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About GACE : History
On July 21, 1967, Neil DeRosa, Director of Placement at Georgia Tech, sent a letter to the presidents of Georgia's universities, requesting that representatives be sent to a meeting to consider the formation of a state placement association. Thirty-five representatives attended the meeting, held August 11, 1967 at Georgia Tech. They unanimously endorsed the idea of forming an association whose purpose would be to strengthen the student placement services at each institution. On July 19, 1968, officers were elected and an appropriate name was selected for the association. The founding group was active in the Careers in Georgia program sponsored by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. By 1971, Georgia College Placement Association formally adopted a constitution and bylaws and elected it first slate of officers. The association was viable enough to request and secure a meeting with Jimmy Carter, then Governor of Georgia, to solicit the support of the state institutions. In June of 1996, the Association decided to change its name to the Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers to reflect the name changes of the Southern and National Associations (Southern Association of Colleges and Employers and the National Association of Colleges and Employers). Honorary Lifetime Members The Executive Board may award an Honorary Lifetime Membership to a person who has been a member of the Georgia association of Colleges and Employers for a significant number of years and during that period shall have made notable contributions to the Association, or to the furthering of the placement-recruiting function, , OTHER CONSIDERATIONS NOT WITH STANDING. Honorary Lifetime Membership will also be awarded to those who have served as President of the Association. A person may receive Lifetime Membership only at the time of his/her resignation or retirement or following either of these events. All honorary Members shall be exempt from paying dues but shall be required to pay conference fees. They shall not vote or be deemed part of a quorum at any meeting of the Association and shall not be a member of the Board of Directors. Any Honorary Lifetime Member who returns to regular membership status will have their Honorary Lifetime Membership placed on hold until they resign or retire again.
Lifetime Members Year Awarded Ione M. Murphy 1980 B. Ralph Hendrix 1982 Barbara Blazer 1989 Lee Anne Seawell 1989 Don Harbuck 1990 Ora Jane Sawyer 1990 Harold Hall 1992 Jack Morgan 1992 Paul V. Smith 1992 Ben L. Upchurch, Sr. 1992 Dr. William Bellamy 1993 Harold L. Christopher 1993 Jack “Terry” McCready, Jr. 1993 Doug McKelvey 1993 Deborah Waller 1993 Mary Carmichael 1994 Maxine M. Hess 1994 Henry Y. McCord, IV 1994 Stuart McGarity 1994 Tony Patton 1997 Jerry Morgan 1997 Lovell Lemons 1997 Tony Hamilton 1997 Susan Kent 1998 John Hannabach 1999 Peggy A. Gardner 2000 Carl Nolley 2001 Brenda Cunningham 2001 Katherine Nobles 2001 Hank Griffith 2001 Rosita Jackson 2003 Barry O. Shiflet, III 2004 Regenia Doyle 2006 Bruce Brewer 2006 Joan McElroy 2007 Beverly Kirchner 2008 Bill Woolery 2008
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