When did the University of North Georgia, also known as UNG, approve and consolidate the name change?
William Starr Basinger:  In 1886 Basinger, succeeding David W. Lewis, became the second president of North Georgia Agricultural College (now UNG). University of North Georgia:  The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) approved the consolidation December 11, 2012.
December 11, 2012.