Sheffield Leadership Award
The Sheffield Leadership Award, established in 1994, is presented by the Rotary Club of Americus in honor of three Past District Governors – all from the same family and the Americus Rotary Club. It honors John West Sheffield (District 39, 1926-27), John W. Sheffield (District 690, 1961-62), and Langdon Sheffield (District 690, 1975-76), who have each served this Rotary District as District Governors.
Selected by the District Governor, the award is presented annually to the District 6900 club presidents (from each of the club size categories) who best exemplify the extraordinary leadership traits represented by the Sheffield family and execute their responsibilities in an exceptional manner.
An annual "black tie" affair, the Sheffield Awards Gala honors the recipients of the Sheffield Award. The award is presented annually to the District 6900 club presidents (from each of the club size categories) who best exemplify the extraordinary leadership traits represented by the Sheffield family and execute their responsibilities in an exceptional manner.
The Gala is held in Americus, Georgia after the annual Rotary District 6900 District Conference. The Gala includes the meal and all amenities for the evening. A silent auction is held that includes first-class items that are local to Americus, artwork, stays at Rotarian-affiliated vacation areas outside the Americus area, and more.
Rotarians interested in attending should contact an Americus Rotarian for further details.
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Sheffield Award Winners By Year
| Recipient | Club | Category |
|---|---|---|
2024 - 2025 | Governor Gordon Owens | ||
| Rick Perry | Henry County | |
| Richard Clark | North Fulton | |
| Dudley Larus | Decatur | |
| Nancy Alterman | Roswell | |
2023 - 2024 | Governor André Marria | ||
| Matt Jarrard | Vinings Cumberland | I |
| Lisa Gelber | North Fulton | II |
| Nancy Prochaska | North Cobb | III |
| Amy Benton | Peachtree City | IV |
2022 - 2023 | Governor George Granade | ||
| Patricia Goodman | Cuthbert | I |
| Vickie Butler | Fayetteville | II |
| Michelle Hanchey | Johns Creek North Fulton | II |
| Terri Hilderhoff | Vinings Cumberland | II |
| Cedric Hill | Columbus | IV |
2021 - 2022 | Governor Mary Ligon | ||
| Al Griffin | Meriwether County (Warm Springs) | I |
| Susan Wood | North Columbus | II |
| Kenny Phillips | Americus | III |
| Terry Taylor | Roswell | IV |
2020 - 2021 | Governor Kirk Driskell | ||
| Torrie Sunstrom | Henry County | I |
| Angela Smith | Americus | II |
| Steve Ivory | Peachtree City | III |
| Lynne Lindsay | Roswell | IV |
2019 - 2020 | Governor Jim Squire | ||
| Joy Manbeck | North Fulton | I |
| Dave Schwickerath | North Cobb | II |
| Ryan Swertfager | Carrollton Dawnbreakers | III |
| Rene Smith | Americus | III |
| Gordon Owens | Roswell | IV |
| Kim Walden | Thomasville | IV |
2018 - 2019 | Governor Court Dowis, Jr. | ||
| Cliff Wilcox | North Fulton | I |
| Mary Trapp | Roswell | II |
| Rick Woods | Dunwoody | III |
| Becky Stone | Roswell | IV |
| André Marria | Thomasville | IV |
2017 - 2018 | Governor Alec Smythe | ||
| Ceasar Gaiters | South DeKalb | I |
| Gina McCombs | Lake Spivey / Clayton County | II |
| Jay Gill, Jr. | Carrollton | III |
| Teri White | Thomasville | IV |
2016 - 2017 | Governor Raymond Ray, Jr. | ||
| Kay Williamson | Meriwether County (Warm Springs) | I |
| Bonnie Hardage | Brookhaven | II |
| Neill Ferrill | Vinings Cumberland | III |
| Jake Jones, IV | LaGrange | IV |
| Jason Binder | Alpharetta | IV |
2015 - 2016 | Governor Bob Hagan | ||
| Michael Martin | South Cobb | I |
| Kelly Hughes | Barnesville | II |
| Kirk Driskell | Alpharetta | III |
| Charles Lassiter | Marietta Metro | III |
| Scott Rich | Thomasville | IV |
2014 - 2015 | Governor Alicia Michael | ||
| Melia Davis | Pelham | I |
| Jon Yaeger | North Atlanta | II |
| Gayle Woolard | Dougherty County (Albany) | III |
| Ryan Clements | Columbus | IV |
2013 - 2014 | Governor Blake McBurney | ||
| Ginger Queener | Newnan | I |
| Jim Squire | Sandy Springs | II |
| Jaclyn Donovan | Moultrie | II |
| Amy Leuenberger | Peachtree City | III |
| Dave Schmit | Roswell | IV |
| Robert Balentine, Jr. | Atlanta | IV |
2012 - 2013 | Governor Cheryl Greenway | ||
| Rick Lowe | Muscogee-Columbus | I |
| Phillip Bell | Barnesville | II |
| Bill Weeks, Jr. | Alpharetta | III |
| Candace Klein | Buckhead | IV |
2011 - 2012 | Governor Margie Kersey | ||
| Michael Paulk | Polk County | I |
| Onuzulike Nwizu | Tucker | II |
| Laura Kann | Dunwoody | III |
| Stephanie Windham | Griffin | IV |
2010 - 2011 | Governor Casey Farmer | ||
| Brenda Hodges-Tiller | On The Flint - Albany, GA | I |
| Mark Stone | Barnesville | II |
| Clayton Hicks | Newnan | III |
| Joe Brown | Thomasville | IV |
2009 - 2010 | Governor Roy Strickland | ||
| Cynthia Monsour | Senoia | |
| Kurt von Borries | East Cobb | |
| Doug Cantrell | Newnan | |
| Elwyn Gaissert, II | Roswell | |
| Bill Nordmark, III | Atlanta | |
2008 - 2009 | Governor Ted Propes | ||
| Alicia Michael | Carrollton Dawnbreakers | |
| Raymond Ray, Jr. | Griffin Daybreak | |
| Adele Grubbs | Marietta | |
| John Hipes | Alpharetta | |
| Bob Hagan | Roswell | |
2007 - 2008 | Governor Bill Woulfin | ||
| Court Dowis, Jr. | Harris County | |
| Michelle Deraney | Henry County | |
| David Galloway | Griffin | |
| Dick Stormont | Buckhead | |
| William Ward | Griffin | |
2006 - 2007 | Governor Steve Stanfield | ||
| McClellon Cox | Tucker | |
| Miley Adams | Camilla | |
| Mary Chapman | Peachtree City | |
| Terry Schaede | Atlanta Airport | I |
2005 - 2006 | Governor Claudia Mertl | ||
| Bill Compton, Jr. | Johns Creek North Fulton | |
| Marsha Souders | North Atlanta | |
| Don Smith | Americus | |
| Cheryl Greenway | Roswell | |
2004 - 2005 | Governor Fran Milberg | ||
| Karen Harville | Thomaston-Upson County | |
| Jim Polk | Vinings Cumberland | |
| Sally Platt | Marietta Metro | |
| Harvey Smith, III | Americus | |
2003 - 2004 | Governor Bill MacDonald | ||
| Joie Hain | Buckhead | |
| Bill Thorneloe | Vinings Cumberland | |
| Bill Woulfin | Dunwoody | |
| David Young | Roswell | |
2002 - 2003 | Governor Tom Kent, Jr. | ||
| Nick Spates | Buckhead | |
| Ted Propes | Vinings Cumberland | |
| Fred Brandt | Dunwoody | |
| Blake McBurney | Atlanta | |
2001 - 2002 | Governor Robert Hall | ||
| Robert Adams | Decatur | |
| Casey Farmer | Stone Mountain | |
| Steve Corder | North Fulton | |
| Donna Turner | Peachtree City | |
| Ed Titus, Jr. | Thomasville | |
2000 - 2001 | ||
| William Adams | South Cobb | |
| Lance Reising | North Atlanta | |
| Bucky Cook | Roswell | |
1999 - 2000 | Governor Bob Spano | ||
| Johnny Johnson | Columbus | |
| Arthur McClung, Jr. | Atlanta West End | |
| A.D. Dalton | Roswell | |
1998 - 1999 | Governor Bill McLemore | ||
| Sue Lewis (Garrett) | North Atlanta | |
| Fred Denkman | Alpharetta | |
| Jerry Hux | Buckhead | |
| Fred Jones | LaGrange | |
1997 - 1998 | Governor Bill Mulkey | ||
| Roy Strickland | Paulding County | |
| Stephen Hackett | Alpharetta | |
| MISSING | MISSING | |
1996 - 1997 | ||
| John Thornton | Douglas County | |
| William Hilley | Marietta Metro | |
| R. Wayne Livingston | LaGrange | |
1995 - 1996 | Governor J. Marion Franklin, Sr. | ||
| Philip Vincent | Atlanta | |
| Mitchelle Johnson | Brookhaven | |
| Bill MacDonald | Peachtree City | |
1994 - 1995 | ||
| Carol Colón | Fayetteville | |
| Eugene McNease | Thomasville | |
1993 - 1994 | ||
| Al Lipphardt | Stone Mountain | |
| B. Franklin Skinner | Atlanta | |
| Bob Cunningham | Brookhaven | |
Updated by Angela Smith
December 30, 2024 8:17 am
December 30, 2024 8:17 am