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GACVB Honorary & Life Members

Honorary Members 

The GACVB Board of Directors may confer Honorary Membership upon a person who has rendered distinguished service to the destination marketing and management profession. On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference in Atlanta, GACVB honored the inaugural group of Honorary Members. 

Karen Bremer, Georgia Restaurant Association (2023)
The Leadership Institute at Columbus State University (2022)
Steve Morse, Dean, School of Business - Middle Georgia State University (2021 - posthumously)
Trent Mercer, Phoenix Printing (2020)
First Lady Sandra Deal & The Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor of the State of Georgia (2018) 
Representative Ron Stephens - Georgia House of Representatives (2018)
Bill Hardman, Jr., President Emeritus - Southeast Tourism Society (2018)
Julie Musselman, President - Hostess City Celebrations / Past Executive Director GACVB (2018)

 

At the 2024 Annual Conference in Cartersville, GACVB honored Karen Bremer (GRA)  with an Honorary Membership.(Photo of Karen and Jay Markwalter, State Wide Tourism Director GDEcD)

GACVB Executive Director, Amanda Dyson Thornton, and GACVB President 2023-2024 Andy Williams (Roswell CVB) presented Mark Vaughan (Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau) with GACVB Lifetime Membership at the 2024 Annual Conference in Cartersville. 

GACVB President Rebekah Snider (Visit Milledgeville) presented Janet Cochran (Dalton CVB, GDEcD, Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation/Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College) GACVB Lifetime Membership at the 2024 Annual Conference in Cartersville. 

Life Members

(Honored by GACVB Board of Directors as retired from active service in the tourism industry)

Janet Cochran, Dalton CVB, GDEcD, Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation/Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (2024)
Mark Vaughan, Atlanta (2024)
Steven Fulbright, Macon (2023 - posthumously)
Candace Lee, Hiawassee/Young Harris - Towns Co., Lake Chatuge (2023)
Ellen Archer, Cartersville - Bartow Co. (2022)
Jan Hackett, Blue Ridge - Fannin Co. (2022)
Helen Hardman, Dahlonega - Lumpkin Co. (2021)
Chuck Jones, Athens (2021)
Hank Arnold, Pine Mountain (2021)
Dotty Etris, Roswell (2019)
Jane Sowell, Milledgeville (2018)
Gary Greenhut 
Theresa Jenkins 
Janice Marshall
Sabra McCullar
Brenda Price
Judy Renfroe
Spurgeon Richardson 
Ginger Taylor 
Hal Williams