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TITLE SPONSOR 2018 Four Pillar Tribute

HONORING

Paul Bowers

PURPOSE

TRIBUTE CHAIRS

Dan Amos
Frank Blake
Mark Burns
Dan T. Cathy
Shan Cooper
Governor Nathan Deal
Dietmar Exler
Larry Gellerstedt
Doug Hertz
Donna Hyland
Pastor Dexter Rowland
Michael Russell
Jeff Sprecher
Kessel Stelling

Thursday, October 4, 2018 | 6:00 PM | Georgia Ballroom | Georgia World Congress Center

Paul Bowers Southern Company system. Prior to
his current role with Georgia Power,
Bowers was named chairman, he served as chief financial officer
president and CEO of Georgia Power of Southern Company, where he
in 2011. Georgia Power is the largest was rated by Institutional Investors
electric subsidiary of Southern magazine as one of the industry’s Top
Company, one of the nation’s leading Three CFOs in America. Bowers is a
energy providers, and serves 2.5 native of Pensacola, Florida. He holds
million customers across the state of a Bachelor of Science degree from
Georgia. Being “A Citizen Wherever the University of West Florida and a
We Serve” is a core value shared by master’s degree from Troy University.
all 7,000 Georgia Power employees. He is also a Harvard Business School
In 2017, the company, employees and AMP graduate.
retirees donated more than 147,000 “LIVING A LIFE OF PURPOSE”
service hours and invested $21 million As a deeply held tenet of his faith and
in Georgia communities. The company as a personal conviction, Paul Bowers
has also been recognized as a Most believes his life’s purpose is to leave a
Trusted Brand by Market Strategies legacy of service to his fellow citizens,
International and ranked number one coworkers and family. That purpose,
in J.D. Power residential customer paired with his belief that the defining
satisfaction. characteristic paramount to being a
In 2018, Bowers was inducted as a good leader is service of others and
Georgia Trustee by the Governor and not service of self, guides Bowers in
the Georgia Historical Society for his role as chairman, president and
exemplifying the highest standard of CEO at Georgia Power. He not only
“Not for Self, but for Others” in his life leads the company to provide safe
and career. He has also received the and reliable electricity for millions of
American Jewish Committee’s National Georgians but also its efforts to being
Human Relations Award and has been a citizen wherever it serves. Because of
inducted into the Junior Achievement this daily commitment to improving
Business Hall of Fame. the quality of life and well-being for
Since joining Southern Company at its communities across the state, it’s
electric subsidiary Gulf Power in 1979, fitting that he has chosen “Purpose” as
Bowers has worked throughout the his theme for this year’s Tribute.

Thank You to our 2018 Tribute Chairs

Dan Amos Larry Gellerstedt
Frank Blake Doug Hertz
Mark Burns Donna Hyland
Dan T. Cathy Pastor Dexter Rowland
Shan Cooper Michael Russell
Governor Nathan Deal Jeff Sprecher
Dietmar Exler Kessel Stelling

About the Four Pillar Award

The Four Pillar Award is a prestigious leadership award given to an outstanding
individual who has served his or her community, region and state. This is the 29th
year that the Council for Quality Growth, a not-for-profit trade association that
promotes balanced and responsible growth, has paid tribute to such leaders. 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.

Honorees over the Tribute History

1990 Steve Reynolds 2004 Charlie Brown
1991 Wayne Shackelford 2005 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson
1992 J.W. Benefield 2006 John Wieland
1993 D. Scott Hudgens 2007 John A. Williams
1994 Wayne H. Mason 2008 Tom Cousins
1995 Virgil R. Williams 2009 Mayor Shirley Franklin
1996 Paul A. Duke 2010 Arthur M. Blank
1997 Jim Cowart 2011 R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
1998 J.D. Caswell 2012 Mayor Sam Massell
1999 A. Ray Weeks, Jr. 2013 John C. Portman
2000 Louise Radloff 2014 Steve Selig
2001 F. Wayne Hill 2015 Dan T. Cathy
2002 Governor George Busbee 2016 Jenny Pruitt
2003 Richard L. Tucker 2017 Governor Nathan Deal

PRESENT THE

2018 Four Pillar Tribute

HONORING

Paul Bowers

PURPOSE

Thursday, October 4, 2018

6:00 PM Cocktail Reception 7:15 PM Dinner & Tribute Presentation

Georgia Ballroom | Georgia World Congress Center

285 Andrew Young International Blvd., NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30313
Parking is available in the Gold or Red Decks

WELCOME TITLE SPONSOR REMARKS

The Honorable Dan T. Cathy
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Chairman & CEO, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Mayor, City of Atlanta TRIBUTE SPEAKERS

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Juanita Baranco

Craig Lesser Executive VP and Chief Operations Officer
Baranco Automotive Group
Managing Partner, Pendleton Group
Frank Blake
INVOCATION
Former Chairman and CEO, The Home Depot
Pastor Dexter Rowland
The Honorable Nathan Deal
New Piney Grove Missionary
Baptist Church Governor, State of Georgia

MUSICAL TRIBUTE Andy Stanley

Michael W. Smith Communicator, Author and Pastor

Recording Artist

Black Tie Optional • $175 Per Person • Tables Available
Purchase tickets online at www.fourpillartribute.com by Thursday, September 27, 2018

THANK YOU TO OUR TRIBUTE SPONSORS

SIGNATURE

LIZ & FRANK
BLAKE

DIAMOND

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Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs Dentons Lowe Program Management Regent Partners
Altec Industries Enterprise Holdings Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead Southwire Company
Atlanta Regional Commission Gateway 85 CID Mercedes-Benz USA three
Balch & Bingham LLP Georgia Chamber Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Turner Enterprises, Inc.
Brasfield & Gorrie Georgia Pacific National Steel City tvsdesign
Brent Scarbrough & Georgia Ports Authority North Fulton CID UPS Foundation
Company, Inc. Greenberg Traurig Novare Group WellStar Health System
Comcast Holder Construction Co. Perimeter CIDs
Cousins Properties Jones Lang LaSalle The Portman Companies
Cumberland CID Cobb Chamber of Commerce
Development Authority Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Selig Enterprises
GOLD of Fulton County H.J. Russell & Company Service Electric Company
AEC Duke Realty HNTB Stone Mountain CID
American Jewish Committee Fort Valley State University Jones Day Structural Steel Services, Inc.
Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC Futren Hospitality Kennesaw State University T. Dallas Smith & Company
AT&T Gas South Lynwood Development Town Center CID
Atlanta Braves Genuine Parts Company Metro Atlanta Chamber University of Georgia
Atlanta Commercial Board Georgia Aquarium Morehouse School of Medicine Winter Construction
of Realtors Georgia State University PNC Bank Yancey Brothers Company
Augusta University and Georgia Tech Richard Bowers & Co.
AU Health GHD Robinson Weeks Partners
Buckhead Church Small Group Emory Healthcare Rollins
CERM FITZCO
Citi Fluor Homrich Berg Moreland Altobelli
Fox Building Company The Integral Group Associates, Inc.
SILVER The Galloway Law Group Jackson Electric Membership The Pacific Group
Andersen, Tate, & Carr The Goodwin Group Corporation Pope & Land Enterprises, Inc.
Ashley Construction Grady Health Foundation Jacobs Pursley Friese Torgrimson
Brand Real Estate Services Granite Properties Kimley-Horn Russell Landscape Group, Inc.
CBRE Hayes, James & Associates, Inc. King’s Hawaiian Southeast Culvert
Columbia Engineering Dalton Utilities Lowe Engineers United Community Bank
Cushman & Wakefield Gwinnett County Public Schools Wood PLC
Lisa & Kriss Cloninger McWhirter Realty Partners
DaVinci Development Nuclear Energy Institute T.Y. Lin International WM Ventures, Inc.
Edward Andrews Homes Stephen K. Hill University of West Georgia Wolverton and Associates, Inc.
Townsend Corporation W.A. Kendall
BRONZE Wakefield Beasley & Associates,
Atlanta Committee for Progress a NELSON Company
Atlanta Metropolitan Willmer Engineering
State College
Atlanta Property Group
Cooper Carry
Coxe Curry & Associates

Tribute Sponsorships as of September 7, 2018. Tribute Sponsorships still available. For more information or to sponsor, contact
Rebekah Babovic at 770-813-3381, [email protected] or Lorie Smith at 404-355-3585, [email protected].

About the Council

The Council for Quality Growth, a not-for-profit trade association, is the
only organization that works every day to ensure the Metro Atlanta region’s
regulatory environment supports quality growth and development. As the
only advocacy organization that operates broadly across the growth and
development industry, the Council for Quality Growth brings together and
advocates for those who work at the intersection of public policy and private
investment, including developers, contractors, engineers, architects, planners,
law firms, and banks. We are often engaged by the public sector to advise on
regulation that protects communities while continuing to encourage economic
development. For more information visit www.councilforqualitygrowth.org.

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