Volunteer of the Year Award
The Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes an individual economic development volunteer for outstanding service to an economic development organization or community. Nominations are solicited from all GEDA members. One statewide recipient is selected by the Board of Directors annually and represents Georgia at the annual Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) volunteer recognition program.
| 2007 | W.L. “Billy” Carter, Henry County, Georgia |
| 2006 | Rabun Neal, Greene County, Georgia |
| 2005 | Randy Hayes, Fayette County, Georgia |
| 2004 | Fred Finney, Leesburg - Lee County, Georgia |
| 2003 | Mary Jo Stephens, Wrightsville-Johnson County, Georgia |
| 2002 | George Gill, Thomaston-Upson County, Georgia |
| 2001 | William G. Fallin, Moultrie-Colquitt County, Georgia |
| 2000 | Riley Stamey, Thomson, McDuffie County Georgia |
| 1999 | Jack Edmunds, Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia |
| 1998 | William P. (Bill) Marshall, Trenton, Dade County, Georgia |
| 1997 | Vince Ciampa, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia |