Membership Campaign
The Campaign Achievement Award, an award given to those with outstanding 2023 Membership Campaign production, is given to individuals each year. Award winners also earn a special distinction in the Cobb Chamber’s Hall of Fame.
Irvin Abernathy
Jason Albritton
Cindy Andrews
Amanda Asher
Tracy Atwater
Doug Barto
Vivian Battershill-Diaz *
David Bell
Fred Bentley, Jr.
Randall Bentley, Sr.
Bob Binkley
Anderia Bishop
Allan Bishop *
Lynn Blake
Howard Blanton
Edith Boy
Dale Boyd
Wayne Bradford
Tony Britton
Chris Britton *
Bill Bruce
Joe Brywczynski
Matthew Bullock
Wendell Burks
Bill Burrell
Mandy Burton
Kim Callaway
Jewell Cardin
Rick Cardin
Kyle Carlyle
Karen Caro
Tim Carter
Ricky Cash
Anne Clark
Chris Coan
Bette Conine
David Connell
Nurdan Cornelius
Louise Crapps
Angela Croce
Lisa Crossman *
Lewis Culpepper
Jay Cunningham *
Joe Daniell
Heidi Dasinger
Bill Davis
Gary Davis
Nancy Davis
Kristin Delaney
Jack Demarest
Scott Dixon
Wayne Dodd
Tony Dodd
Rene Dollar
Bill Dykes
Beth Eckford
Donya Edler
Ellen Elleman
Bob Elliott
Joyce Emery
Lou Esenberg
Dianne Estensen
Dave Fagerstrom
Erin Fennelly *
Brannon Fitch
Britt Fleck *
Laura Van Fleet
Leslie Fluke
Fran Friedrich
Jim Gantt
Rob Garcia
David Garten *
Mark Goddard
Wayne Goodwin
Zach Gordon *
Terri Bunten Guthrie
BJ Haisten *
Harry O. Hames, Jr.
Leslie Hammond
Sue Hancock
Vickie Haney
Ken Harmon
Nataly Hart
Ronnie Heaton
Mike Henderson
Shirley Hicks
Lindsey Hill
Bill Hilley
Vermita Hilliard
Secret Holland
Emmie Holt
Michelle Hudson
Beverly Huff
Jamey Hulsey
Clark Hungerford
Jennifer Jakubsen
Tim Jarrell *
Ashley Jenkins *
Hugh Jerrell
David Johnson
Mike Johnson
Brian Johnstone
Dan Joy *
Mary Karras
Drew Kelley *
Sam Kelly
Don Kemp
Steve Kent
Jim Kincaid
Ron King
Kay Kirsche
Chad Koenig *
Nicole Laffely
Mike Lane
Judson Langley
Tim Langley
Eric Latimer
Glenda Layson
Jason Lewis
John Loud *
Ross Mackenzie *
Janie Maddox
John Maddox
Al Martin *
Mark Mathews
Kelly Maxwell
Sherri Maxwell
Linda McDermind
Andy McGhee
David McGinnis
Christal McNair
Kim Menefee
Sandy Miller
Mitzi Moore
Judy Morgan
Robert Moultrie
Mike Moyer *
Mark Nay
Rhonda Newton
Dan O’Brien
Bronwyn O’Dell
Lisa Olens *
Kevin Palmer
Kim Paris
Peter Pasternack
Keith Patterson
Smith Peck
Jennifer Peinado
Tim Perrott
Tyler Persaud
Libby Pitner
Heather Pitstick
Sean Pitts
Brian Praver
Holly Quinlan
Rob Ragan
Eric Rein
Frank Revson
Mitch Rhoden
Cathy Rikard
Nedra Robinson
Dena Rodrigues
Jack Rowland
Trey Sanders
Milan Savic
Mike Schroeder *
Dick Schuller
Devan Seabaugh
John Sell
Beth Sessoms
Martin Small *
Harry Smith
Jerry Smith
Jim Smith
Ron Smith
Tim Sosebee
Ellen Spiceland
Willene Spires
Michael Stainback *
Kessel Stelling
Tracy Styf
Tarrah Suggs
Alice Summerour
Ron Sumpter
Lisa Sunday *
Fran Sutton
David Sweat
Glynda Thor
Bob Tipps
Lori Toole
Christy Trotter
Nancy Tuck
Roy Vanderslice
Trooper Vansant
Diane Vaughan
Ben Walker
Tommy Walker
Ron Wallace
Ed Walrave
Jason Waters
Dianne Weeks
Gene Weeks
Mike Whitehead
Krista Williams *
Tony Willingham
Sandy Woltering
Mike Worley
Meghan Wylie
Pam Younker
PJ Zonsius
*Denotes 2023 Campaign Achievement Award Winners
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