Join the Council for Quality Growth in honoring
R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. at the 2011 Four Pillar Tribute

Download the Four Pillar Tribute Brochure HERE.

If you are a sponsor and would like to submit your guest list click HERE.

The Council for Quality Growth is celebrating 22 years of honoring leaders who show an exemplary commitment to the Atlanta region and our state with its annual Four Pillar Award. This unique honor commemorates the honoree's significant contributions, both personally and professionally, to his or her community. This year we are privileged to have R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. join our list of esteemed honorees.

The Four Pillar Award and Tribute celebrates the recipient's philanthropic endeavors as well as his or her significant contributions to economic development and our quality of life. This event is unparalleled in the Atlanta region and has come to be known as the highest honor for the aforementioned contributions. The Council considers the "Four Pillars" of leadership and success to be Quality, Responsibility, Vision, and Integrity.

R. Charles Loudermilk portrait by Rossin
Portrait of R. Charles Loudermilk by artist, Rossin (www.rossinfineart.com). Click image to view larger.

R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. serves as Chairman of the Board for Atlanta-based Aaron’s,
Inc, a lease-to-own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of residential
furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories. Loudermilk and a
partner founded the company in 1955 after borrowing $500 to purchase folding chairs and
renting them for 10 cents a day to auction houses. Today, Aaron’s, Inc. is a publicly traded
company (NYSE: AAN) with revenues totaling $1.8 billion.

The Council for Quality Growth is a not-for-profit trade association that promotes economic development through fair and sound policy. The Council is committed to the belief that the economic future and quality of life in the metro Atlanta region and Georgia depends on continued balanced and responsible growth. The Council is proud to honor, annually, an individual whose work complements the Council's mission. We hope you will consider honoring R. Charles Loudermilk with sponsorship of the Four Pillar Tribute. This event will take place on October 6, 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center. We look forward to celebrating Mr. Loudermilk's achievements with you at this gala event.