2013 Winners

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    David Battle, Jr. BBA 2000

    Outstanding Young Alumni Award

    David Battle is a vice president at Metalmark Capital, a New York-based private equity firm that makes long-term investments in enterprises and has a particular focus and competence in the…
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    Julio Ramirez MBA 1977

    Distinguished Alumni Award

    Julio Ramirez had an expansive career with the Burger King Corporation, spanning 26 years under five different owners. He left the company in 2010, following its acquisition by a Brazilian private equity…
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    Terry Brown BBA 1984

    Distinguished Alumni Award

    Terry Brown is chief executive officer of EDENS, one of the nation’s leading private owners, operators, and developers of retail real estate. EDENS is based in Columbia, S.C.,…

2012 Winners

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    Matt Stinchcomb BBA 1998

    Outstanding Young Alumni Award
    Matt Stinchcomb is a client executive with Seacrest Partners, a privately owned risk management and consultation group with offices in Savannah and Atlanta. Stinchcomb joined the firm’s property-casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefit consulting area in 2009 following a successful National Football league career with the Oakland Raiders and…
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    Winburn (Brother) Stewart, Jr. BBA 1974

    Distinguished Alumni Award
    Winburn Stewart Jr., known to all as ‘Brother’, is one of Middle Georgia’s most accomplished business executives and one of it most devoted community leaders. He is president and chief executive officer of the Macon-based Bibb Distributing Company, and he serves on a number of advisory…
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    James W. Barge BBA 1978

    Distinguished Alumni Award
    Jimmy Barge graduated summa cum laude from Terry’s J.M. Tull School of accounting in 1978. Having joined Viacom, Inc. in 2008, he currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s financial planning, reporting and…

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