The award is named in honor of the late Emory Greene, Chairman of the Bibb County Board of Commissioners and former President of the association. Emory was not only an outstanding leader in his home county, but he was also a statewide leader serving on a number of boards and commissions. He was always seeking ways to improve county government so that it could better meet the needs of the citizens in those communities.

 

• 1990    J.B. Jones, Lumpkin County
• 1991    Frank Moore, Bartow County
• 1992    Manuel J. Maloof, DeKalb County
• 1993    Gil Barrett, Dougherty County
• 1994    Jesse L. Brown, Taliaferro County
• 1995    Joyce R. Blevins, McDuffie County
• 1996    Joe Murray Rivers, Chatham County
• 1997    Larry G. Justice, Bibb County
• 1998    Connie Meier, Dougherty County
• 1999    Dr. Ira Hicks, Peach County
• 2000    Wendell Dawson, Oconee County
• 2001    Jim Parker, Chattooga County
• 2002    Glenda Battle, Decatur County
• 2003    F. Wayne Hill, Gwinnett County
• 2004    Joyce Evans, Lowndes County
• 2005    Benjamin Hayward, Mitchell County
• 2006    Clarence Brown, Bartow County
• 2007    James V. Ham, Monroe County
• 2008    Billy Croker, Polk County 
• 2009    Richard English Jr., Troup County

 

Georgia County Excellence Awards

ACCG presents the Georgia County Excellence Awards to recognize innovative county achievements.  In partnership with “Georgia Trend” magazine, the awards – presented for the first time in 2006 – acknowledge programs designed to make county government more effective and efficient, improve services for county residents, and enhance quality of life in Georgia communities.

 

• Chatham County: Safety Net Planning Council
• Cobb County: Safety Village
• Decatur County: Silver Lake WMA
• Heard County: Covered Arena & Sports Complex
• Liberty County: Keep Liberty Beautiful - Services That Make a Difference
• Mitchell County: Clean up and Reuse of Camilla Wood Preserving

 

The Wayne Shackelford Excellence in Public Service Award

In 2000, ACCG instituted the Wayne Shackelford Excellence in Public Service Award to recognize a former county official who also has served or is serving the citizens of Georgia in a state or national office.  The award is in honor of Wayne Shackelford, who was Executive Assistant in Gwinnett County for many years before serving as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation from 1991 until his retirement in 2000.

 

• 2000    Wayne Shackelford, Commissioner, Georgia Department of  Transportation
• 2001    Mac Collins, United States Congressman
• 2002    Gary W. McConnell, Director, Georgia Emergency Management Agency
• 2003    Norman Fletcher, Chief Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
• 2004    Saxby Chambliss, United States Senator
• 2005    Glenn Richardson, Speaker, Georgia House of Representatives
• 2006    G. Carey Nelson, Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Judicial Circuit
• 2007    Terrell Starr, Senior Liaison, Office of the Lieutenant  Governor
• 2008    Stan Wise, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission
• 2009    Hank Johnson, United States Congressman