May 8, 2008 Hosted by
Regions will serve as Host Sponsor for the Big Brothers Big Tribute on May 8 honoring Andrew Benedict and Jo Walker Meador. Regions Financial Corporation is one of the top 10 bank holding companies in the United States. Locally, Regions is the product of several mergers, including Union Planters in 2004 and AmSouth in 2006.
The Big Brothers Big Tribute will take place Thursday, May 8 at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, contact Charles Bledsoe at 498-9014 or Stephanie Smartt Heckman at 498-9764. |
Andrew Benedict is the former Chairman and President of First American National Bank. He
began his banking career in Nashville during the Great Depression and
was a “titan” of the Nashville banking community in the 1960’s and
1970’s. While he retired from the day-to-day bank management in
1979, he remained as Senior Chairman of the Board for First American,
later serving in the same role with AmSouth Bank, and today, Regions.
A champion of many causes, Benedict played an active role in Big
Brothers for several decades and served as organization’s president
from 1955 to 1956. 
Jo Walker-Meador was Executive Director of the Country Music Association from 1962 to
1991, playing a pivotal role in the remarkable growth of the CMA and
of the country music industry during her tenure. Walker-Meador
established several ground-breaking project at CMA during her tenure,
including the Country Music Hall of Fame, the CMA Awards, and Fan
Fair. In addition to her many other leadership roles in community
endeavors, Walker-Meador was the first woman elected to the board
of Big Brothers of Nashville and the first woman to serve as the
organization’s president.