The Rotary Club of Americus and the District 6900 Sheffield Leadership Society (SLS) committee requests your presence to the annual District 6900 Sheffield Leadership Gala to be held at the historic Carnegie Library in downtown Americus. The event festivities will begin at 6:00 pm on May 18th, 2019.

The Event

The Gala will be held at the historic Carnegie Library in downtown Americus. Festivities will commence at 6:00 PM, May 18th, 2019. The event will open with a reception with this year’s theme "Leadership Inspiring the World!" honoring this year's Sheffield Award winners and DG Court Dowis! The Americus Rotary Club will host a silent auction fund raiser benefiting their community service efforts, with many exciting items.

Costs for will be $85 per person. This is a Black Tie (optional) event.Price includes the reception with complimentary bar followed by an exquisite dinner, spirits and fellowship. You may make your reservations on the District website at https://rotary6900.org/v2/reservation/create?event...

We look forward to sharing an evening with you honoring our newest Sheffield Award winners and DG Court Dowis! Should you have questions, please contact Don Smith @dsmith@southgatech.edu, Angela Smith @ 229.928.1373 or Angela.Smith@gsw.edu or PDG Raymond Ray @ 770-490-4034, rtrayjr@aol.com.

History

The Sheffield Leadership Award was established in 1994 by the Rotary Club of Americus. It is presented annually in honor of three Past District Governors – all from the same family and the Americus Rotary Club. The award 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.

The award is presented annually to one District 6900 club president in each of the four club size categories who best exemplify the extraordinary leadership traits represented by the Sheffield family and execute their responsibilities in an exceptional manner. See the list of past Sheffield award winners at the bottom of this article.

Past Sheffield Leadership Award Winners

• 1993 - 1994 Governor Bill Stubbs … Bob Cunningham, Brookhaven; Al Lipphardt, Stone Mountain; Frank Skinner, Atlanta
• 1994 - 1995 Governor Robert Jinright ... Carol Johnson Colon, Fayetteville; Gene McNease, Thomasville;
• 1995 - 1996 Governor J. Barry Smith ... Phil Vincent, Atlanta; Mitchell Johnson, Brookhaven; William MacDonald, Peachtree City;
• 1996 - 1997 Governor Bill Foster ... John Thornton, Douglas County; William K. Hilley, Marietta Metro; R. Wayne Livingston, LaGrange
• 1997 - 1998 Governor Bill Mulkey ... Roy L. Strickland, Smyrna; Stephen Hackett, Alpharetta; John Bob Tumperi, Newnan
• 1998 - 1999 Governor Ann Johnson ... Sue Lewis, North Atlanta; Fred Denkman, Alpharetta; Jerry M. Hux, Buckhead; Fred L. Jones, LaGrange
• 1999 - 2000 Governor Al Lipphardt ... John R. Johnson, Quitman; Arthur McClung, West End; Allen Dalton, Roswell
• 2000 - 2001 Governor Jim Burnaw ... William H. Adams, South Cobb; Lance Reising, North Atlanta; James M. Cook, Roswell
• 2001 - 2002 Governor Robert Hall ... Robert Adams, Dunwoody Sunset; Casey Farmer, Stone Mountain; Stephen Corder, Alpharetta; Donna Turner; Peachtree City; Edward Titus, Thomasville
• 2002 - 2003 Governor Tom Kent, Jr ... Nick Spates, Atlanta Peachtree; Ted Propes, Vinings Cumberland; Fred Brandt, Dunwoody; Franklin McBurney, Atlanta
• 2003 - 2004 Governor Bill MacDonald ... Joie S. Hain, Windward; William Thorneloe, Vinings; William Woulfin, Dunwoody; David Young, Roswell
• 2004 - 2005 Governor Fran Milberg ... Karen Harville, Thomaston/Upson County; James A. Polk, Vinings; Sally Platt, Marietta Metro; Harvey Smith, Roswell
• 2005 - 2006 Governor Claudia Mertl ... William Compton, Windward; Marsha Souders, North Atlanta; Don Smith, Americus; Cheryl Greenway, Roswell
• 2006 - 2007 Governor Steve Stanfield ... Terry Schaede, Atlanta Airport; McClellan Cox, Northlake; Miley Adams, Camilla; Mary Chapman, Peachtree City
• 2007 - 2008 Governor Bill Woulfin ... Court Dowis, Harris County; Michelle Deraney, Henry County; David Galloway, Newnan; Richard Stormont, Atlanta; Bill Ward, Griffin
• 2008 - 2009 Governor Ted Propes ... Alicia Michael, Carrollton Dawnbreakers; Raymond Ray, Griffin Daybreak; Adele Grubss, Marietta; John Hipes, Alpharetta; Bob Hagan, Roswell
• 2009 - 2010 Governor Roy Strickland ... Cynthia Monsour, Cowetta Fayette; Kurt von Borries, East Cobb; Doug Cantrell, Newnan; Elwyn Gaissert, Roswell; Bill Nordmark, Atlanta
• 2010-2011 Governor Casey Farmer ... Brenda Hodges-Tiller, Dawson; Mark Stone, Barnesville; Clayton Hicks, Newnan; Joe Brown, Thomasville
• 2011-2012 Governor Margie Kersey ... Michael Paulk, Polk County; Onuzulike Nwizu, Northlake; Laura Kann, Dunwoody; Stephanie Windham, Griffin
• 2012-2013 Governor Cheryl Greenway ... Rick Lowe, Muscogee; Phillip Bell, Barnesville; William Weeks, Alpharetta; Candace Klein, Buckhead
• 2013-2014 Governor Blake McBurney ... Ginger Queener, Coweta-Fayette; Jaclyn Donovan, Americus; Jim Squire, Sandy Springs; Amy Leuenberger, Peachtree City; Robert Balentine, Atlanta; Dave Schmidt, Roswell
• 2014-2015 Governor Alicia Michael ... Melia Davis, Pelham; Jon Yaeger, North Atlanta; Gayle Woolard, Dougherty County; Ryan Clements, Columbus
• 2015-2016 Governor Bob Hagan ... Michael Martin, South Cobb; Kelly Hughes, Barnesville; Kirk Driskell, Alpharetta; Charles Lassiter, Marietta Metro; Scott Rich, Thomasville
• 2016-2017 Governor Raymond Ray ... Kay Williamson, Meriwether Co; Bonnie Hardage, Brookhaven; Neill Ferrill, Vinings-Cumberland; Jason Binder, Alpharetta; Jake Jones, LaGrange
• 2017-2018 Governor Alec Smythe ... Caesar Gaiters, South DeKalb; Gina McCombs, Lake Spivey/Clayton County, James (Jay) Gill, Jr., Carrollton; Terri White,
• Thomasville