Our Supporters

Our Supporters

Our educational and research mission would not be possible without the generosity of our supporters.

Thank you to the Georgia History Festival sponsors and Host Committee for supporting the educational mission and year-round programming of the Georgia Historical Society!

2025-2026 Georgia History Festival Sponsors &
Host Committee

2025-2026 Georgia History Festival Chairs:

Mr. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso and Mr. Craig A. Menear

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Oglethorpe

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Foundations and Institutions

J.C. Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia
Williams Family Foundation of Georgia, Inc.

2025-2026 Georgia History Festival Host Committee

Oglethorpe

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy

Mrs. Diane vS. and Mr. Robert M. Levy

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Menear

Patron

Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III

Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III

Mr. Bob Faircloth

Benefactor

Mr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman

The Honorable and Mrs. Roy E. Barnes

Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Blake

Ms. Stephanie V. Blank

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cooper

Mr. and Mrs. Beverly M. DuBose III

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harlander

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Holder

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Irby

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kole

Mrs. Betsy Lancaster

Mr. and Mrs. Angus Littlejohn

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morris, Jr.

Mr. Sunny K. Park

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz

Mrs. Rosaleen R. Roxburgh

Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sumter

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson

The Thurston Group

Mr. Clyde C. Tuggle and Ms. Mary M. Streett

Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Waters

Chair

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Blair

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard

Mr. Mark L. Burns

Mrs. Frank Cheatham

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Mr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Decker

Mr. Washington C. Dender and
Mr. Litchfield H. Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman

Mrs. Venessa Harrison and Mr. Charles Harrison

Ms. Julie Hunt

Mrs. Kimberly Greene and Mr. Ted Greene

Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Mason

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rogers

Dr. Michael Sharkey

Mr. William Sprague III

Mr. and Mrs. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.

Mrs. Helen R. Steward

Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Threlkeld

Mr. and Mrs. Wiley A. Wasden III

Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wilheit, Sr.

Member

Mr. and Mrs. John G. “Jimmy” Alston, Sr.

Mr. Todd Baiad and the
Honorable Anne Allen Westbrook

Mr. Andy Bernard

Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Bowers

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay

Mrs. Vincent J. Dooley

Mr. Kyle Dwyer

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Iocovozzi

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs

Mrs. Robert O. Levitt

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marchese

Mr. Frederick L. Muller

Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Nalley

Mr. and Mrs. David Paddison

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Pannell

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Pannell

Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Pedigo

Ms. Swann Seiler

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.

Ms. Elizabeth Stribling and Mr. Guy Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker

Mr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner

Dr. Robert Zerbe

Honorary Host Committee

  • The Honorable Rick W. Allen
  • The Honorable Jason Anavitarte
  • The Honorable Matt Brass
  • The Honorable Jon G. Burns
  • The Honorable Max Burns
  • The Honorable Chris Carr
  • The Honorable Buddy Carter
  • The Honorable Katie M. Dempsey
  • The Honorable Tim Echols
  • The Honorable Chuck Efstration
  • The Honorable Carl Gilliard
  • The Honorable Frank Ginn
  • The Honorable Steve Gooch
  • The Honorable Joseph Gullett
  • The Honorable Ed Harbinson
  • The Honorable Matt Hatchett
  • The Honorable Chuck Hufstetler
  • The Honorable Carolyn Hugley
  • The Honorable Brian Jack
  • The Honorable Edna Jackson
  • The Honorable Burt Jones
  • The Honorable Harold V. Jones II
  • The Honorable Jan Jones
  • The Honorable John F. Kennedy
  • The Honorable Elena Parent
  • The Honorable Butch Parrish
  • The Honorable Chuck Payne
  • The Honorable Jesse Petrea
  • The Honorable Tricia Pridemore
  • The Honorable Brad Raffensperger
  • The Honorable Bárbara Rivera Holmes
  • The Honorable Ron Stephens
  • The Honorable Blake Tillery
  • The Honorable Raphael Warnock
  • The Honorable Ben Watson
  • The Honorable Anne Allen Westbrook

For information on how your company can become a Corporate Sponsor of the Georgia History Festival or to join the Host Committee please contact Ashley Rainge-Shields or 912.651.2125, ext. 116.