Annual Jimmie Dyess Symposium
15th Annual Jimmie Dyess Symposium
Thursday, January 9, 2025
For more information on the Symposium, please contact the Museum at (706) 722-8454.
The program will be recorded and available on the Augusta Museum of History's YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/2iyZXhS7wzU
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The symposium was created and developed to recognize Marine Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Dyess's courage as both a citizen and a service member of the United States and to identify others who have shown similar valor or made civic contributions above and beyond the call of duty. This event supports six worthy causes. No other fundraising event in the CSRA has such a wide impact.
Presentation of Colors: North Augusta High School Junior ROTC
Pledge of Allegiance: Gavin Turrell, Eagle Scout
Performance by Russell Joel Brown accompanied by Keith Shafer
For more information on the Symposium, please contact the Museum at (706) 722-8454.
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Augusta Museum of History to insure this event will continue for years to come.
Past Symposium Honorees
2024 - Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/JBifW6tHZCM?si=pv71SVy5CaeecOuX
Medal of Honor recipient James McCloughan
Clint Bryant
Nancy Hussey
2023 - Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/2iyZXhS7wzU
Medal of Honor recipient Gary M. Rose
Edward M. Gillespie
Pat Knox Hudson
2022 - Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/hDHY8DoTSEE
Medal of Honor recipient Robert (Bob) Kerrey
Christine Miller Betts,
Patricia and Charles Moye
2021 - Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/Jep5ZID_2OY
Medal of Honor recipient Gary M. Rose
Terry Elam
Doug Hastings
2020
Medal of Honor Recipient James E. Livingston
Gloria W. Norwood
Frederick P. Gehle
2019
Medal of Honor Recipient Melvin Morris
William S. "Billy" Morris III
Jane Howington
2018
Medal of Honor Recipient Colonel Roger H.C. Donlon
Coach Vincent J. Dooley
Barbara Dooley
2017
Medal of Honor Recipient Harold Arthur "Hal" Fritz
Beverly Barnhart
Theodore R. Britton, Jr.
2016
Medal of Honor Recipient Sammy L. Davis
Judy Woodruff
Julius S. Scott, Jr.
2015
Medal of Honor Recipient Barney Barnum
Susan E. Eisenhower
Brian and Neita Mulherin
2014
Medal of Honor Recipient Al Rascon
Ann Boardman
Dick Daniel
2013
Medal of Honor Recipient Tom Kelley
Governor Carl Sanders
Lou Brissie
2012
Medal of Honor Recipient Bruce Crandall
Congressman Doug Barnard
2011
Medal of Honor Recipient Jack Jacobs
MISSION OF THE JIMMIE DYESS SYMPOSIUM
I. To preserve and enhance the legacy of Marine Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Dyess, the only person to have received America's two highest awards for heroism, the Medal of Honor and the Carnegie Medal.
II. To salute outstanding Americans who, over a lifetime, have made major contributions to their nation, their community and their fellow citizens. The 2022 Dyess Symposium will be honoring the following individuals: Charles and Patricia Moye, Christine Miller-Betts, and Medal of Honor recipient Joseph Robert Kerrey.
III. To support the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation by drawing widespread attention to its mission of perpetuating the Medal of Honor's legacy through outreach and collaborate efforts.
IV. To highlight the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission and to give visibility to those who have received America's highest award for civilian heroism, the Carnegie Medal.
V. To welcome people from all over America who visit Augusta to attend this symposium and to meet and visit with the honorees.
VI. To lend public and financial support for the Augusta Museum of History. In this award-winning museum is a permanent exhibit which honors Jimmie Dyess. The large crystal exhibit of the Dyess Symposium is on permanent display at the museum. It features the three awards that Dyess received: the Medal of Honor, the Carnegie Medal and the Eagle Scout Award.
