National Exchange Club’s Court of Honor
The Court of Honor was established in 1957 at Exchange’s National Headquarters in Toledo, OH to help pay tribute to the great men and women of Exchange. The majestic statue, “Birth of the Atomic Age,” created by the renowned sculptor Marshall Fredericks, stands in a reflecting pool with fountains. Several large granite pylons at the rear of the Court display the inscribed names of inductees. The highest and most lasting recognition an Exchangite can receive is to be forever honored by induction into the Court of Honor.
Georgia Inductees
Millard A. Beckum Sr
(Augusta)
1963
Augustus “Gus” Parker
(Macon)
1998
Joel “Joe” Pruitt
(Macon)
1966
Wendell “Butch” Griffin
(Albany)
2009
Henry “Hank” Powell
(Atlanta)
1966
Ellie “Silver Fox” Royal
(Waycross)
2010
Past National Presidents From Georgia
2002-2003
1998-1999
1992-1993
1956-1957
1956-1957
1926 S. R. Phillips (Macon)
1927 W. H. Beck Jr. (Griffin)
1928 W. M. Lester (Augusta)
1929 John G. Kennedy (Savannah)
1930 R. A. Collins (Unadilla)
1931 H. C. Hatcher (Waynesboro)
1932 Herbert I. Smart (Macon)
1933 M. Clark Mercer (Cedartown)
1934 J. S. Manley (Griffin)
1935 Carl M. Seiler (Savannah)
1936 Charles W. Peek Jr (Cedartown)
1937 R. L. Summerau Jr (Augusta)
1938 Luther U. Bloodworth (Macon)
1939 J. Biney Mooney (Griffin)
1940 J. Louis Buchanan (Rossville)
1941 Don Auld (Savannah)
1942 Stanley A. Reese (Dublin) (Resigned to join Armed Forces)
1942 Henry M. Powell (Acting) (Atlanta)
1943 Henry M. Powell (Atlanta)
1944 Henry M. Powell (Atlanta)
1945 Hugh H. Hill (Macon)
1946 A. D. Littlejohn (Rome)
1947 Millard A. Beckum (Augusta)
1948 Henry A. Stewart (Cedartown)
1949 Joe F. Pruett (Macon)
1950 R. S. Pendleton (Atlanta)
1951 Sam O. Maguire (Augusta)
1952 Lon C. Gammage (Columbus)
1953 Ray Pope (Waycross)
1954 Jack King (Savannah)
1955 Clarence Johnson Jr (Dalton)
1956 W. Harold Sigman (Brunswick)
1957 Robert B. McCord Jr (Hapeville)
1958 Jack Kent Jr (Rome)
1959 Thomas D. Beckum (Augusta)
1960 Arthur Nuttall (Cedartown)
1961 Dr. Paul E. Turrentine (Buckhead)
1962 B. Earl Bowden Sr (Columbus)
1963 Charles C. Foster Jr (Albany)
1964 Douglas W. Strohbhen (Macon)
1965 William L. Benton (Savannah)
1966 Harold L. Austin (Atlanta)
1967 John D. Hemmingway (Macon)
1968 Ellie Royal (Waycross)
1969 Richard G. Wilkins (Buckhead)
1970 Dr. Silas A. Harmon (Tifton)
1971 William C. Wells (Augusta)
1972 M. C. McAlpin (Homerville)
1973 Randall C. Voiner (Alma)
1974 William D. Brown (Rossville)
1975 Cliff Murrell (North Dekalb)
1976 J. Arthur Maddox (Savannah)
1977 Brad Bennett (Augusta)
1978 Roger K. Peitso (Hapeville)
1979 Leonard C. Grace (Bibb County)
1980 Alex Crittenden (Thomasville)
1981 John P. Webb (Macon West)
1982 R. E. Smiley Jr (Savannah)
1983 Robert E. Maddox (Buckhead)
1984 R. Wayne Kilmark (Waycross)
1985 William E. Wilkinson (Valdosta)
1986 Bill E. Deason (Waycross)
1987 Alan Don Baldwin (Columbus)
1988 James Sherrod (Columbus)
1989 Asa C. Lambert (Savannah)
1990 Roland R. Lynn (Waycross)
1991 Gus M. Parker (Macon)
1992 Donald D. Anderson (Savannah)
1993 C. E. Carter (Augusta)
1994 Wendell L. Griffin (Albany)
1995 Frank Redwine (Rome)
1996 Fred C. Holt (Columbus)
1997 Harry D. Brigdon Jr (Richmond Hill)
1998 Franz Bruckmair (Dublin)
1999 C. Jeffery Sheffield Sr (Albany)
2000 William O’Brien (Buckhead)
2001 Jess P. Lucas (Buckhead)
2002 Donald Oliver (Valdosta)
2003 Richard T. Battcher (Macon)
2004 Robert E. Lindsey (Columbus)
2005 Rollin P. Middlebrooks Jr (Macon)
2006 Bobby Davis (Valdosta)
2007 Lisa J. Glisson (Statesboro)
2008 Betty Lindsey (Columbus)
2009 Bill Bailey (Hapeville)
2010 Ed Poenicke (Savannah)
2011 Marty Smith (Dublin)
2012 Jack Roberts (Albany)
2013 Ted Noe (Rome)
2014 Tyron Spearman (Tifton)
2015 Thomas “Barney” Knighton (Albany)
2016 Anne Cruz (Hapeville)
2017 Sidney Blanton (Valdosta)