Hall of Fame

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. 

1999 HONOREES

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)

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1998 HONOREES

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)

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1997 HONOREES

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

(1997)

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

(1997)

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1996 HONOREES

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)

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1995 HONOREES

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)

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1994 HONOREES

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

(1994)

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1993 HONOREES

Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Chairman,
Ivan Allen Company

(1993)

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1992 HONOREES

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

(1992)

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

(1992)

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1991 HONOREES

Andrew Young,
Mayor,
City of Atlanta

(1991)

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

(1991)

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1990 HONOREES

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

(1990)

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1989 HONOREES
Roberto C. Goizueta,
Chairman and CEO,
The Coca-Cola Company
(1989)
George E. Smith,
Secretary-Treasurer and Trustee,
J.M. Tull Foundation
(1989)

Erwin Zaban,
Chairman and CEO,
National Service Industries

(1989)

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1988 HONOREES

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)

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1987 HONOREES

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)

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1986 HONOREES

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)

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1985 HONOREES

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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