Georgia School Nutrition Association

Past Presidents

Georgia School Lunch Association

1961 -1963 Carrie Lavender, Savannah

1963 - 1964Clara H. Banks

1964 - 1965Jeanette Green, Atlanta

1965 - 1966Edna Ross

1966 - 67Clarissa Slaughter, Augusta

1967 - 68Irene Ellis, Atlanta

1968 - 69Emma Seay, Augusta

Georgia School Food Service Association Presidents

(Name changed to Georgia School Nutrition Association in 2005)

1950 - 1955Ann Smith

1955 – 1956Annie Hamby

1956 -1957Willovada S. Towle

1957 - 1959Ethel Tatum

1959 - 1960Vera Felder, Ware County

1960 - 1961Lois Cannon

Theme: “Food for Thought”

1961 - 62Lucille Smith, Statesboro

Theme: “Good Measure”.

1962 -63Margaret Little, DeKalb County

Theme: “Wise Buys Make More Sense”

1963 - 64Louise Whitman

Theme: “Meeting Our Unmet Needs”

1964 - 1965Mary Shugart

Theme: “Ideas Galore for 64”

1965 - 1966Mary Exley, Brunswick

Theme: “Opening Doors to New Horizons”.

1966 - 1967Louise Bass, right

SavannahTheme: “Keys to Good

Management”

1961 - 1962Lucille Smith, left

StatesboroTheme: “Good Measure”

1968 -1969Anne McDonald

Theme: “School Food Service Progress - A Cinch”

1967 - 1968Irene Collins

Theme: “Closing the Nutrition Gap”

1969 - 70Joy Huie, Clayton County

Theme: “Resolve to be Involved”

This was the year we received our first State reimbursement of the 1/2 cent per plate

through legislative efforts.

1970 - 1971Clarice Ellington

Theme: “Get Set for 70’s Action”

1971 - 1972Lilyan Absalom

Theme: “Ideas to Accomplish Ideals”

1972 - 1973Marie McGlaun, Muscogee County

Theme: “We’ll Brave the Second Mile”

1973-1974Grace Smith, Monticello

Theme: “Toward New Horizons”

1974 - 1975Bessie Coalson

Theme: “In Your Hands”

1975 - 1976Dot Dusenberry, DeKalb County

Theme: “Food is more than Something to Eat”

1976 - 1977Modenia Andrews, Atlanta City

Theme: “From the Roots of the Past Grow the Future”

1977 - 1978Mary Nix, Cobb County

Theme: “Excel with Enthusiasm”

1978 -1979Annette Carlise, Gainesville

Theme: “The Quality of Your Efforts Determines Your Performance”

1979 - 1980Margaret Blount, Waycross

Theme: “Involvement: Serving Georgia’s Future”

1981 - 1982Myrtice Johnson Gafford

Theme: “Rainbow of Professionalism”

1982 - 1983Margaret Samples, Metter

Theme: “Turn Over a New Leaf - Grow with Focus 5”

1980 - 1981Regina Daniels, Rentz

Theme: “Involvement - Serving Georgia’s Future”

1983 - 1984Betty Dooley, Putnam County

Theme: “From Buds to Blossoms –

Come Alive with Focus 5”

1984 - 1985Peggy Chaney, Ware County

Theme: “Our Bridge Supported by the Past

-Spanning the Future”

Peggy was the 2nd in her family to become a President of Georgia School Food Service Association. Her

mother, Vera Felder, was president of GSFSA in 1959-

1960.

1985 - 1986Hazel Florence, Cobb CountyTheme: “Destination Success”

1986 -1987Sara Register, Milledgeville

Theme: “Focus on Fun, Fitness and Finesse”

1987 - 1988Jimmy Griffin, Valdosta CityTheme: “New Horizons - New

Opportunities for Cooperating, Specializing, Diversifying”

1988 - 1989Runette Herman, Millen

Theme: “Works of Excellence”

1989 - 1990Eugenia Seay Bozeman, Department of Education

Theme: “Renewing the Mission”

1990 - 1991Debra Stevens, McIntosh County

Theme: “Catch the Spirit - Commit to Children”

1991 - 1992Susan Woods, Bibb County

Theme: “Aim High, Reach for the Stars”

1992-1993Don Williams, Douglas County

Theme: “Solid Gold Hits”

1993 - 1994Linda Ervin, Putnam CountyTheme: "Future Visions –

Light the Way“

Below: Linda with Betty Dooley, Past President also from Putnam County

1994 - 1995Lilla May Hunsley, Gwinnett County

Theme: "Nutrition Experience – Healthy Children... Ready to Learn”

Left: Dr. Josephine Martin and Lila May Hunsley

1995 – 1996Melissa Mabry, Banks County

Theme: "Celebrating 50 Years of School Meals...

Going for the Gold!“

1996 - 1997Stan McWhorter, Dougherty County

Theme: “50 Years of Southern Tradition”

Below: Stan McWhorter and Peggy Chaney

1997 - 1998Lana Elliott, Marietta CityTheme: “Georgia’s Children,

A Healthy Future “

1998 -1999Joan Kidd, DeKalb County

Theme: “School Meals - Preparing Children to Learn”

1999 - 2000Patsy Lynch, Paulding County

Theme: “Serving Georgia’s Children - Proven Past, Promising Future”

2000 - 2001Nancy Rice, Griffin- Spalding Co.Theme: “Navigating a Course for

Excellence” Nancy served as the President of

the national School Nutrition Association in 2010 -2011.

Below:Nancy Rice with SE Regional Director,

Beverly Girard, 2006

2001 - 2002Karen Green, Thomas County

Theme- …“Healthy Children… Fruits of our Labor.”

2002 - 2003 Gretchen Schulz, Gwinnett County

Theme, “School Meals: the First Stop on the Journey to Learning”

Below: Gretchen with Gov. Sonny Purdue during National School Lunch Week

2003 - 2004 Virginia Hart, Colquitt County

Theme: “Healthy Children, Georgia Grown”

Below: Virginia (center) with Gov. Sonny Purdue during State Legislative visit.

2004 - 2005Marion Tharpe, Dougherty Co.

Theme: “School Nutrition - Catch the Magic”

2005- 2006Joan Williams, Carroll Co.

Theme: School Nutrition – Diamond Hits Celebrating 60 years of School Nutrition

Below: Joan, Executive Director Susan Cheshire, and President-elect Jimmie Barnett accept funds raised by US

Foodservice show

2006- 2007Jimmie Barnett, Muscogee County

Theme: Healthy Children - Our Most Precious Treasure

Below: Jimmie with Muscogee County high school singing group at Industry Seminar in Columbus

2007- 2008Cindy Ham, Brantley Co.

Theme: SCHOOL NUTRITION: Spotlighting Wellness

2008 - 2009Josephine Mack, Richmond County

Theme: "Building Healthy Children, Ready to Learn.”

Below: Josephine with SNA President Katie Wilson, accepting the President’s Award of Excellence

2009 -2010Teresa Stevenson, Cobb County

Theme: School Nutrition, A Family Affair”

2010 - 2011Joyce Akins, Lowndes County

“Building Healthy Children, Ready to Learn!”