Furman Athletics Hall of Fame
Ozark, Ala.
‘47 B.A. History
Served In U.S. Army Air Corps In WW2 (flew 35 B-17 combat missions)
Recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross & Air Medal With Three Oak Leaf Clusters
M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Professor of History, Department Chair of History & Political Science, Business Manager, Vice President of Finance, Stetson — 1948-70
President, Stetson – 1970-76
President, Furman — 1976-94
Construction of Paladin Stadium — 1981
Furman Claimed 48 Southern Conference Championships, 1988 NCAA I-AA Football National Championship During His Tenure As President
Named One Of America’s 100 Most Effective Presidents By Exxon Education Foundation — 1986
Led Furman’s Separation From South Carolina Baptist Convention — 1992
President, Southern Conference
Holds Honorary Degrees From Rollins, William Jewell, Stetson, and Furman
Author, Florida During The Civil War
Served On Boards Of The First Savings Bank, Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Arts Council, Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce, and South Carolina Governors’s School for the Arts and Humanities
Order of the Palmetto (State of South Carolina) — 1994
John E. Johns Hall — Erected 1997
Order of the Silver Crescent (State of South Carolina) — 2001
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award (Urban League Of Upstate S.C.) — 2001
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1994
Died Sept. 27, 2007
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