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Howard 'Bo'
Callaway
Ida Cason Callaway Foundation
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Howard H. "Bo" Callaway currently serves
as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the Ida Cason
Callaway Foundation. He also served as Chairman, President and/or
CEO from 1953 until 1964, 1966 until 1970 and again from September
1993 until November 2003. He has been a member of the Board since
1958.
From 1949 until 1952 Callaway served as a lieutenant
in the United States Army. During his military career he was a platoon
leader in Korea and an instructor in tactics at Fort Benning, Georgia.
He was the recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, three Campaign
Ribbons and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
In 1964, following 11 years as Callaway Gardens
President and CEO, the 3rd Congressional District of Georgia elected
Callaway to the United States Congress. After his term, he returned
to Callaway Gardens from 1966 to 1970. Since 1970, he has served
as the Chairman/President of Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado.
From 1970 to 1973, Callaway also served three years as President/Chairman
and CEO of Interfinancial, Inc. in Atlanta.
An appointment to Secretary of the Army in April
1973 led to his being awarded the Medal of Distinguished Public
Service by the Department of Defense in 1975. In 1976, Callaway’s
political talent and experience were called into action as he managed
Gerald Ford’s presidential campaign. Callaway has been politically
active throughout his career. In 1966, he was the Republican nominee
for Governor of Georgia. In 1980, he was a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the United States Senate from Colorado and from 1981
until 1987 he was Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party.
Callaway has been an active member of several Boards
of Directors including Trust Company of Georgia, Georgia Power Company,
The Southern Company, SCI Systems, Inc., United Bank of Denver,
World Business Council, Chief Executive’s Organization and
the CML Group. He also served as the International President of
the Young Presidents’ Organization. He was Vice President
of the State of Georgia Chamber of Commerce from 1961 until 1964.
In July 2001 Callaway was appointed to the Board of the Georgia
Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism. He is currently serving
as Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Callaway has been a member of numerous organizations
including the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia,
National 4-H Service Committee, Republican National Committee and
Phi Kappa Phi.
Callaway attended The Georgia Institute of Technology
in 1944 and 1945, and graduated from the United States Military
Academy at West Point in 1949.
He and his wife, Beth, have five children and sixteen
grandchildren.
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