The Gretsch Company President Fred Gretsch, and Gretsch Company CFO and 2014 She Rocks Awards winner Dinah Gretsch were honored as recipients of the third annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities on Oct. 7 at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
Presented by the Office of The Governor in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts and the Georgia Humanities Council, the award recognized Fred and Dinah for their significant contributions to Georgia’s civic and cultural vitality through service to the humanities or excellence in the arts.
As members of Georgia’s arts and humanities community, Fred and Dinah Gretsch were among a select group chosen from among dozens of nominations from around the state. These recipients represent a diverse group of individuals and organizations that have laid the groundwork for Georgia’s growing creative industry through innovative programs, community collaboration and long-term financial commitment.
“We are very humbled, and grateful that we are able to do this for the music industry,” said Dinah Gretsch. Her husband and business partner Fred Gretsch added, “It was a special pleasure to meet with first lady Sandra Deal. She has visited schools in every county in Georgia promoting education—and Georgia has the most counties of any state in the union. In keeping with our personal goal of ‘enriching lives through participation in music,’ we’d love to see Georgia step forward as the most musical state in the USA!”
To learn more about the award, visit the official blog of The Gretsch Company, gretsch.com.
