BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@georgiahistory.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240427 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240428 DTSTAMP:20240425T153539Z URL:https://www.georgiahistory.com/events/2024-trustees-gala/ SUMMARY:2024 Trustees Gala DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Trustees Gala will be held on Saturday\, April 27\, 20 24\, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah.\n\nThe Georgia Trustees is a recogniti on as old as Georgia and is today the highest honor the state can confer. In conjunction with the Governor’s Office\, the Georgia Historical Socie ty reestablished the Georgia Trustees to recognize Georgians whose accompl ishments and community service reflect the highest ideals of the founding body of Trustees. Join the Georgia Historical Society and leaders from acr oss the state as we induct the 2024 Georgia Trustees\, Ms. Carol Tomé\, C hief Executive Officer of United Parcel Service (UPS)\, and Dr. Louis Sull ivan\, 17th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and Found ing Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine\, on Saturday\, April 27\, 20 24\, in Savannah. This elegant evening includes cocktails\, dinner\, and a lively conversation with the inductees—two exemplary Georgians whose hi story-making accomplishments and service reflect the original Trustees’ ideals.\n\n\nDue to high demand\, seating for the 2024 Trustees Gala is cu rrently reserved for our generous Georgia History Festival corporate spons ors and Host Committee members\, as well as for our Georgia Trustee honore es and their guests.\n\nAt this time\, we are collecting names for a waiti ng list.  However\, we do expect seating to become available so if you or your group are interested in attending\, please contact Cherie Trice at r svp@georgiahistory.com with the number of seats you are seeking. We will r espond as quickly as possible to advise you if seats are available.  We a re extremely grateful for your interest in the 2024 Trustees Gala and hope you will be able to join us for this memorable evening as we induct the m odern-day Georgia Trustees!  As always\, thank you for your support of th e Georgia Historical Society.\n\n\n\n[dflip id="63930" source="https://www .georgiahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GHF_2024_invite_WEB.pdf"][/ dflip]\nThe 2024 Georgia Trustees\n\nLouis Sullivan\nLouis W. Sullivan\, M .D.\, was president of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) – the only pre dominantly Black medical school in the U.S. established in the 20th Centur y – for more than two decades. He became the founding dean and director of the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College in 1975\, which beca me The School of Medicine at Morehouse College in 1978.\n\nDr. Sullivan le ft MSM in 1989 to accept an appointment by President George H.W. Bush to s erve as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv ices\, where he led the national efforts to improve the health and health behavior of Americans.\n\nIn January 1993\, he returned to MSM and resumed the office of president. He retired in 2002 and was appointed president e meritus.\n\nA native of Atlanta\, Dr. Sullivan graduated magna cum laude f rom Morehouse College in 1954\, and earned his medical degree\, cum laude\ , from Boston University School of Medicine in 1958.  He is certified in internal medicine and hematology\, holds a mastership from the American Co llege of Physicians\, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Al pha academic honor societies.\n\nDr. Sullivan currently is the chairman of the Washington\, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Pro fessions. In January 2020\, in order to further increase diversity and tra nsform health professions’ education and health delivery systems\, the B oard of the Sullivan Alliance voted to become a central program of the Ass ociation of Academic Health Centers (AAHC). In 2022\, the AAHC merged into the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).  He also serves on the boards of United Therapeutics and Emergent Biosolutions\, and he is co -chair of the Henry Schein Cares Foundation.\n\n\n\nCarol Tomé\n\n\nCarol B. Tomé is the Chief Executive Officer of UPS. She is the 12th CEO in th e 115-year history of the company.\n\nBefore joining UPS\, Tomé served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Home Depot\, Inc.\, one of the world’s largest retailers. She joined the company in 1 995 as Vice President and Treasurer.\n\nTomé began her career as a commer cial lender with United Bank of Denver (now Wells Fargo) and then spent se veral years as Director of Banking for Johns-Mansville Corporation. Prior to joining The Home Depot\, Tomé was Vice President and Treasurer of Rive rwood International Corporation.\n\nTomé serves as board member for Veriz on Communications\, Inc.\, board of councilors for the Carter Center and i s a board trustee for Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. She is also a member of The Committee of 200\, The Buckh ead Coalition\, and The Business Council.\n\nA native of Jackson\, Wyoming \, Tomé holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Wyoming and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Denve r.\nLearn about the 2024 Georgia Trustees in the February issue of Georgia Trend !\nLearn more about the Georgia Trustees.\n\n\n\n\nGeorgia History Festival Sponsors\nThank you to the Georgia History Festival sponsors and Host Committee for supporting the educational mission and year-round progr amming of the Georgia Historical Society!\n\n\n\nTrustee\n\n\n\n\nFestival \n  \n\n\n\nFounding\n \n\n\n\nOglethorpe\n \n\n\n\nPresenting\n     \n\n\n\nPlatinum\n   \n\n\n\n\nGold\n             \n\n\n\nFoundations and Institutions\nThe Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia\nGeorge W. Strickland\, Jr. Foundation\nJ.C. Lewis Found ation\nPublix Super Markets Charities\nThe Quarterman &\; Keller Founda tion\nWilliams Family Foundation of Georgia\n\n\n\n\n2024 Georgia History Festival\nHost Committee\n \;\nOglethorpe\nMr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy\n&nb sp\;\nPatron\nMr. and Mrs. Francis S. Blake\nMr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany I II\nMr. and Mrs. John Morgan\nThe Clyde C. Tuggle Family\n \;\nBenefac tor\nMr. and Mrs. David P. Abney\nMr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman\nMr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard\nMs. Stephanie V. Blank\nDr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bo lch III\nMr. and Mrs. W. Paul Bowers\nMr. and Mrs. Kerry Breitbart\nMr. an d Mrs. Eddie Cooper\nMr. and Mrs. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso\nMr. and Mr s. Beverly M. DuBose III\nMr. Bob Faircloth\nMr. and Mrs. Brian Harlander\ nMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Haynes III\nMr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz\nMr. an d Mrs. Thomas M. Holder\nMr. and Mrs. John H. Irby\nMr. and Mrs. Jeff Kole \nMr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy\nMr. and Mrs. Angus Littlejohn\nMr. Craig Me near\nMr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz\nMrs. Rosaleen R. Roxburgh\nMr. and Mrs. Mark V. Smith\nMr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan\nMr. and Mrs. Larry Th ompson\nMr. and Mrs. Don L. Waters\n \;\nChair\nThe Honorable and Mrs. Roy E. Barnes\nMr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Blair\nMr. Mark L. Burns\nMr. and Mr s. Christopher Cay\nMs. Julie E. Hunt\nMr. and Mrs. Kevin Iocovozzi\nMrs. Betsy Lancaster\nMr. and Mrs. Keith W. Mason\nDr. and Mrs. William T. Moor e\nVanita and Harry Morgan\nDr. and Mrs. L. Jeffrey Payne\nMr. and Mrs. Ed ward Price\nMr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly\nMr. and Mrs. H. Jerome Russell\ , Jr.\nDr. Michael Sharkey\nMr. William Sprague III\nMr. and Mrs. Kessel D . Stelling\, Jr.\nMrs. Helen R. Steward\nMr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wilheit\, Sr.\nMs. Susan A. Willetts and Mr. Alan K. Pritz\n \;\nMember\nMr. and Mrs. R. Stanley Allen\nMr. and Mrs. John G. Alston\, Sr.\nMr. and Mrs. G. Holmes Bell IV\nMr. and Mrs. Robert L. Brown\, Jr.\nMr. and Mrs. John D. Carswell\nMr. and Mrs. Gene Cartledge\nMr. and Mrs. Jack Cay IV\nMr. James Collins\nMr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis\, Jr.\nMrs. Vincent J. Dooley\nMr. Kyle Dwyer and Ms. Sabrina Nagel\nMr. and Mrs. Andrew Dyer\nMr. and Mrs. G eorge Fawcett II\nMr. and Mrs. Ned Gay\nMr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman\nMr. and Mrs. Steve Green\nMr. and Mrs. Brent Harlander\nMr. and Mrs. Neil Hightow er\nMr. and Mrs. Ross David Kaminsky\nMr. Richard Kessler\nMr. and Mrs. Te d J. Kleisner\nMr. and Mrs. Lowell Kronowitz\nMrs. Robert O. Levitt\nMr. S amuel G. McCachern\nMr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan\nMr. and Mrs. John W. Me shad\nMr. and Mrs. Joseph Mingledorff\nMr. and Mrs. Charles Hills Morris\, Jr.\nMr. Ted Muller\nMr. and Mrs. C.V. Nalley III\nMr. and Mrs. Patrick T . O’Connor\nMr. and Mrs. David Paddison\nMr. and Mrs. Jim Pannell\nMr. a nd Mrs. Jonathan B. Pannell\nDr. Melissa Parker\nMr. and Mrs. Bruce Pendle ton\nMr. and Mrs. Winston Pittman\, Sr.\nDr. Kristina and Mr. Jason Riopel le\nMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Roberts\nMr. and Mrs. John P. Rogers\nMr. and Mrs. Graham Sadler\nMr. and Mrs. Ryan Schneider\nMs. Swann Seiler\nMrs. Al ana Shepherd\nMr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons\, Jr.\nMr. and Mrs. Paul H. Thr elkeld\nMr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker\nMr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner\nMr. a nd Mrs. William Wallace\nMr. and Mrs. Brent Watts\nMr. and Mrs. William We il\nMr. and Mrs. James Corde Wilson III\n \;\n\n\n\nHonorary Host Comm ittee\nThe Honorable Teri Anulewicz ● The Honorable James Beverly ● Th e Honorable Jon G. Burns ● The Honorable Max Burns ● The Honorable Glo ria Butler ● The Honorable Chris Carr ● The Honorable Buddy Carter ● The Honorable Katie Dempsey ● The Honorable Mike Dugan ● The Honorabl e Tim Echols ● The Honorable Chuck Efstration ● The Honorable Joseph G ullett ● The Honorable Ed Harbison ● The Honorable Matt Hatchett ● T he Honorable Penny Houston ● The Honorable Chuck Hufstetler ● The Hono rable Edna Jackson ● The Honorable Burt Jones ● The Honorable Jan Jone s ● The Honorable Derek Mallow ● The Honorable Butch Parrish ● The H onorable Chuck Payne ● The Honorable Brad Raffensperger ● The Honorabl e Calvin Smyre ● The Honorable Ron Stephens ● The Honorable Blake Till ery ● The Honorable Ben Watson\n\n\n\n\nMedia Sponsors\n\n\n     \n\ n\n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks\n\n\n\nFor information on how your company can bec ome a Corporate Sponsor of the Georgia History Festival or to join the Hos t Committee please contact Cherie Trice or 912.651.2125\, ext. 141. 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