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MAYOR VINCE EVANS IS A RECIPIENT OF THE JAMES A. “BUD” CODY COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD
CONYERS, GA—At the October 22nd City Council Meeting for the City of Conyers, Mayor Vince Evans was recognized as one of the 2025 James A. (Bud) Cody Community Impact Award winners. Derek Marchman had the honor of highlighting the lifelong work of Mayor Evans and subsequently presenting the award to him and his wife, Cyndi. Mayor Evans was gracious in his remarks, humbled to be among the previous winners who are giants in the community.
Evans was born and raised in Covington before earning a Pharmacy Degree from the University of Georgia in 1976. However, he has been a resident of Conyers since 1979, before acquiring the Walker-Warren Drug Store in 1994 and operating it as the Evans Drug Co. With his drugstore and additional commercial properties, Evans became a staple in Olde Town Conyers. After selling the drug store in 2013, he continued to serve customers part-time in a professional fashion.
Derek Marchman (left) with Mayor Vince Evans (right) receiving award.
Evans also invested in Conyers with his time and experience for the past 46 years volunteering with the: Rockdale Jaycees; Conyers Rockdale Chamber of Commerce; Downtown Merchants Association; 17 years on the Boys and Girls Club Board (2 years as President); Rockdale Water Authority; and, still serving as the last original Board Member for the C. E. Steele Community Center (35 years). The community recognized his dedication with the 2024 A.R. “Gus” Barksdale Lifetime Achievement Award.
He also has served on the Conyers Downtown Development Authority; Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council; Conyers Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors; Rockdale Medical Board of Trustees; Rotary Club of Conyers; Conyers First United Methodist Church, 18 years on the Conyers City Council, with the last eight as Mayor Pro-Tem and eight years as Mayor.
For more information on each winner can be found at The Cody Award for CIA – Marchman Consulting along with the previous recipients.
Mayor Vince Evans James A. “Bud” Cody
Marchman Consulting aids communities to make an impact by assisting with program data analysis, grant development, implementation, and evaluation for sustainability efforts. An example is the award-winning alcohol risk management (ARM) initiative incorporating development of environmental scans, ordinances, certification courses such as RASS for servers/owners, and training for code enforcement.
