1918 - Kiwanis Club of Atlanta - 2015 Celebrating 97 Years of Service to Atlanta MAY 26, 2015 JAMIL ZAINALDIN, President, Georgia Humanities Council “Jamil’s Georgia” Jamil Zainaldin is president of the Georgia Hu- manities Council, a nonprofit organization working to ensure that humanities and culture remain an integral part of the lives of Georgians. The Council is a cultur- al leader in the state as well as a pioneer nationally in innovative history and humanities programs, including the New Georgia Encyclopedia. The son of an Air Force enlisted man, Jamil grew up in many communities, but attended high school in Warner Robins. He holds degrees in history from the University of Virginia and the University of Chicago. For over 30 years, Jamil has worked in the areas of history, education, and public policy, including lead- ership posts at the Federation of State Humanities Council and the American Historical Association. He has also taught the history of American law at Georgia Tech, Emory, and Georgetown Law Center. He is the co-author of Law and Jurisprudence in American History, a casebook published by West Publishing Company, now in its 8th edition. In 2014 he began to publish “ Jamil’s Georgia,” week- ly columns in the Saporta Report where members of the Georgia Humanities Council and their colleagues discuss Georgia’s history, culture, and other stories that matter. Introduction— Laura McCarty Invocation— John Berry JUNE 2, 2015 DR. CATHERINE LEWIS, Professor and Historian “Memories of the Mansion: The Story of Georgia's Governor's Mansion” Dr. Catherine M. Lewis is a professor of history, Director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Ed- ucation, and Assistant Vice President of Museums, Archives & Rare Books. She is also the president of the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries. She received her B.A. with honors in English and History at Emory University and M.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Iowa. She is the author, co-editor, or co-author of eleven books, including The Changing Face of Public History: The Chicago Historical Society and the Transformation of an American History Museum and Don’t Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower’s Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950s America. She is also the Bobby Jones curator and Special Pro- jects Coordinator at the Atlanta History Center, hav- ing curated more than 35 exhibits in her career for clients ranging from Augusta National Golf Club, Delta Air Lines, and the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta (in this very room). She has written her most recent book with Dr. Jen- nifer Dickey and First Lady Sandra Deal entitled Memories of the Mansion: The Story of the Georgia Governor's Mansion, which she will talk about today. Introduction— David Moore Invocation— Scott Sikes GEORGIA’S FIRST KIWANIS CLUB Volume 94 Number 17