Hunt won the biography award for his work, Relationship Banker: Eugene W. Stetson, Wall Street, and American Business 1916-1959, about Mercer alumnus and namesake of Mercer’s Stetson School of Business and Economics. Hunt is an associate professor of law at Mercer and holds joint appointments in the Stetson School of Business and Economics and the Walter F. George School of Law. Hunt’s work, representing 10 years of research, examines the rise of Stetson through the lens of his relationships. The key to Stetson’s banking success — as well as the key to the larger question of who received capital — was his skill at creating and sustaining personal relationships. Stetson’s best clients and associates included Coca-Cola’s Robert Woodruff, financier and railroad baron Averell Harriman, IBM’s Tom Watson Sr. and Morgan’s Thomas Lamont. It is through these relationships that both Stetson and Wall Street banking in the middle decades of the 20th Century can be understood.  More...

13 Awarded the Georgia Author of the Year Award
Almost 200 people attended the 46th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards ceremony held at Kennesaw State University Center on Saturday night, June 19, 2010. Steve Goss, the host of Morning Edition

June 20, 2010 --
Almost 200 people attended the 46th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards ceremony held at Kennesaw State University Center on Saturday night, June 19, 2010. Steve Goss, the host of Morning Edition for Public Broadcasting (WABE 90.1 in Atlanta), was the host of this year’s ceremony.

Awards in a variety of categories honoring Georgia authors were announced and presented at the annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards. The winners included a 12-year old from Alpharetta, Georgia. More...

Georgia Author of the Year Awards Banquet & Ceremony
The Banquet
June 19, 2010 at KSU Center
6:00 PM

The Georgia Author of the Year Awards and Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the KSU Center in Kennesaw, GA.

The Awards Ceremony
June 19, 2010 at KSU Center
7:30 PM

The Georgia Author of the Year Awards Ceremony will begin after the Banquet at 7:30PM in the KSU Center on Busbee Road. The Awards ceremony is free and open to the public. Thirteen authors will be awarded the top prize from thirteen genres including fiction, poetry, first novel, childrens, young adult and creative non fiction categories. The Lifetime Achievement Awards will also be announced.

The Master of Ceremonies for the 46th GAYA is Steve Goss. Steve Goss is the Morning Host for National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on Atlanta’s WABE, 90.1. Prior to his joining Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Steve had spent 27 years in commercial radio as host, music director, and program director with “Peach”and “Lite” at 94.9 FM.

Steve’s long tenure on the air and extensive community service was recognized in 2004 with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” presented by Atlanta Achievement in Radio and the March of Dimes. A graduate of Emory University, he has received several awards for broadcast journalism, including the “Ohio State Award” and United Press International’s “Best Radio Feature” prize for his “Peach of a City” series. In 1987, Steve was named an “Outstanding Georgia Citizen” by the Office of the Secretary of State. Steve Goss lives in Stone Mountain with his wife, Karen. They have two sons, Corey and Garrett.