2025 Awards and Installations Banquet
Each January, we close the books on the current administration’s term with the Awards and Installations Banquet. At this banquet we recognize the outstanding Jaycees who have excelled in the previous year and install the incoming officers and directors.
2025 Award Winners
Carlos B. Elmore Award
Palmer Loggins
Carlos B. Elmore Award
Sam Simpson
Keyman
Brennan Garrison
Officer of the Year
Payne Wright
Director of the Year
Deven Patel
Jaycee of the Year
Luis Carlos
Distinguished Service Award
Taylor Davis
Distinguished Service Award
Roman Guerrero
Distinguished Service Award
Freddy Hernandez
Past Presidents
H. Ross Holt
1945 – 1946
J.D. Black, Jr.
1946 – 1947
James A. Hartley
1947 – 1948
W. Rudolph Allen
1948 – 1949
David Rankin
1949 – 1950
Carl Lawson
1950 – 1951
James H. Telford, Jr.
1951 – 1952
John Jacobs, Jr.
1952 – 1953
Claude Williams, Jr.
1953 – 1954
Ed Jaret
1954 – 1955
Ed Jaret
1955 – 1956
Robert J. Reed
1956 – 1957
Jack Prince
1957 – 1958
Glenn Gilreath
1958 – 1959
W.F. Hennen
1959 – 1960
Robert Fowler
1960 – 1961
John Robinson, Jr.
1961 – 1962
Thomas Sheffield
1962 – 1963
John T. Lackey, Jr.
1963 – 1964
Curtis Pethel
1964 – 1965
Nath Hayes
1965 – 1966
Michael A. Wilson
1966 – 1967
Norman Parr
1967 – 1968
Myles Godfrey
1968 – 1969
Carl B. Romberg, II
1969 – 1970
Harold L. Smith
1970 – 1971
Kenneth Hudgins
1971 – 1972
Walt Snelling
1972 – 1973
Elliott Dunn
1973 – 1974
Philip Wilheit
1974 – 1975
Don Smith
1975 – 1976
John Nix
1976 – 1977
Bill Hudson
1977 – 1978
Dr. Frank Waggoner
1978 – 1979
Al Hudgins
1979 – 1980
Dr. Bill Morrison
1980 – 1981
Sammy Smith
1981 – 1982
Rick Story
1982 – 1983
Charlie Wynne
1983 – 1984
Joe T. Wood, Jr.
1984 – 1985
Dick Valentine
1985 – 1986
J. Carroll Smith
1986 – 1987
Eddie Hoyle
1987 – 1988
Tony Nix
1988 – 1989
Mark Gravitt
1989 – 1990
Gary Funk
1990 – 1991
Steve Heinen
1991 – 1992
Billy Glosson
1992 – 1993
David Smith
1993 – 1994
Anthony Dye
1994 – 1995
Lee Chapman
1995 – 1996
John Geyer
1996 – 1997
Barry Moose
1997 – 1998
Brad Puryear
1998 – 1999
Allen Jernigan
1999 – 2000
Reed Skinner
2001
Perry Barnett
2002
Rusty Gravitt
2003
Eddie Martin
2004
Todd Ferguson
2005
Robb Owens
2006
Mack Vinton
2007
Shane Gaddy
2008
Blair Marshall
2009
C.Danny Sanderson
2010
Michael John Lovell
2011
Ryan Hudson
2012
Lincoln Griffin
2013
Brett Fowler
2014
Samuel Latimer
2015
Nick Bruner
2016
Matthew Smith
2017
Chris Nish
2018
Chris Wunn
2019
Andrew Stevenson
2020
Payne Wright
2021
Jess Gravitt
2022
Logan “Cornbread” Jones
2023
Colin Alford
2024
Mark Pettitt
2025
Carlos B. Elmore Award
Myles Godfrey
1968
Harold Smith
1969
Gene Graves
1970
Walt Snelling
1971
Leslie Johnson
1972
Buddy Ball
1973
Jerald Sargent
1974
Darrell Waldrip
1975
Roland Stroberg
1976
Philip Wilheit
1977
Danny Syfan
1978
Bill Hudson
1979
Mully Ash
1980
Mully Ash
1981
Mark Kocoyanis
1982
Bruce Udolf
1983
Dave Burroughs
1984
Tread Syfan
1985
Jimmy Adams
1986
J. Carroll Smith
1987
Steve Heinen
1988
Gary Funk
1989
Mark “Lumpy” Gravitt
1989
Mike West
1990
Dr. James Tipton
1991
Rusty Hopkins
1992
Joseph Dillard “Jody” Cooley, Esq.
1993
Clay Hulsey
1994
Brad Smith
1995
John Geyer
1996
Chris Riley
1997
Lee Chapman
1998
Barry Moose
1998
Com. Jeff Stowe
1999
Allen Jernigan
2000
Scott Cole
2001
Kyle Hinnant
2002
Rusty Gravitt
2003
W.D. Palmer
2004
W.D. Palmer
2005
C. Danny Sanderson
2006
Dr. Ben Hawkins
2007
Dr. Ben Hawkins
2008
James E. Hatcher
2009
Chance Jones
2010
Jamie Smithson
2011
Thomas Sandoval
2012
Steven Shockley
2013
Will Edwards
2014
Taylor Stowe
2015
Trey McPhaul
2016
Charlie Hawkins
2017
Clint Teston, Esq.
2018
Logan "Cornbread" Jones
2019
Nick Williams
2020
Jackson Bishop
2021
D’Evan Secunda
2022
Brinson Cotton
2023
Colin Alford
2024
Palmer Loggins
2025
Sam Simspson
2025
Lifetime Members
Norman L. Parr
Parr Roofing Company (Deceased)
Carl Romberg, II
City Ice Company (Deceased)
Hiram Thompson
City Ice Company (Deceased)
Hon. Nathan Deal
Governor of Georgia
Lee Dickson
Helen Square Development
Gary Funk
Georgia Power
John Lackey, JR.
SunTrust Bank (Retired)
Robert Lingle
Northeast Georgia Health System
Blair Marshall
Partner, Bingham Insurance Group
Abit Massey
Georgia Poultry Federation
Steve Ryan
Mental Health
Walt Snelling
Governmental Sales (Deceased)
Hon. Rick Story
Federal Judge
James Tipton
Tipton Construction
Philip Wilheit
Wilheit Packaging LLC
Joe T. Wood, JR.
Turner, Wood & Smith
Honorary Members
Conrad J. Romberg
City Ice Company (Deceased)
Tommy Aaron
1973 Masters Champion
Hon. John Breakfield
Superior Court Judge
Sen. Drew Echols
Jaemor Farms
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