On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, Atlanta History Center CEO Sheffield Hale was presented with a certificate, name badge, and AVVBA challenge coin, making him one of the few Honorary Members of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association.
This Honorary Membership is in recognition of Mr. Hale’s long-time and consistent support of the AVVBA and of all Military Veterans.
Participating in the ceremony, as shown in the above photo, were AVVBA Members Tom Yearian, Ham Henson, Art Katz, Sue VerHoef, Bryan Tate, Rod Knowles, honoree Sheffield Hale, Max Torrance and Skip Bell.