Manufacturing

Meet laureates in the field of Manufacturing.

A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A. Foster McKissick (1869 – 1938) Anthony Foster McKissick was a major figure in the Southern textile industry and was also a college professor, scientist, state legislator, philanthropist, and...

Arthur M. Williams, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Arthur M. Williams, Jr. (1914–1990) Arthur M. Williams, Jr., was one of South Carolina's most influential businessmen during the state's profound economic changes in the 1960s and 1970s. A prudent...

Ben R. Morris | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Interview with Ben Rankin Morris whose career was in textiles and newspaper publishing. Ben R. Morris (1922–2005) Ben Morris had spent 22 years working in textiles and textile machinery when he left...

Ben R. Morris | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A profile of Ben Rankin Morris. Ben R. Morris (1922–2005) Ben Morris had spent 22 years working in textiles and textile machinery when he left Atlanta for Columbia in 1970 to enter the newspaper...

Charles W. Coker | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Charles W. Coker (Born May 10, 1933) Charlie Coker has spent nearly 30 years guiding the fortunes of Sonoco Products Company of Hartsville, and his tenure as chief executive officer is best...

David S. Lewis | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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David Sloan Lewis (1917 - 2003) As a boy growing up in Charleston, David Lewis was fascinated by aviation. He read everything he could find about the World War I fighter planes and their romantic...

E. Craig Wall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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E. Craig Wall, Jr. (1937–1997) Craig Wall, Jr., was respected as one of the most successful business leaders in South Carolina. His Canal Industries and affiliates represent a major presence in the...

Elliott White Springs | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A profile of Elliott White Springs. Elliott White Springs (1896–1959) Elliott White Springs was a man of so many talents that it would be difficult to choose any one of his accomplishments as his most...

Ellison S. McKissick, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Ellison S. McKissick, Jr. (1928 – 1998) Ellison S. McKissick, Jr., was only 27 years old when he became president of Alice Manufacturing Company of Easley. For nearly 50 years, his enlightened...

Franklin G. Burroughs | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Franklin G. Burroughs (1834–1897) During the second half of the 19th century, Franklin G. Burroughs was one of Horry County's most successful business leaders, and even before the railroad ran past...

Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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(1930 – 1982) In April 1994, Owen Steel Company, Inc., of Columbia sold the largest contract in the company's history — 23,500 tons of structural steel for the Atlantic City Convention Center project...

Frederick B. Dent | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A profile of Frederick Baily Dent. Frederick B. Dent (Born August 17, 1922) In the fall of 1973, a reporter for Nation's Business wrote of Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent: "Despite a soft...

Frederick B. Dent | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Frederick B. Dent (1922 - ) In the fall of 1973, a reporter for Nation's Business wrote of Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent: "Despite a soft Southern accent and an affable demeanor which fits...

George William Rogers | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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George William "Bill" Rogers (Born February 8, 1925) Bonitz, Inc., and Consolidated Systems, Inc., are hardly household names in Columbia, where they were established in the 1950s, but both are well...

Guy F. Lipscomb, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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An interview with Guy Fleming Lipscomb, Jr. He discusses the characteristics needed for leadership including trustworthiness, continuous study and education, learning to work with other people...

Guy F. Lipscomb, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A profile of Guy Fleming Lipscomb, Jr. Guy Fleming Lipscomb, Jr. (1917-2009) Business owner, chemist, civic leader, philanthropist, artist, author, teacher, star collegiate athlete, club golf champion...

H. William Close | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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H. William Close (1919–1983) Under the leadership of H. William Close, Springs Industries, Inc., became one of the most successful textile manufacturing companies in the world. A degree in business...

H. William Close, Son: Elliott Close | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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An interview with Elliott Close, son of Hugh William Close. H. William Close (1919–1983) Under the leadership of H. William Close, Springs Industries, Inc., became one of the most successful textile...

Herman W. Lay | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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1909 - 1982 Herman Lay's first business enterprise was selling Pepsi-Colas from a makeshift stand in his family's front yard in Greenville. He was 11 years old. He was successful, charging a nickel a...

James A. Chapman, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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James A. Chapman, Jr. (1921–1983) James Alfred Chapman, Jr., was born September 30, 1921, in Inman, one of five sons of James A. and Martha Marshall Chapman. The boys were provided a Christian home...

James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership

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James C. "Jim" Self (1919–1998) James C. Self and his son, Jim, were the first father-son laureates of the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame. Jim Self's father took over a run-down, 10-year-old...

James C. "Jim" Self, Son: Mat Self | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Host Jim Welch interviews Mat Self, the son of Jim Self and the grandson of James. C. Self. James C. "Jim" Self (1919–1998) James C. Self and his son, Jim, were the first father-son laureates of the...

James C. Self, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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James C. Self, Sr. (1876–1955) James C. Self, Sr. took a rundown cotton mill and turned it into what has been called "The Greenwood Story," and his is one of the most notable success stories in South...

James Lide Coker & Great-Grandson, Charles W. Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profiles

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James Lide Coker (1837–1918) Farmer, father, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, industrialist—those are only a few of the titles describing James Lide Coker, who for nearly 60 years...