The Four Pillar Tribute Award
The Four Pillar Tribute is a unique honor that celebrates the recipient’s philanthropic efforts as well as his or her significant contributions to economic development and the region’s quality of life. The “Pillars” represent “Quality,” “Responsibility,” “Vision” and “Integrity,” the principles on which the Council was founded.
First presented in 1990, the Four Pillar Tribute Award
Recent Honorees
Jenny Pruitt
2016 Recipient
Executive Chairman & Founder Atlanta Fine Homes - Sotheby’s International Realty
Highlights from Past Tributes
The award and tribute offers the opportunity for the metro Atlanta region and the state of Georgia to celebrate the recipient’s significant contributions to quality of life, community leadership and economic development.
Past Honorees
2024 – The H.J. Russell Family
2023 – Ed Bastian
2022 – Carol B. Tomé
2021 – Ambassador Andrew Young
2020 – Doug Hertz
2019 – Larry Gellerstedt
2018 – Paul Bowers
2017 – Nathan Deal
2016 – Jenny Pruitt
2015 – Dan T. Cathy
2014 – Steve Selig
2013 – John Portman
2012 – Sam Massell
2011 – R. Charles Loudermilk
2010 – Arthur Blank
2009 – Mayor Shirley Franklin
2008 – Tom Cousins
2007 – John A. Williams
2006 – John Wieland
2005 – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson
2004 – Charlie Brown
2003 – Richard L. Tucker
2002 – George Busbee
2001 – F. Wayne Hill
2000 – Louise Radloff
1999 – A. Ray Weeks
1998 – J.D. Caswell
1997 – Jim Cowart
1996 – Paul A. Duke
1995 – Virgil R. Williams
1994 – Wayne H. Mason
1993 – D. Scott Hudgens
1992 – J.W. Benefield
1991 – Wayne Shackelford
1990 – Steve Reynolds
For over 30 years, the Four Pillar Award has paid tribute to the best of our region’s public and private sector leaders, including their collaboration to realize metro Atlanta’s full potential.
Michael Paris, President & CEO, Council for Quality Growth
