24th Annual Business Hall of Fame Celebration24 Years of Honoring Georgia's Business Legends


  24th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
  This event occurred on Thursday, May 15.

Meet the Honorees  blue arrow
Event Videos  blue arrow
Event Pictures  blue arrow Up Close with Past Honorees  blue arrow
Meet the 2008 Honorees
Xernona ClaytonMackey J. McDonald, John A. Williams and Sam A. Williams join the elite group of business executives who make up the Georgia State University Business Hall of Fame. Heralded for their business acumen and commitment to their community, each serves as a role model for today's business students. We are proud to honor them as this year's inductees into our Business Hall of Fame.

Xernona Clayton
Mackey J. McDonald
John A. Williams
Sam A. Wililams
Xernona Clayton
Founder, President and CEO
Trumpet Awards Foundation  blue arrow
Mackey J. McDonald
Chairman
VF Corporation  blue arrow
John A. Williams
CEO
Wiliams Realty Advisors  blue arrow
Sam A. Williams
President
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce  blue arrow

Event Videos
Watch each Hall of Fame inductee's presenter give a brief introductory speech, followed by a tribute video and the honoree's own few words of acceptance.

Xernona Clayton Quicktime icon (18m 8s)
Mackey J. McDonald Quicktime icon (15m 11s)
John A. Williams Quicktime icon (17m 35s)
Sam A. Williams Quicktime icon (12m 53s)

Event Pictures
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Sam Williams, Xernona Clayton, John Williams and Mackey McDonald Sam Williams, Xernona Clayton, President Carl Patton, John Williams, Mackey McDonald and Dean Fenwick Huss
Mackey McDonald, John Williams, Dean Fenwick Huss, Xernona Clayton and Sam Williams

Corporate Sponsorships
Corporate sponsorship packages from $3,000-50,000+ (customized to fit the sponsors' needs) are available.

Please contact Steve Strickland at 404.413.3488 or Charles Edwards at 404.413.7061 for details.

Up Close with Past Honorees 
In separate, exclusive video interviews, two of our 2007 honorees talk about their careers and community involvement. They also provide insight into becoming a "success."  
Watch Parker H. "Pete" Petit interview RealPlayer icon
Watch M. Alexis Scott interview RealPlayer icon

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