In 1992, TGEF established a very select group of individuals known as the "Hall of Eagles." Some of the contributions that gained admission to this group include the development of product promotions, which was fathered by Ed Shull and Charlie Edwards; the development of a world-class golf tournament, which was spearheaded by Tommy Faulk; as well as the creation of the piggyback concept, which led to the induction of David James. The Hall of Eagles is to recognize people who through their efforts and/or ideas have raised over $100,000 for the foundation.
On June 11, 2011 TGEF inducted Mickey Blazer, K-VA-T Food Stores, into the Hall of Eagles. Mickey served for three years as the TGEF East Tennessee Golf Committee chair raising $130,000 for TGEF. The Hall of Eagles now has 31 members.
1992
Ed Shull
David James
Tommy Faulk
Charlie Edwards
1994
Tom Krieger
Tom Hembree
1995
Andy Marshall
Dean Dickey
1996
Rick James
Steve Turner
1997
John Jones
David Franklin
1998
Dr. Joe Johnson
Mike Hayes
Eddie McMillan
Scott Means
2000
Mark Thompson
2001
Emerson Breeden
2002
Cliff Marshall Jr.
2003
Jim Woods
Johnny Bevill
2004
Danny Potter
Larry Croft
2005
Steve Trout
Wayne Miller
2006
Joe Wolf
2007
Barry Maddox
2008
Wes Ball
Bucky Slagle
2009
Rick Hardesty
2011
Mickey Blazer
