Trustee Profile: Bernard Marcus
Bernard Marcus is co-founder of The Home Depot, Inc., an innovative Georgia company that revolutionized the home improvement business with its warehouse concept. He served as chairman of the board […]
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Trustee Profile: Tom Cousins
Thomas G. Cousins, after graduating from the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia in 1948, the University of Georgia in 1952 and serving in the United States Air Force, founded Cousins […]
Trustee Profile: Truett Cathy
S. Truett Cathy was founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Cathy started the business in 1946, when he and his brother, Ben, opened an Atlanta diner known as The […]
From the Collection: US Constitutional Draft, Annotated by Abraham Baldwin
This collection consists of Abraham Baldwin’s annotated draft of the United States Constitution printed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This version of the constitution was submitted by the Committee […]
TIGH: Georgia Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
January 2, 1788 – Augusta The U.S. Constitution has always been contentious. Our sacred charter was born in controversy and remains so to this day. Georgia elected six delegates to […]
Trustee Profile: Marguerite Neel Williams
Marguerite Neel Williams’ advocacy for historic preservation ensured the survival of many landmarks throughout the state, and her civic activism created a safe space for the children of Thomasville. Throughout […]
Trustee Profile: Andrew Young
Ambassador Andrew Young’s humanitarian efforts and influence have spanned the globe. From his beginnings as an ordained minister and top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil […]
Trustee Profile: Sam Nunn
Sam Nunn is co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. He […]
Trustee Profile: Arthur M. Blank
Arthur M. Blank is owner & chairman of the Atlanta Falcons. Now in his 12th season, Blank has distinguished himself as one of the most innovative and progressive owners in […]
Trustee Profile: Paula S. Wallace
Paula Wallace is the president and co-founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, an accredited, nonprofit, degree-granting university established in 1978. Today SCAD is the largest, most comprehensive […]