Ann Cramer

Congratulations, Ann! Atlanta Woman magazine named her its 2008 Top Power Woman of the Year. In announcing the honor, Dabney Hollis, the magazine's publisher said, "Ann Cramer represents an ideal every business person should strive to reach. She has received a wide variety of honors touting her leadership skills, but just as importantly she uses that clout to support causes about which she is truly passionate. Being in a position where you are able to give back, leads to true success not just in the business world but life itself." Here is the Atlanta Woman article on Ann.

An earlier accolade: The Director, Corporate Community Relations and Public Affairs for the IBM Corporation, received the first Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Visionary Award. The award will be given annually to a prominent Georgian whose life work compliments the values of GBPI. GBPI is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organization engaged in research and education on the fiscal and economic health of the state of Georgia. The institute provides reliable, accessible and timely analysis to promote greater state government fiscal accountability as a way to improve services to Georgians in need and to promote quality of life for all Georgians. Ann was chosen for her life-long commitment to enhancing opportunities for Georgia's children and youth and her non-partisan, non-political approach to her work. Ann was also named one of three Laureates to be inducted in the Junior Achievement of Georgia's prestigious Atlanta Business Hall of Fame. Joining her in the honor are Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and R. Charles Loudermilk, Chairman and CEO of Aaron Rents, Inc.

The Georgia Partnership's Board of Directors is comprised of professionals from many different fields but all are united in a common goal: raising student achievement in Georgia. We are grateful for their governance and service and especially proud when they are recognized for individual achievement. Here is just a sample of some of their past honors and accolades:

VOICES Award Winners

Four of the seven honorees at the first annual VOICES for Georgia’s Children “Big Voice” awards dinner have strong Georgia Partnership ties. U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, a current Partnership Board member; Tom Upchurch, past president of the Partnership; Mel Kruger, CEO, L.E. Schwartz & Son, Inc., Macon, current board member and one of the Partnership’s founding members in 1990; and Otis Johnson, current Savannah mayor and Board member, were all honored for their tireless efforts on behalf of making children a priority in Georgia.