2025 Trustees Gala

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!


Trustee

Hyundai


Festival

 Delta Air Lines Georgia Power


Oglethorpe

Presenting
 Camden Real Estate Co.  

Platinum
     J. L. Williamson Law Group LLC     

Gold
Genuine Parts Company             Truist

Foundations and Institutions

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

 

Oglethorpe

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy

 

Patron

Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Blake

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

 

Benefactor

Mr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman

Ms. Stephanie Blank

Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III

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. Stephen Rabinowitz

Mrs. Rosaleen R. Roxburgh

Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan

 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Waters

 

Chair

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

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman

Ms. Kimberly Greene

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hightower

Mr. and Mrs. Ted J. Kleisner

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mason

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price

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

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

 

Member

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Harlander

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Iocovozzi

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs

Mrs. Robert O. Levitt

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Pannell

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.

 Ms. Elizabeth Stribling and Mr. Guy Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner

 


Honorary Host Committee

The Honorable Jon Burns ● The Honorable Jon Burns ● The Honorable Chris Carr ● The Honorable Buddy Carter ● The Honorable Tim Echols ● 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 Jan Jones ● The Honorable John F. Kennedy ● The Honorable Chuck Payne ● The Honorable Jesse Petrea ● The Honorable Ron Stephens ● The Honorable Blake Tillery ● The Honorable Raphael Warnock ● The Honorable Ben Watson


Media Sponsors

Savannah Morning News

Georgia Trend


Special Thanks


For information on Georgia History Festival sponsorship and Host Committee opportunities, please contact Ashley Rainge-Shields or 912.651.2125, ext. 116.