Stewart Huey
Stewart M. Huey, CAE, served as BOMA Atlanta Executive Vice President from 1970 to 2001.
Stewart was not employed directly by BOMA Atlanta. He provided management services through Association Services/Atlanta, Inc., a company he founded and owned. He, and his wife Carol Huey, served other organizations in addition to BOMA Atlanta through the company.
Stewart arrived at the BOMA-Atlanta office on June 1, 1970, after the previous executive, Luther Call, died in January. Huey’s tenure was marked with great advances for the association. At the time, the association office was located at the Healey Building. There was a loyal membership of approximately 40 companies, each represented by an individual. The association had a tradition of holding two luncheons per month, and these meetings were fun and well attended. Several landmark changes followed Huey’s entry into the position. Meetings became more technical and were designed to attract the professional managers that were being hired by corporations that were investing in real estate. These college-trained managers could not justify taking time off for strictly social events, but they would turn out well for educational programs on technical subjects. Membership began to grow. The debate about expanding the membership to include suburban members and increasing the number of vendor and service provider allied members was settled. BOMA-Atlanta also began to encourage additional representatives to attend the meetings. Women members became more active and were eager to get involved. Committee and board positions for females were followed by elected-officer positions. Increased involvement in the BOMA Southern Region and BOMA International organizations allowed for more veteran members and past presidents to represent the association at the higher levels. An emerging emphasis on BOMI designation programs followed, as did more involvement in city and State government affairs. A revised dues structure allowed much greater involvement of younger real estate professionals, and the training opportunities, as well as technical programs and the trade show, were natural outcomes of that growth.
Stewart was an active member of the Georgia Society of Association Executives (GSAE), serving as 1976-77 GSAE President. He received the 1972-73 Stephen Styron Award from GSAE, which recognizes the outstanding committee chair of the year. He was also recognized as GSAE’s 1973-74 Clifford M. Clarke Award recipient, an award bestowed “for an association executive in Georgia, to honor outstanding service and accomplishments in association management.” Stewart also received the 1974-75 GSAE President’s Award, “for outstanding service to the society.”
Stewart earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives.
Carol Huey, Stewart’s Wife, Served BOMA Atlanta, Too
Carol Huey served in an administrative staff support role for BOMA Atlanta for several years. According to an obituary in the April 7, 2015, issue of The Atlanta Constitution, Ruth Carol Raymond Huey died on April 5, 2015, at the age of 75.
The obituary says, “She was born on October 9, 1939, in Atlanta to Jack and Ruth Raymond. She grew up in Atlanta, graduated from The Westminster Schools and attended collage at Georgia State. She married Stewart Huey in 1957 and devoted her life to raising their four children in a lovely and nurturing home. She spent many years providing administrative and managerial support to their company, Association Services/Atlanta, Inc. Carol learned how to arrange flowers at Tucker Flower Shop, lending her skills to many trade shows, events, and weddings. She also loved to sew and garden. All of her many talents took a back seat to her devotion to church and family. She spent considerable time and effort into teaching Vacation Bible School and Sunday School at various Methodist churches they attended through the years. She also loved to be Grandma and cherished every moment she could spend with her grandchildren.”