Our company’s most prestigious honor, the George W. Jenkins Award, is named after our founder. It’s presented to 1 retail leader from each of our 5 divisions and 1 support leader.
Recipients of the award exemplify leadership, perpetuate the Publix culture and demonstrate their commitment to our founder’s vision.
Here are our 2025 George W. Jenkins Award recipients.
Atlanta Division
Store Manager Stephanie Bennett
#1867, Atlanta
Charlotte Division
Store Manager Christy Pfuntner
#1081, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Jacksonville Division
#1243, Ponte Vedra, Fla.
Lakeland Division
(previously store manager at #640, St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Miami Division
#658, Miami
Support
Director of Transportation and Maintenance James Sadler
