I think the word is pretty much out that our local business community will soon be losing one its most ardent supporters and accomplished leaders. Dr. Ron Shiffler, dean of the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern, has accepted the position as dean of the McColl School of Business at Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. His last day at Georgia Southern will be July 31. Ron and his wife Barbara came to Statesboro in 2002 when he accepted the position with Georgia Southern.