Special Awards

Here are some of the special awards given by Woodward Academy over the years.
If you are searching for the alumni awards, they are on their own page.

 

The Joseph W. Jones Award for Distinguished Service

For Distinguished Service was established in 1986 to recognize those individuals who, though not alumni/alumnae of the Academy, have made significant contributions toward advancing the Academy’s program. The award is named in honor of its first recipient, Mr. Joseph W. Jones, Senior Vice-President of The Coca-Cola Company and an Academy Governing Board member. Past recipients are:

1986
Joseph W. Jones
1987
Boisfeuillet Jones
1988
Dr. Robert P. Tucker
1989
Col. Manchester C. Paget
1990
C. Graham Hixon Jr.
1991
Edward B. Andrews
1992
Betty S. Talmadge

1993
Fred G. Young
1994
William E. Eason Jr.
Margaret and Jerry Blackstock
1995
William and Grace Palmour
1996
Arthur and Peggy Krueger
D.D. and Bick Cardwell
1997
Don and Maxanne Woolf
George and Roslyn Tripp

1998
Bobby West Alford
Kathy and Richard Ziegler
1999
Robert D. Ballentine
2001
Thalia Carlos
Janet M. Stein
2002
Elizabeth and Al Robertson
2003
Lynn and Ted Schwartz
Lisa and Robert Stovall
2005
Albert N. Parker Jr.

The Legends Award

The Legends Award recognizes individuals who have exhibited unsurpassed loyalty to the students and daily life of Woodward Academy through service, support and commitment for 25 years or more.

2011 
James E. Sutherland Sr. '54

The Woodward Medallion

An award given by Woodward Academy to an individual, organization or business, for distinguished and significant service or support to the field of education. This award was given during Woodward/GMA's Centennial Celebration during the 1999-2000 school year.

Margaret and Randolph Thrower
Former Governor Zell Miller
Michael C. Carlos
The Coca-Cola Company
BellSouth Company