Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, April 18, 2026
7:00 pm
Saturday | April 18, 2026 | 7:00 p.m.
Savannah, Georgia
As we commemorate the U.S. at 250, this year’s gala theme is inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s 1816 letter to John Adams, in
which the two Founders mused on what America would become: “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the
past.” Join the Georgia Historical Society (GHS), Office of the Governor, and leaders from across our state as we induct the
2026 Georgia Trustees, Saxby Chambliss, attorney and former United States Senator, and Chris Womack, Chairman,
President, and CEO of Southern Company.
This elegant, much-anticipated evening will include cocktails, dinner, and an inspiring conversation with the inductees—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.”
View the 2026 Trustees Gala Save-the-Date.
Learn more about the Georgia Trustees.
View information from the 2025 Georgia Trustees Gala.
2025-2026 Georgia History Festival Sponsors and Host Committee
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 Committee
Co-Chairs:
Sonny Deriso and Craig Menear
Members:
Ellen Bolch, Jeff Kole, Samuel G. McCachern, Ted Moore, Charles H. Morris, Jr., Patrick T. O’Connor,
Jackie Rabinowitz, Austin Sullivan
2025-2026 Georgia History Festival
Host Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Menear
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III
Mr. Bob Faircloth
Mr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman
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. Patrick J. Haynes III
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
Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sumter
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson
Mr. Clyde C. Tuggle and Ms. Mary M. Streett
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Blair
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard
Mr. Mark L. Burns
Mrs. Frank Cheatham
Mr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman
Mrs. Kimberly Greene and Mr. Ted Greene
Mrs. Venessa Harrison and Mr. Charles Harrison
Ms. Julie Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Mason
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rogers
Mr. William Sprague III
Mr. and Mrs. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.
Mrs. Helen R. Steward
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wilheit, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. “Jimmy” Alston, Sr.
Mr. Todd Baiad and the Honorable Anne Allen Westbrook
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. Jonathan B. Pannell
Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Pedigo
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth Stribling and Mr. Guy Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner
For information on Georgia History Festival sponsorship and Host Committee opportunities, please contact Ashley Rainge-Shields or 912.651.2125, ext. 116.