 Recipients include Bernard Marcus, Marguerite Williams, Hank Aaron, Ted Turner, Vince Dooley, Sam Nunn, Tom Cousins, Andrew Young, Tom Cousins, Truett Cathy, Herman J. Russell, Arthur Blank, Billy Payne, Alana Shepherd, Paula Wallace, James Blanchard, Muhtar Kent, F. Duane Ackerman, A.D. "Pete" Correll, Ed Bastian, and W. Paul Bowers.Since 1998 the Georgia Historical Society has administered the Georgia Historical Marker Program.Since that time, nearly 250 new historical markers (black with silver lettering and the Society's seal on top) on a wide variety of topics have been installed around the state.