Honorees - 2017 | |||
The Honorable Kasim Reed Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
Tony Conway Legendary Events |
Ed Baker Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business |
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Honorees - 2016 | |||
Vincent Anthony Center for Puppetry Arts |
Phil Noyes Proof of the Pudding, Inc. |
Erica Qualls-Battey Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
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Honorees - 2015 | |||
Bob Hope Hope-Beckham, Inc. |
Karen Bremer, CAE Georgia Restaurant Association |
John Grant, Jr. 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. |
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Honorees - 2014 | |||
Jim Barto Hilton Atlanta |
Ken Jefferson Georgia Dome |
Bill Marriott Jr. Marriott International |
Alexis Scott Atlanta Daily World |
Honorees - 2013 | |||
Ken Bernhardt Marketing Consultant & Regents Professor of Marketing Emeritus, GSU |
Debra Cannon, Ph.D. Director, Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration, GSU |
Herman Russell Founder, H.J. Russell & Company |
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Honorees - 2012 | |||
Patti Young Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
Dante Stephensen Dante's Down the Hatch |
Mary Rose Taylor Founder, Margaret Mitchell House and Museum |
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Honorees - 2011 | |||
Arthur Blank Atlanta Falcons |
Khalil Johnson Retired, Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
Nancy Oswald Ruth's Chris Restaurants |
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Honorees - 2010 | |||
Judy Claxton Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. TWD, Inc. |
Dan Graveline Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
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Honorees - 2009 | |||
Clisby Clarke McCann-Erickson and Chairman, Fitzgerald + Company |
The Honorable Shirley Franklin Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
Ed Paradine Marriott International |
Walton Wade Hyatt Regency Atlanta |
Honorees - 2008 | |||
Stephanie Hughley National Black Arts Festival |
George McKerrow Jr. Ted's Montana Grill |
Abner Nelms Ritz Carlton - Buckhead |
Spurgeon Richardson Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Honorees - 2007 | |||
Cindy Fowler Presenting Atlanta |
Tim Lindgren Hyatt Hotels |
Robert "Sarge" Lunsford Omni Hotel at CNN Center |
Steve Nygren Serenbe Development |
Honorees - 2006 | |||
Mari Jo Ford Stone Mountain Park |
David B. Kenney Kenney Hotel Group |
Robert R. King Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association |
Richard M. Stormont The Stormont Companies |
Honorees - 2005 | |||
Julia Emmons Emmons, Bermin & Minkin, LLC |
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Robert Paschal Paschal's Restaurant |
James Paschal Paschal's Restaurant |
Honorees - 2004 | |||
Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves |
Truett Cathy Chick-fil-A |
Margaret Lupo Mary Mac's Tea Room |
Sam Massell Buckhead Coalition |
Honorees - 2003 | |||
The Honorable Maynard Jackson Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
Marge McDonald Tour Gals, Founder & President |
Erby Walker The Varsity |
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Honorees - 2002 | |||
John Aderhold Aderhold Properties, Inc. |
The Honorable Ivan Allen Jr. Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
Walter Banks Atlanta Braves |
Bill T. Hardman Southeastern Tourism Society |
Honorees - 2001 | |||
Ruth and Ruby Crawford Hospitality Community Activists |
Billy Payne Gleacher Partners, LLC |
Horst Schulze West Paces Hotel Group |
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Honorees - 2000 | |||
James Jones Sheraton Atlanta |
Pano Karatassos Buckhead Life Restaurant Group |
The Honorable Thomas B. Murphy Georgia House of Representatives, Speaker |
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Honorees - 1999 | |||
The Honorable William B. Hartsfield Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
John C. Portman Jr. John Portman & Associates |
R. (Ted) Turner, III Turner Enterprises |
Albert "Smitty" Smith Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
The Honorable Andrew J. Young Good Works International |
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