Hall of Fame 2012
Gwyned Bius- Teacher and Coach at CHS, 1971-1988
- DeKalb County School System, 31 years
- Georgia High School Association Gymnastics Official of the Year, 2010
- CHS Varsity Coach of Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics
- National USA gymnastics judge, 1991- present
- Colquitt County Sports Hall of Fame, 2007
- B.S., Education-University of Georgia; M.Ed., Education – University of Georgia
Laura Hauck Covington, Class of 1977
- Vice President, Yahoo!Inc., Intellectual Property Policy, 2011-present
- First intellectual property lawyer at Yahoo!; Global Head of Trademark, Domain Names and Copyright, 1999-2011
- University of Georgia School of Law Board of Visitors, 2010 – present
- Named as one of “The World’s Leading In-house Trademark Lawyers,” Intellectual Property Magazine, 2010
- B.A., Journalism – University of Georgia (magna cum laude), JD, University of Georgia School of Law (magna cum laude)
- Champion for people with intellectual disabilities
- Founder and executive director of Special Populations Tennis, serving over 600 athletes with special needs
- Head Tennis Coach of Team USA, 2011 Special Olympics Summer Games – Athens, Greece
- Regional Tennis Coach of Team USA, 2003 Special Olympics Summer Games – Dublin, Ireland
- Tommy Nobis Foundation Philanthropy Award, 2003
- Atlanta Falcon Quarterback Community Service Award, 2011
George Ivey, Jr., Class of 1938
- Founded Ivey Construction Company
- Built over 3,000 homes; 15 schools; 5 hospitals, 6 army bases, Lake Lanier
- Rebuilt Chamblee High School in 1941
- MARTA Board of Directors, 17 years
- American Public Transportation Association Hall of Fame, 2001
- Honored for 50 years of service, the Buckhead Rotary Club, 2011
- B.S., Civil Engineering – Georgia Tech, JD – Atlanta Law School
Ben Niles, Class of 1983
- Award-winning documentary filmmaker
- Film, Note by Note (The Making of Steinway) National premiere, PBS; top honors – Sarasota Film Festival;
- selected to the prestigious American Documentary Association
- Owner of PLOW Productions
- Graphic Designer; created album packages for Collective Soul, Jewell, Jon Brion, Phish and George Carlin
- Produced commercial videos for Ford, Gourmet Magazine, Wired Magazine, Razorfish, J. Walter Thompson and Taste of NY.
- B.A., Graphic Arts – University of Georgia
- Former Police Chief – Acworth, 2002-2012
- 25 years of Law enforcement service
- Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Agency of the Year, 2010
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving Leadership Award, 2000
- Created a positive culture of community service leading by example
- Trained with Israel State Police, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange Program
- Criminal Justice Professor at Bob Jones University, 2012 – present
- Masters Degree, Criminal Justice – University of South Carolina; Masters Degree, Ministry – Bob Jones University
- Doctor, Public Administration – Valdosta State University; FBI National Academy Graduate