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Foundation Gala 42


Decatur Morgan Hospital Foundation proudly presents Gala 42, Decatur’s premier black-tie evening featuring dinner, dancing, and a silent auction. This year’s event will support the purchase of the Hologic Affirm Upright Biopsy Guidance System for the Breast Health Center at DMH, as well as the Employee Scholarship Fund.

The Gala will take place on Friday, December 11, 2026, continuing the tradition of being held on the second Friday of December. The evening begins with a cocktail hour at 7 p.m., followed by dinner and an awards ceremony at 8 p.m. We are honored to recognize this year’s Caddell Grisham Award recipients, selected later this year. Throughout the night, guests will have the opportunity to bid on live and silent auction items, enjoy dancing, and celebrate in support of vital community initiatives. We appreciate your interest in sponsoring and attending this distinguished event that makes a meaningful impact on the health and future of our community.


The Caddell-Grisham Award Honorees


  • GALA I 
    John M. Chenault, MD
    Raymond A. Britain

  • GALA II 
    John A. Caddell
    Kermit Pitt, MD

  • GALA III 
    Julian Harris
    John C. Bragg, MD

  • GALA IV 
    Raymon J. Baker

  • GALA V 
    George W. Hansberry, MD

  • GALA VI 
    Decatur General Volunteers
    Billy Hunter

  • GALA VII 
    Barrett C. Shelton, Jr.
    Dale E. Trammell, MD

  • GALA VIII 
    Jerald D. Reed
    Betty Sims

  • GALA IX 
    Dalton Guthrie
    Bill Sexton

  • GALA X 
    Robert L. Smith
    Decatur General Employees

  • GALA XI 
    Katie Prichett Harris
    William A. Sims, MD

  • GALA XII 
    John S. Key
    Winnie Reed

  • GALA XIII 
    Toby Delony Sewell
    Noel Harris Shinn

  • GALA XIV 
    Paul McCain, MD
    McCoy Pitt, MD

  • GALA XV 
    Charles Baxter Howell, MD
    Lynn Curry Fowler

  • GALA XVI 
    Athelyne Celest Banks
    John Banks Sewell Jr., MD

  • GALA XVII 
    John Sewell Hamilton, MD
    Jimmy Dean Smith

  • GALA XVIII 
    Evans Dunns, Jr.
    Gerald New, MD

  • GALA XIX 
    William A. Walker, MD
    John W. Wyker, III

  • GALA XX 
    Kenneth E. Chandler, MD
    Trudy McKnight Grisham

  • GALA XXI 
    Steven Chandler, MD
    Community Free Clinic/St. John’s Church

  • GALA XXII 
    June Odom
    Robert C. Walker, MD

  • GALA XXIII 
    Lionel Z. Naylor, MD
    Ray Norris

  • GALA XXIV 
    Irwin C Craig, Jr.
    Charles Elliott, MD

  • GALA XXVI 
    P. Scott Harris, MD
    Vernon Lane

  • GALA XXVII 
    L. Randolph Buckner, MD
    James Burton Odom

  • GALA XXVIII 
    P.J.M. Reddy, MD
    Nicholas Roth

  • GALA XXIX 
    Allen James Schmidt, Jr.
    Claude Wallace Terry

  • GALA XXX 
    James Boyle, MD
    Loretta Lindahl Troup

  • GALA XXXI 
    Penny Williamson Haddock
    Hugh Comer Nabors Jr., MD

  • GALA XXXII 
    deLoain Burgess
    Rodney Harney, MD

  • GALA XXXIII 
    Ronnie Dukes
    Dyrc Sybrans, MD

  • GALA XXXIIII 
    Sage Kinney Copeland, MD
    Melissa Carrell Craig

  • GALA XXXV 
    Thomas Morris Guyton
    Scott Acklin Matthews, MD
    Harold Blake McAnally

  • GALA XXXVI 
    Hospital Heroes

  • GALA XXXVII 
    Arthur Orr
    Anita Walden

  • GALA XXXVIII 
    Blythe Orr Bowman
    Charles Richard Paler

  • GALA XXXIV 
    Roger Henry Moss, MD
    Barrett Clinton Shelton
    Michael Wade Weaver

  • GALA XXXX
    All of our past Gala Co-Chairs
  • GALA XXXXI
    William Ewell Briscoe
    Barbara Stewart Kelly
    Kelli Simms Powers