Governor, Historical Society appoint 2024 Trustees
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ATLANTA — In recognition of the 291st anniversary of the founding of the Georgia colony, Gov. Brian Kemp and W. Todd Groce, president and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society, have officially appointed Carol Tomé and Dr. Louis Sullivan as the 2024 Georgia Trustees in a signing ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol.
“It is my honor to be here with Gov. Kemp as we appoint the 2024 Georgia Trustees, Carol Tomé and Dr. Louis Sullivan,” Groce said in a news release. “Their lives and commitment to service reflect the motto of the original Trustees, the founders of Georgia, whose guiding principle was ‘Not for Self, But for Others.’ We look forward to recognizing their many accomplishments and celebrating the ideals they represent at their induction ceremony.”
Tomé and Sullivan will be inducted as Georgia Trustees on April 27 at the Trustees Gala in Savannah.
Tomé is the chief executive officer of UPS. She is the 12th CEO in the 115-year history of the company. Before joining UPS, Tomé served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Home Depot Inc., one of the world’s largest retailers. She joined the company in 1995 as vice president and treasurer.
Tomé began her career as a commercial lender with United Bank of Denver (now Wells Fargo), and then spent several years as director of banking for Johns-Mansville Corp. Prior to joining The Home Depot, she was vice president and treasurer of Riverwood International Corp.
Tomé serves as a board member for Verizon Communications Inc. She is on the board of councilors for the Carter Center and is a board trustee for Grady Memorial Hospital Corp. and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. She is also a member of The Committee of 200, the Buckhead Coalition, and The Business Council.
A native of Jackson, Wyoming, she holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Wyoming and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Denver.
Sullivan was president of Morehouse School of Medicine — the only predominantly black medical school in the U.S. established in the 20th Century — for more than two decades. In 1975, he became the founding dean and director of the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College, which became The School of Medicine at Morehouse College in 1978.
Sullivan left MSM in 1989 to accept an appointment by President George H.W. Bush to serve as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he led the national efforts to improve the health of all Americans.
In January 1993, he returned to MSM and resumed the office of president. He retired in 2002 and was appointed president emeritus.
A native of Atlanta, Sullivan graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College in 1954, and earned his medical degree, cum laude, from Boston University School of Medicine in 1958. He is certified in internal medicine and hematology, holds a mastership from the American College of Physicians, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha academic honor societies.
Sullivan currently is the chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions, and he also serves on the boards of United Therapeutics and Emergent Biosolutions. He also serves as co-chair of the Henry Schein Cares Foundation.
Previous inductees are Dan Amos, Donna Hyland, Dan Cathy, Shirley Franklin, David Abney, Juanita Baranco, Robert L. Brown Jr., Robert S. Jepson Jr., Frank Blake, John Schuerholz, Edward H. Bastian, W. Paul Bowers, F. Duane Ackerman, A.D. “Pete” Correll, James H. Blanchard, Muhtar Kent, Alana Smith Shepherd, Paula S. Wallace, Arthur M. Blank, William Porter “Billy” Payne, Truett Cathy, Herman Russell, Tom Cousins, Andrew Young, Vincent J. Dooley, Sam Nunn, Henry Aaron, Robert Edward “Ted” Turner, Bernard Marcus, and Marguerite Neel Williams.
For more information about the 2024 Georgia Trustees, contact Keith Strigaro, director of communications, at [email protected] or by phone at (912) 651-2125, extension 153.
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