JA Northwest Georgia Business Hall of Fame
This annual event in Dalton highlights the careers and public service of some of the area’s most outstanding citizens. The honorees are selected based on their outstanding business accomplishments as well as their extensive support of our community.
This year we will celebrate the induction of Tom Peeples, as he joins the prestigious list of laureates who have enriched Northwest Georgia through their business leadership and exemplary civic and professional achievements. We will also honor rising star Dr. John Fuchko.
Join us Thursday, March 4, 2027, for this time-honored event that includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, seated dinner, and induction ceremony.
Congratulations to our 2026 Laureate
W.L. “Tommy” Thompson
2026 Highlights
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors
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Laureates
Jack Bandy
Shirley & Alan Lorberbaum
V.D. Parrott, Jr.
Catherine Evans Whitener
James E. Brown
Norman D. Burkett
Harry I. Saul
Jackson Parks Turner
Kenneth E. Boring
James M. Boring, Jr.
Thomas R. Jones
Jim Jolly
Norris Little
Pleas Smith
Dixie & Bob Kinard
Don Thomas
Charles E. Bowen
Mark Pace
Chang Bin Yim
Dicksie Bradley Bandy
Loutrelle & Lamar Lyle
John T. Minor, III
W.W. (Bill) Fincher, Jr.
David E. Pennington, III
Joe W. Yarbrough
I.V. Chandler
Jim Bethel
Ralph J. Boe
Willena & Shelby Peeples
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Hamilton Health Care System
Gordon Morehouse
John P. Neal III
Robert E. Shaw
Donna & Bryan Hair
Debbie & Bryan Macon
Frederick “Chip”
Harvey Howalt III
Bob Chandler
Brooks Rizer
Bryan E. McAllister
Cathy & Jim Mathews
W.L. “Tommy” Thompson
*Listed by induction year