Honorees 1985-2006

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      2007 Hall of Fame
      Honorees:

      M. Alexis Scott
      Parker H. "Pete" Petit
      Sandra E. Bergeron
      Richard H. Lenny
      More information...        

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The college's annual Business Hall of Fame, sponsored by the college's Board of Advisors, is the highest recognition given by the college to distinguished business leaders for their efforts in advancing the principles of the free market system while serving Atlanta's national and international business communities. Some of the honorees have served on the college's Board of Advisors. Click on the year of induction for more information on recent honorees.

Honoree

Year of
Induction

Shirley Franklin
Mayor
City of Atlanta

(2006) 

Michael Eskew
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
for UPS

(2006) 

Jere Drummond
retired Vice Chairman
of BellSouth Corporation

(2006) 

A.D. "Pete" Correll
Chairman and CEO
Georgia Pacific Corporation

(2005) 

R. Charles Loudermillk
Chairman, President and CEO
Aaron Rents, Inc.

(2005) 

Bonnie L. Phipps
President and CEO
St. Joseph's Hospital

(2005) 

James Cox Kennedy
Chairman and CEO
Cox Enterprises

(2004) 

Paula G. Rosput
Chairman, President and CEO
AGL Resources

(2004) 

John F. Wieland
Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
John Wieland Homes

(2004) 

John E. Aderhold
Chairman
Aderhold Properties

(2003) 

J. Veronica Biggins
Senior Partner
Heidrick & Struggles

(2003) 

James H. Blanchard
Chairman of the Board/CEO
Synovus

(2003) 

Arthur Blank,
Chairman, President and CEO
Atlanta Falcons

(2002) 

Jesse Hill, Jr.
Retired President/CEO
Atlanta Life Insurance Company

(2002) 

Christine Jacobs
President/CEO
Theragenics Corporation

(2002) 

F. Duane Ackerman,
Chairman/CEO,
BellSouth Corporation

(2001)

J. B. Fuqua,
Chairman of the Board,
The Fuqua Companies

(2001)

Pat Mitchell,
President/CEO,
Public Broadcasting Service

(2001)

Juanita P. Baranco,
Co-Owner/Vice President,
Baranco Automotive

(2000)

Charles W. Brady,
CEO/ Executive Chairman of the Board,
AMVESCAP PLC,

(2000)

James E. Copeland Jr.,
CEO,
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

(2000)

Honorable Zell Miller,
Governor,
State of Georgia, 1991-1999

(1999)

Jenny Pruitt,
President,
Jenny Pruitt & Associates Realtors

(1999)

Kenneth Lewis,
President,
Bank of America

(1999)

Ingrid Saunders Jones, Chair,
The Coca-Cola Foundation

(1998)

Kent C. "Oz" Nelson,
Retired Chairman and CEO,
United Parcel Service

(1998)

Scott O. Seydel,
President,
The Seydel Companies

(1998)

A. W. (Bill)Dahlberg,
Chairman, President & CEO,
Southern Company

(1997)

R.E. Turner,
Vice Chairman,
Time Warner, Inc.

(1997)

Ronald W. Allen,
Chairman, President & CEO,
Delta Air Lines, Inc.

(1996)

Jackie M. Ward,
Founder & CEO,
Computer Generation, Inc.

(1996)

Patrick L. Flinn,
Chairman and CEO,
Bank South Corporation

(1996)

J. Mack Robinson,
Chairman and President,
Atlantic American Corporation

(1995)

Betty R. Smulian,
Chairman of the Board,
TrimbleHouse Corporation

(1995)

Robert P. Forrestal,
President & CEO,
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(1995)

B. Franklin Skinner,
Retired Chairman of Board/CEO,
BellSouth Telecommunications

(1994)

Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Chairman,
Ivan Allen Company

(1993)

Robert Strickland,
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Sun Trust Banks, Inc.,

(1992)

Bennett A. Brown,
Chairman of the Board,
NationsBank Corporation

(1992)

Andrew Young,
Mayor,
City of Atlanta

(1991)

William P. Payne,
President,
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games

(1991)

Joseph G. Martin, Jr.,
President,
Central Atlanta Progress

(1990)

Roberto C. Goizueta,
Chairman and CEO,
The Coca-Cola Company

(1989)

Dan E. Sweat, Jr.,
President,
Central Atlanta Progress

(1988)

Bernard Marcus,
Chairman & CEO,
The Home Depot

(1988)

Lawrence L. Gellerstedt,
Jr. Chairman,
Beers, Inc.

(1988)

Charles R. Wolf,
President,
Wolf Camera and Video

(1987)

John C. Portman, Jr.,
President,
The Portman Companies

(1987)

Dave C. Garrett, Jr.,
Chairman and CEO,
Delta Air Lines, Inc.

(1987)

Felker W. Ward, Jr.,
Attorney,
Kutak, Rock & Campbell

(1986)

John L. Clendenin,
CEO,
BellSouth Corporation

(1986)

S. Truett Cathy,
Chairman and CEO,
Chick-Fil-A

(1986)

Thomas G. Cousins,
Chairman and President,
Cousins Properties, Inc.

(1985)

Marie Dodd,
Vice President of Marketing,
Ivan Allen Company

(1985)

Herman J. Russell,
President and Chairman,
H. J. Russell Company

(1985)

George Manners,
Dean Emeritus,
College of Business Administration,
GSU

(1985)

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