William Payne
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)
President and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 - 1997
Centennial Investment Properties
Chairman since 2004
Broadpoint.Gleacher LLC since 2000
Civic Recognition
- Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
- Recipient, Olympic Order in Gold - International Olympic Committee
- Distinguished Service Award - Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change
- Bobby Jones Award - Council of Boy Scouts of America
- Distinguished Community Service Award - Atlanta Urban League
- 11 Alive Community Service Governor's Award for Unique and Outstanding Volunteer Service
- 1994 Georgian of the Year - Georgia Association of Broadcasters
- 1996 Georgian of the Year - Georgia Trend Magazine
- Meritorious Achievement Award - U.S. Sports Academy
- 1996 Distinguished Service Award - University of Georgia, School of Business Administration
- 1996 Merit Award - National Alumni Association, University of Georgia
- 1996 Presidential Citation - Morehouse College
- 1997 recipient of Theodore Roosevelt Award - Highest honor bestowed by NCAA
- 2009 National Football Foundation's Distinguished American Award
- 2009 Rotary Club of Atlanta Legends Award
- Numerous additional civic recognitions and awards