DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, the DeKalb Chamber,
the DeKalb County School District Award $120,000 in Scholarships
to DeKalb High School Seniors 
Thank you to our scholarship sponsors for funding the 2013 scholarships: • Siemens Corporation
• NACo
• Agnes Scott College
• The Champion Newspaper
• Chick-fil-A Foundation
• Coca-Cola Refreshments
• Crawford Investment Counsel
• Earnest Partners LLC
• The Edgar Lomax Co.
• Emory University
• GAMCO Asset Management
• Gas South
• Georgia-Pacific Foundation
• Georgia Piedmont Technical College
• Georgia Power
• Hewlett-Packard
• Kaiser Permanente
• The Kroger Co.
• Montag and Caldwell
• Oglethorpe Power
• Piper Jaffray
• Publix Charities
• Selig Enterprises
• Silverman Construction Program Management
• SunTrust Banks, Inc.
• Wells Fargo A very special thank you to Fernbank Museum of Natural History for hosting the 2013 awards ceremony. Thank you event sponsors: • APD Solutions
• Fuqua Development
• Newell Rubbermaid
• PNC
• UPS
• Walmart 
Burrell Ellis
Your DeKalb County CEO
Scholarships Awarded to DeKalb High School Seniors
Awards Ceremony May 14
Burrell Ellis
Your DeKalb County CEO
DeKalb CEO Ellis, Chamber of Commerce, and School District Partner to
Award Scholarships to Students this Spring
DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, in partnership with the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and the DeKalb County School District, has established the DeKalb County Educational Scholarship Fund for high school students. The fund will award multiple scholarships in amounts up to $5,000 to DeKalb County School District high school seniors who have been accepted into a two- or four- year college or vocational training program in Georgia. Scholarships will be awarded to students based on their financial need and merit. Students can apply for the scholarship now through April 19, 2013. The application is available at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/www/documents/dekalb-county-education-scholarship-application-(2013).pdf CEO Ellis was inspired to create a scholarship fund after receiving an award in 2012 from the National Association of Counties (NACo) which included a $5,000 scholarship donated by the Siemens Corporation. "I saw the NACo award as an ideal opportunity to help young people fulfill their dream of achieving the education and training required to be successful in life," said CEO Ellis. "Partnering with the School District, Chamber, and generous sponsors demonstrates our collective commitment towards investing in our greatest resource—the young men and women of DeKalb County." Thousands of seniors are expected to graduate in May from DeKalb County public high schools. "We are fortunate in DeKalb County to have a community that recognizes how the strength of our students directly impacts the success of our economy. We are grateful to Mr. Ellis and the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce for extending this opportunity to our students. Thanks to their generosity, pursuing post-secondary education just became a little easier for some of our students," said Interim Superintendent Michael L. Thurmond. A selection committee formed by the DeKalb Chamber will review the applications and the CEO, School Superintendent, and Chamber will announce the awards at a May 14 ceremony for students, parents and sponsors. "The DeKalb Chamber has long been a supporter of public and private education, our technical colleges, and traditional four-year institutions. We strongly endorse the need for an educated and prepared workforce in order for DeKalb County to succeed in economic development and overall community prosperity," stated DeKalb Chamber Chairman Arnie Silverman. The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Foundation will serve as the fiscal agent thereby allowing all contributions to be tax deductible. Scholarships will be awarded each year to deserving students who apply and are selected to receive a scholarship. The money can be used to help pay for tuition, books and other school expenses.
Burrell Ellis
Your DeKalb County CEO
2013 Conversations on DeKalb's Priorities:
Join Us! Dear Neighbors, We face a continuing mix of opportunities and challenges, and including your ideas and concerns about the choices we must make is important to me. I hope you can join with your neighbors in the weeks ahead. Speak up. I listen.
Burrell Ellis
Your DeKalb County CEO
- Tuesday, Feb. 26, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in Brookhaven
at the home of Tim and Toni Morrison
7 Brookhaven Drive
Atlanta, GA 30319
- Tuesday, March. 5, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in Tucker
at the home of Tim and Susan Ryles
3646 Churchwell Court
Tucker, Ga 30084
- Thursday, March 7, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in Lithonia
at the home of Tom and Beverly Coleman
5361 Rock Springs Road
Lithonia, GA 30038
- Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in Decatur
at the home of Booker and Jessica Daniels
1848 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Decatur, Ga 30032
- Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in Stone Mountain
hosted by the Mainstreet Board of Directors
at the Mainstreet Clubhouse
5001 Mainstreet Park Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30088
- Thursday, March 21, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in Decatur
at the home of Bill and Jan Selman
144 Pinecrest Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Dear Neighbors, Elections are about choices, the choices you the voters want to make. Re-elections are about a particular type of choice: whether you the voters want to renew your mandate to govern. Four years ago, when you first elected me your DeKalb County CEO, our county – indeed the entire global economy – was falling into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. You gave me a mandate to lead our community through some very tough times. On the campaign trail in 2008, you told me that leadership matters, and upon inauguration in 2009 I set out to provide the kind of leadership you had called for. On the one hand, we made hard choices. We cut $130 million in spending. We right-sized county government. We balanced the books to put our county on the path to long-term financial stability, the kind of stability that in the long run saves you money. At the same time, we continued strategic investments to position DeKalb County, its neighborhoods, its businesses, its workforce, its infrastructure and its citizens for a new burst of prosperity once the Great Recession is behind us. And so, this year, I asked you to review this record combining hard choices to reach financial sustainability with strategic investments to grow our future horizons. I asked you to renew your mandate. I am gratified and humbled that you chose to do so – and by such a clear margin. With this renewed mandate, I will continue to lead. The policies that steered us through these difficult four years will help us reach better times in the four years ahead. Just as important, I will continue to listen. I have said many times that the way I campaign is the way I govern. You know me. You know that I will ask you to voice your priorities. We will see each other in town halls, speak on calls, and meet in your neighbors’ homes. Listening matters. Leadership matters. I will take your mandate and work every day to make your priorities DeKalb County’s priority. I conclude with the two most important words of all: THANK YOU. Sincerely,
Burrell Ellis
Your DeKalb County CEO
Dear Neighbors, Seeing so many of you at the meet-and-greets we recently held all across our community was one of the most gratifying things I have done as your DeKalb County CEO. You brought good questions and important concerns, and the discussions ranged widely. I answered candidly, and if we needed to research your issue we took your name and number and are getting back to you.
For those of you who were not able to make one of our get-togethers, I encourage you to send me your questions and comments. Go to BurrellEllis.com. Message me through the “Contact Me” page. Since taking office, I have held over 60 of these gatherings. The way I was elected is the way I have governed. That is the way I will govern in my second term as your CEO. At the heart of our ONE DeKalb philosophy is the recognition that part of the job of being a leader is to hear the voices of the community. Listening matters. Sincerely,
Burrell Ellis
Your DeKalb County CEO
VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY For more Voices on YouTube, click here | “Well educated children are the key to a brighter future. Good schools must top our priorities. I understand the School Board doesn’t answer to the CEO, but I applaud Burrell Ellis using his office anyway to draw in local universities and businesses and their talent pool to foster better education for all children.” Honey Van De Kreke, Tucker |  | “I’m a practical person. Results matter to me. I know how tough it is for anyone to make ends meet in this economy. That goes for the county, too. As a taxpayer, I appreciate the way the Ellis administration has protected us by cutting more than $130 million in spending.” Tom Coleman, Lithonia |  | “A new police precinct under way, increased police patrols in my neighborhood - I feel safer at night. Burrell said we shouldn’t have to live in fear, and he did something about it.” Diane Dallas, Candler Road “Sustainability matters to me. Under Burrell's leadership, we have a new renewable energy facility to convert landfill waste into automobile fuel. It's a bonus for the environment and a bonus for the taxpayer.” Jim Durrett, Briarcliff Woods |  | | “Neighborhoods are the backbone of our community. Burrell Ellis’ ONE DeKalb Lives is helping stabilize areas hit by foreclosures, providing down payment assistance to veterans and placing public service employees like teachers, firefighters, and police officers in these homes at discounted prices to keep our neighborhoods strong.” Alaundra Douglas-Lesane, Stone Mountain |  | “We need jobs. So many people I know have been hit hard by the recession. The ONE DeKalb Works initiative is important – we have to upgrade our aging water & sewer system, and CEO Ellis is making sure that the work engages local small businesses and trains DeKalb citizens. We’re talking 4,700 jobs by 2015. That’s major.” Judy Turner, Decatur |  | “I saw in the paper where our neighbors recently joined up for a volunteer session to clean up the right-of-way along Glenwood Road, and there was Burrell Ellis, sleeves rolled up, pitching in with the rest.” Joel Edwards, Hairston Road “People go to his meet-and-greets and ask about property in their neighborhoods not up to code. Burrell’s team takes their name and number and that week they get a follow-up call from Code Enforcement for more details.” Cynthia Johnson, Evansdale |  |
Hear from one Voice of Our Community how ONE DeKalb Lives has made a difference: click here. ONE DeKalb Lives is a proactive, innovative and comprehensive response to this problem and aims to revitalize and stabilize communities devastated by foreclosures. This umbrella program ensures all citizens have an ample opportunity to secure safe and affordable housing. To hear additional Voices of Our Community on the impact of ONE DeKalb Works, click here
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