years before retiring as a Four- Star General. He commanded units at every echelon of the Army, including the First Armored Division while deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As the U.S. Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, he oversaw multiyear, multi-billion dollar budget programs supporting national strategic objectives. Soon after the United States went to war in 2001, he assumed command of the U.S. Army Forces Command in Atlanta, Georgia-- the Army's largest command.

His military awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star Medal. He holds a Bachelors degree from Morgan State University and a Masters degree from Indiana University.

Other honors include an Honorary Doctor of Laws, Honorary Master of Strategic Studies, the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, the NAACPNational S e r v i c e Award and the ROCK of the year award.

MCG Health, Inc. (d/b/a MCGHealth) is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCGHealth Medical Center, MCGHealth Children’s Medical Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center, and related outpatient facilities and services throughout the state.