When Georgia state Sen. Jack Hill was asked to be keynote speaker for the 2017 Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Awards, he had no idea he was to be named the second-ever Man of the Decade for the prestigious honors program. At the end of the invitation-only gala, Statesboro Herald President Joe McGlamery announced a surprise award that wasn’t included on the printed program. “That was pretty slick,” Hill said as he accepted the unexpected award.