Which Georgia governor implemented a ten-point reform program in the 1940s and helped restore higher education accreditation?

• A. Ellis Arnall
• B. Eugene Talmadge
• C. Herman Talmadge
• D. Melvin E. Thompson

Answer: (A)

The question tests recognition of a governor who pushed bold reforms to modernize Georgia’s government in the 1940s and also focused on reestablishing higher education credibility. Ellis Arnall fits this description. He served as governor during that era and launched a ten-point reform program aimed at cleaning up state government, curbing power abuses, and creating a more professional, accountable administration. A key part of his agenda was renewing support for Georgia’s higher education system and guiding it back toward accreditation, breaking from the era of machine influence that had undermined the universities. The other figures were associated with the old political machine or with contested succession rather than with this reform-driven push.