Promoting Irish Culture.

More than just a parade, the Irish American Heritage Society strengthens our Irish culture and heritage through numerous programs that celebrate, emphasize, and encourage cultural contributions to the Greater Augusta area.

Celebrate your Irish Heritage at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Parade

2026 Dignitaries

  • Mr. Worth Andrews

    Mr. Worth Andrews

    GRAND MARSHAL

    The Irish American Heritage Society is proud to name Mr. Worth Andrews as the 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal.

    A lifelong Augustan, Worth’s roots in the Society run deep. His family were charter members when the IAHS was founded in 1978, and he has been actively involved ever since. For Worth, there has never been a season of life without the Society woven into it.
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  • Mrs. Karen Mulherin Brooks

    Mrs. Karen Mulherin Brooks

    IRISH LADY OF THE YEAR

    The Irish American Heritage Society is honored to recognize Mrs. Karen Mulherin Brooks as the 2026 Irish Lady of the Year.

    Born and raised in Augusta, Karen’s connection to the Society is both lifelong and deeply personal. She attended Augusta College, where she was a cheerleader and fondly remembers her father working basketball games in the old gym. After spending time in Savannah and
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  • The James & Ashlyn Hutto Family

    The James & Ashlyn Hutto Family

    IRISH FAMILY OF THE YEAR

    The Irish American Heritage Society is proud to recognize The James and Ashlyn Hutto Family as the 2026 Irish Family of the Year.

    For the Hutto family, involvement in the Society has never been occasional - it has been a way of life. Their roots in the IAHS span multiple generations, with three members of their immediate family having served as either President of the Society or as Grand Marshal. Service, leadership, and
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It Takes a Village.

Membership is vital to the success of our society. Consider joining today.

Membership

Meet the Officers

  • Man wearing a formal suit with a green bow tie and sash, featuring Irish-themed pins and colors.

    Jason Scherer

    President

  • Man in formal attire with Irish-American sash and bow tie

    Patrick Regan

    Vice President

  • Joe Bowles

    Treasurer

  • Stephen Hickey

    Secretary

  • 2024-2025 - Sean Mooney
    2023-2024 - Walter Hutto
    2022-2023 - Carrie Brady Hardy
    2021-2022 - Charles Walker
    2020-2021 - Pat Kelly
    2019-2020 - Paul Dorr, III
    2018-2019 - John Mulherin
    2017-2018 - Daniel Eubanks
    2016-2017 - Ralph Bowles
    2015-2016 - Russ Gambill
    2014-2015 - Marcia Kennedy
    2013-2014 - Noel Schweers
    2012-2013 - Terry Douglas
    2011-2012 - John Pilcher
    2010-2011 - Dennis Welch
    2009-2010 - Katherine Price
    2008-2009 - Dennis Kelly
    2007-2008 - Dan Eicher
    2006-2007 - Brian Leonard
    2005-2006 - Joel Surles
    2004-2005 - Mike Tierney
    2003-2004 - Sean Burke
    2002-2003 - James Hutto
    2001-2002 - Tim Regan
    2000-2001 - Kevin A. Kelly
    1999-2000 - William “Bill” Berry
    1998-1999 - David F. Dross
    1997-1998 - Michael J. Regan
    1996-1997 - Eugene F. McManus
    1995-1996 - Patrick J. Douglas
    1994-1995 - Raymond B. Brady
    1993-1994 - James E. Thrash
    1992-1993 - Philip M. Kelly
    1991-1992 - P. Ferris Dorr
    1990-1991 - John R. Scherer, Jr.
    1989-1990 - Otis C. Benton
    1988-1989 - Thomas C. Poteet
    1987-1988 - Philip S. Ward
    1986-1987 - John P. Regan
    1985-1986 - David C. Tribby
    1984-1985 - John H. Douglas
    1983-1984 - R. Floyd Gambill, Jr.
    1982-1983 - C.W. “Buck” Tinley
    1981-1982 - Brian J. Mulherin
    1980-1981 - Jack Markwalter
    1979-1980 - Bernard J. Mulherin
    1978-1979 - W. Philip Kelly
    1977-1978 - John H. Douglas

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