A reception was held
on August 26th for Hugh Ball, President of the Greater
Athens-Limestone County Chamber of Commerce. Ball has been
the Chamber President for a little over 6 years and has seen
growth and progress in our community during this time.
Current Chamber
Chairperson, Melissa Walker, spoke to the many
accomplishments Ball has procured during his time as
President. Ball organized the 1st formal Tourism Council
under the leadership of Jeanette Dunnavant, restarted the
Adult Leadership program, developed the Total Resource
program, Created the Chamber Ambassador program, conducted
quarterly Afterhours Coffees, created and maintained the new
Chamber Website, published the Chamber Newsletter and many
many other programs and projects. Under Ball's directions
the Athens Chamber Memberships have grown 40% from the time
he took the position.
Ball was born in North
Carolina, served 3 yrs. in the Army, worked on the Apollo
Space Program for 12 years and worked 20 years at Intergraph
before becoming the President of the Athens Chamber.
Many friends and
business people spoke to Ball's accomplishments while
Chamber President, and all agreed he will be sorely missed.
Mayor Marks presented Ball with a Certificate of
Appreciation on behalf of the Mayor's Office and City
Council and a Key to the City!
We at AthensPlus,
would like to reiterate everyone's sentiments of what a
wonderful job Hugh has done for our Chamber and wish him a
wonderful retirement!
Teresa Todd
AthensPlus.com
August 26th, 2011
