Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, April 26, 2025
7:00 pm
Saturday | April 26, 2025 | 7:00 p.m.
Savannah, Georgia
Join the Georgia Historical Society (GHS), Office of the Governor, and leaders from across our state as we induct the 2025 Georgia Trustees, Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr., Banker, Attorney, and Civic Leader, and Craig Menear, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Home Depot.
Please join us for this elegant, much-anticipated evening that will include cocktails, dinner, and an inspiring conversation with Messrs. Deriso and Menear—two exemplary Georgians whose history-making accomplishments and service reflect the original Trustees’ philosophy of Non Sibi, Sed Aliis, “Not for Self, but for Others.”
Learn more about the Georgia Trustees.
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!
The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia
J.C. Lewis Foundation
Williams Family Foundation of Georgia
2024-2025 Georgia History Festival
Host Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy
Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Blake
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III
Mr. Bob Faircloth
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harlander
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan
Mr. Clyde C. Tuggle and Ms. Mary M. Streett
Mr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman
The Honorable and Mrs. Roy E. Barnes
Ms. Stephanie Blank
Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Bowers
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Haynes III
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Irby
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kole
Mrs. Betsy Lancaster
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Littlejohn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz
Mrs. Rosaleen R. Roxburgh
Mr. and Mrs. Bronnie Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Waters
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Baranco
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Mark L. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. H. Clark Deriso
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman
Ms. Kimberly Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hightower
Ms. Julie E. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Ted J. Kleisner
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mason
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. H. Jerome Russell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.
Mrs. Helen R. Steward
Mrs. Rosa Tarbutton Sumter
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wilheit, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cartledge
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay
Mrs. Vincent J. Dooley
Mr. Kyle Dwyer and Ms. Sabrina Nagel
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Harlander
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Iocovozzi
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Kronowitz
Mrs. Robert O. Levitt
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marchese
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meshad
Mr. Frederick L. Muller
Mr. and Mrs. David Paddison
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Pannell
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Pedigo
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rogers
Ms. Swann Seiler
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth Stribling and Mr. Guy Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner
Honorary Host Committee
The Honorable Jason Anavitarte ● The Honorable James Beverly ● The Honorable Jon G. Burns ● The Honorable Max Burns ● The Honorable Chris Carr ● The Honorable Buddy Carter ● The Honorable Katie Dempsey ● The Honorable Tim Echols ● The Honorable Chuck Efstration ● The Honorable Frank Ginn ● The Honorable Steve Gooch ● The Honorable Joseph Gullett ● The Honorable Ed Harbison ● The Honorable Matt Hatchett ● The Honorable Penny Houston ● The Honorable Chuck Hufstetler ● The Honorable Edna Jackson ● The Honorable Kim Jackson ● The Honorable Burt Jones ● The Honorable Harold V. Jones II ● The Honorable Jan Jones ● The Honorable John F. Kennedy ● The Honorable Dr. Rich McCormick ● The Honorable Butch Parrish ● The Honorable Chuck Payne ● The Honorable Jesse Petrea ● The Honorable Calvin Smyre ● The Honorable Ron Stephens ● The Honorable Blake Tillery ● The Honorable Larry Walker III ● The Honorable Raphael Warnock ● The Honorable Ben Watson
Media Sponsors
Special Thanks
For information on Georgia History Festival sponsorship and Host Committee opportunities, please contact Ashley Rainge-Shields or 912.651.2125, ext. 116.