The Leadership Awards recognize individuals who have distinguished careers and a history
of service to the Moore School, the University of South Carolina and the community.
The Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Young Alumni awards are presented to alumni of the Moore School with outstanding achievements
in business, academia, government or not-for-profit organizations. The Distinguished
Young Alumni award recipients must be 40 years of age or younger in the year the award
is presented.
The Distinguished Service award is presented to an individual who has rendered extraordinary service to the Moore
School.
TheDistinguished Corporate Partneraward is presented to a corporate partner that has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment
to the success of the school’s students, faculty and programs.
Nominations for these awards are accepted annually on a rolling basis. To nominate
someone for a Distinguished Award, pleasecomplete this form.
SAVE THE DATE
39th Annual Leadership Awards
Thursday, April 3, 2025 Charlotte, NC
2024 Winners
Eleanor Beardsley, ’91 MIBS
Eleanor Beardsley is the Paris correspondent for National Public Radio where she covers
all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. She is
also a core part of NPR’s breaking news team in Europe and beyond, recently covering
the conflict in Israel, the earthquake in Morocco and the war in Ukraine. She was
on the ground in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on February 24, 2022, when
the Russian invasion began.
In 2011, Beardsley covered the first Arab Spring revolution in Tunisia, where she witnessed the overthrow of the autocratic President Zine el-Abidine Ben
Ali. Since then, she has regularly returned to the North African country to follow
its progress.
Beardsley has been a part of NPR’s coverage of the events that have shaped the European
continent over the last decade. From terrorist attacks to the migrant crisis, where
she followed the arrival of Syrian refugees to Hungary, Austria, Germany, Sweden and
France.
She has covered four French presidential elections, including the surprising win by
outsider Emmanuel Macron in 2017, and the implosion of the country’s two traditional
mainstream parties. Less than two years later, Macron's presidency would be severely
tested by France's Yellow vest movement, which Beardsley followed closely.
In sports, she closely covered the Women's World Cup soccer competition held in France
in June 2019 (and won by Team USA!) and regularly follows the Tour de France cycling
race.
After two decades, listeners have come to rely on Beardsley’s insightful reporting
on France and beyond. She has even been a question on Jeopardy!
Prior to moving to Paris in 2004 to begin her career as a radio journalist, Beardsley
worked for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and as a television news producer
for French broadcaster TF1 in Washington, D.C. She also worked in the U.S. Congress,
notably as a staff assistant to South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond.
Beardsley says reporting from France is the fulfillment of a lifelong passion for
the French language and culture. At age 10 she began learning French by reading the
“Asterix the Gaul” comic book series in French with her father. (The answer to the
Jeopardy! question)
While she came to the field of radio journalism relatively late in her career, Beardsley
says her varied background, studies and travels prepared her well for the job.
“I love reporting on the French because there are so many stereotypes about them in
America," she says. "Sometimes it's fun to dispel the false notions and show a different
side of the Gallic character. And sometimes the old stereotypes hold up. But whether
Americans love or hate France and the French, they're always interested!"
A native of South Carolina, Beardsley has a Bachelor of Arts in European History and
French and an Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities from Furman University in Greenville,
South Carolina, and a Master's Degree in International Business from the University
of South Carolina.
Beardsley is interested in politics, travel and observing people and foreign cultures.
Sheimaliz Glover, ’14 international business and marketing
Sheimaliz Glover is the Labor, Education, and Social Policy Advisor at the U.S. Mission
to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Glover is an economic-coned Foreign Service officer at the U.S. Department of State
with a passion for public service. Glover currently serves as the Labor, Education,
and Social Policy Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD), a 38-member multilateral organization, where she represents
the United States in coordinating economic and social policy on various committees.
She previously served as the political-military officer at the U.S. Embassy Muscat,
Oman, where she managed the defense cooperation and security assistance initiatives.
She has served overseas assignments in Mexico and the Netherlands. In Washington,
D.C., Glover worked in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs’ Office of Intellectual
Property and Enforcement on technology transfer and entrepreneurship. She has been
awarded several U.S. Department of State Meritorious Honor awards for her leadership
and service and the 2014 Graduate Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship. Prior to joining
the State Department, Glover worked as a market research analyst in a biotechnology
start up and in economic development at the City of Columbia Mayor’s Office in Columbia,
South Carolina, and U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency.
Along with her Moore School degrees, Glover is a graduate of the Chinese University
of Hong Kong with a bachelor’s in international business, marketing and Chinese studies.
She holds a master’s degree in international economics and international law and organizations
from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and was awarded the
William C. Foster Award for public service. She speaks Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Spanish
and French.
Raised in a military family, Glover spent most of her childhood overseas and the east
coast but calls South Carolina home. She is married to Jeefer Gosh.
Lloyd Emerson Johnson, ’80 accounting and finance, ’81 MACC
Lloyd Emerson Johnson, MBA, MACC, CPA, is an independent director and experienced
corporate executive with more than 40 years of progressive senior leadership experience,
mostly in leading-edge Fortune 500 companies. Johnson retired from Accenture Corporation
in 2015. At the time of his retirement, he was Managing Director of Global Finance
and Audit. His career includes senior finance leadership positions with Delphi Automotive
Corporation, Emerson Corporation and Sara Lee Corporation. Johnson has extensive experience
in strategy, governance, finance, mergers and acquisitions, information technology,
cybersecurity and enterprise risk management.
Johnson currently serves as national board chair of AARP. He also serves as a public
company board member of Apogee Enterprises and Beazer Homes, where he chairs their
audit committees, and as a board member of Haemonetics Corp. and VSE Corp.
Active in local community service, Johnson has served on the United Way of the Carolinas
Board of Directors, NACD Carolinas and as a board member of the United Way Legacy
Foundation. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Blumenthal
Performing Arts Center and is the immediate past board chair of AARP Foundation.
As a first-generation college graduate and military veteran, Johnson has a deep understanding
of the transformative impact of education on families, communities, the state and
nation and is a passionate and avid supporter of Moore School programs, students and
faculty. Johnson has sponsored scholarships and mentored students and alums at the
Darla Moore Business School and serves on the USC Business Partnership Foundation
Board of Advisors, where he chairs the audit committee. He is also a member of the
Moore School’s Center for Executive Succession CEO Directors Council.
Johnson was recognized by Boards and Directors Magazine as one of 25 Directors to Watch in December 2020. He was also twice recognized by
Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.
In addition to his Moore School degrees, Johnson holds an MBA from the Duke University
Fuqua School of Business. He is a CPA, NACD Board Governance Fellow and holds the
NACD Directorship Certification.
Boeing
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services
commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than
150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global
supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact.
Boeing’s diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability
and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and
integrity.
Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. The company continues
to expand its product line and services to meet emerging customer needs. Its broad
range of capabilities includes creating new, more efficient members of its commercial
airplane family; designing, building and integrating military platforms and defense
systems; creating advanced technology solutions; and arranging innovative financing
and service options for customers.
With corporate offices near Washington, D.C., Boeing employs more than 170,000 people
across the United States and in more than 65 countries. This represents one of the
most diverse, talented and innovative workforces anywhere. Our enterprise also leverages
the talents of hundreds of thousands more skilled people working for Boeing suppliers
worldwide.
Boeing is organized into three business units: Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space
& Security; and Global Services.
In addition, functional organizations working across the company focus on engineering
and program management; technology and development-program execution; advanced design
and manufacturing systems; safety, finance, quality and productivity improvement and
information technology.
Kendall Roth, ’86 Ph.D.
Kendall Roth is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and currently the Executive Director
of the USC Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). He also
serves on the board of directors for the Folks Center for International Business.
He received his Ph.D. in international business from the University of South Carolina
in 1986 and then joined the faculty of Darla Moore School of Business. He has served
the Moore School in a variety of capacities, including: Senior Associate Dean, International
Programs and Partnership; Chair, Sonoco International Business Department and Ph.D.
Director of the International Business major.
Dr. Roth’s research has been published in numerous academic journals, including the
Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International
Business Studies and Strategic Management Journal. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and Global Strategy Journal. He has been involved in the Academy of Management, serving in roles such as a member
of the Research Committee, chairing the AMJ Best Paper Committee and various other
activities such as mid-career and junior faculty consortiums. He is a recipient of
the Academy’s International Management Division Amorepacific Outstanding Educator
Award. He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and has been recognized
with the Gold Medal Award for being one of the most published authors in the journal.
He has served in the Academy in various roles such as the chair of the Richard Farmer
Dissertation Award Committee, the AIB Fellows Educator of the Year committee and as
a member of the AIB Best Paper Award Committee.
Past Distinguished Award Recipients
Titles at time of award, *Deceased
2023 Distinguished Alumni
Barbara Whye (’89 USC electrical engineering, ’95 MBA) | Vice President of Inclusion
& Diversity, Apple
2023 Distinguished Young Alumni
Ann-Stanton C. Gore (’07 finance and marketing) | Executive Vice President and Chief
Marketing Officer, Primis
2023 Distinguished Young Alumni
Drew D. Stevens (’10 finance and insurance and risk management) | Certified Financial
Planner, G3 Wealth Advisors
2023 Distinguished Corporate Partner
UPS
2022 Distinguished Alumni
Thomas D. Barnes (’90 business economics, management science) | CEO, 319 Capital
Partners
2022 Distinguished Young Alumni
Cheslie Kryst* (’13 marketing and management) | Miss USA (2019), Correspondent, Extra
2022 Distinguished Service
J. Scott Blackmon, Jr. (’73 management) | Retired Banking Executive
2022 Distinguished Corporate Partner
Sonoco | Hartsville, S.C.
2019 Centennial Distinguished Service Award
Darla Moore ('75 B.S.) | Chairman, Darla Moore Foundation
2018 Distinguished Alumni
Barry L. Saunders ('81 B.S., '89 MBA) | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer,
Sonoco Products Company
Terrance Williams ('90 B.S.) | Chief Marketing Officer and President of Emerging Businesses,
Nationwide
2018 Distinguished Young Alumni
Ryan Succop ('09 B.S.) | Placekicker, Tennessee Titans
James Wolf ('05 B.S.) | Vice President & Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth
Management
2017 Distinguished Alumni
John P. Harloe ('74 B.A., '75 MBA) | Managing Director, Small Cap Value Portfolio
Manager, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC
Wiliam O. Buyck ('58 B.S.) | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bank of Clarendon
2017 Distinguished Young Alumni
Mauricus "Moe" Brown ('10 B.S.) | Managing Director, Hill Impact
W. Ford Graham ('06 IMBA/J.D.) | Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP
2017 Distinguished Service
Susie H. VanHuss | Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Darla Moore School of Business
2016 Distinguished Alumni
James McCauley "Mac" Bennett ('80 B.S.) | President and CEO, United Way of the Midlands
2016 Distinguished Young Alumni
William E. "Trey" Ackerman III ('97 B.S., '98 MTax) | Market Managing Partner, Dixon
Hughes Goodman, LLP
Kim Buckner Land ('98 B.A., '02 MBA) | Instructor of Marketing, Johnson College of
Business and Economics, University of South Upstate
2016 Distinguished Service
Joel A. Smith III | Dean Emeritus, Darla Moore School of Business
2015 Distinguished Alumni
David J. Comeau ('85 MIBS) | President, Asia Pacific Biscuits, Mondelez International
2015 Distinguished Young Alumni
Keshiv A. Desai ('02 MBA) | Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Sidney L. Giddings IV ('06 MBA) | Vice President, Operations, Wyndham Vacation Ownership
2015 Distinguished Service
William R. "Randy" Folks, Jr. | Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Darla Moore School
of Business
2014 Distinguished Alumni
Mark E. Khalil ('78 B.S.) | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary,
Sony Corporation of America
2014 Distinguished Young Alumni
Matthew P. D. Johnson ('98 B.S., '99 MACC) | Principal, KPMG
Jerrell M. Moore ('04 MHR, J.D.) | Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Burger
King Corporation
2013 Distinguished Alumni
Brian W. MacLean ('82 M.S.) | President and COO, Travelers
2013 Distinguished Young Alumni
Kyle W. Blackmon ('00 B.S.) | Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Brown Harris
Stevens
Michael J. Boyd ('98 MIBS) | Director of Global Treasury Operations, Apple, Inc.
2013 Distinguished Service
Marc A. Chini | Vice President, Human Resources, GE
2012 Distinguished Alumni
James D. Samples, Jr. ('87 MIBS) | President of International, Scripps Networks Interactive
2012 Distinguished Young Alumni
Thack Brown ('96 MIBS) | Senior Vice President and CFO, SAP Latin America & Caribbean
Raphael S. Miolane ('01 MBA) | CFO, France and Spain, YUM! Restaurants International
2012 Distinguished Service
Pamela P. Lackey | President, AT&T South Carolina
2011 Distinguished Alumni
David A. Loeser ('77 B.S.) | Executive Vice President Human Resources and Communication,
Hostess Brands, Inc.
2011 Distinguished Young Alumni
John M. Dillard, Jr. ('99 MIBS) | President and Co-Founder, Big Sky Associates, Inc.
Craig L. Nix ('93 B.S.) | Executive Vice President and CFO, First Citizens Bank
2011 Distinguished Service
John W. Bachmann* | Senior Partner, Edward Jones
2010 Distinguished Alumni
Nicole M. Ringenberg ('85 MIBS) | Vice President and Controller, Monsanto Company
Emory W. "Wayne" Rushton ('65 B.S.) | Managing Director, Promontory Financial Group,
LLC; Retired Chief National Bank Examiner and Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency,
U.S. Treasury Department
L. Kent Satterfield ('77 B.S., '78 MACC) | COO, Dixon Hughes LLP
Robert H. "Hal" Turner, Jr. ('72 B.S., '73 MBA) | CEO, Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
2010 Distinguished Young Alumni
Tito C. Echiburu ('00 MIBS) | Director of Managerial Reporting, Performance Coatings
Division; Finance Director, Architectural Coatings, International Division, PPG Industries,
Inc.
Ioana M. Tudor ('97 IMBA) | Vice President of Business Development, NAFTA Corn and
Soybeans, Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
2010 Distinguished Service
Michael R. Brenan | President, BB&T of South Carolina
2009 Distinguished Alumni
Klaus K. Kuehn ('89 MIBS) | CFO and Board of Management, Bayer AG
F. Andrews Lowrey ('90 MBA) | President and CEO, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
José Salibi Neto ('82 B.S., '86 MIBS) | Chief Knowledge Officer, HSM Group
Drew Atkinson Putt ('85 B.S.) | Georgia Market President and U.S. Specialty Head,
RBC Bank
2009 Distinguished Young Alumni
Eden Isbell ('92 MHR) | Senior Director, Human Resources, Genzyme Corporation
2009 Distinguished Service
S. Travis Pritchett | Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Darla Moore School of Business;
Commissioner, SC Retirement Systems Investment Commission
2008 Distinguished Alumni
William M. Ginn ('69 B.A., '72 MBA) | Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
David B. Holl ('84 MBA) | President and CEO, Mary Kay Inc.
Gary M. Parsons ('77 MBA) | Chairman, XM Satellite Radio
2008 Distinguished Young Alumni
K. Susan Billiot ('93 B.S., '94 MHR) | Vice President, Human Resources, SYSCO Corporation
R. Jason Caskey ('90 B.S.) | Shareholder, Elliott Davis, LLC
2008 Distinguished Service
R. Buck Mickel* | Retired Chairman, Daniel International Corporation; Retired Vice
Chairman, Fluor Corporation
2007 Distinguished Alumni
William R. Horton ('73 B.S.) | President and COO, Government Programs Division, BlueCross
BlueShield of South Carolina
D. Roger Nanney ('80 B.S., '82 MACC) | Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner,
Mid-Atlantic, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
2007 Distinguished Young Alumni
Kellie Cooper Johnson ('91 MBA) | Senior Product Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
J. Chad Odom ('92 B.S.) | CEO, Innovative Container; CEO, Palmetto Restorations; CEO,
Pickwick Pharmacy
2007 Distinguished Service
M. Edward Sellers | Chairman and CEO, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
2006 Distinguished Alumni
Catherine S. Brune ('74 B.S.) | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer,
Allstate Insurance Company
Harry S. Dent, Jr. ('75 B.S.) | President and Founder, H.S. Dent Foundation
Charles E. Zeigler, Jr. ('71 B.S.) | President and CEO, Cook and Boardman, Inc.
2006 Distinguished Young Alumni
Mark E. Fryer ('89 B.S., '90 MACC) | President and CFO, Davis-Garvin Agency, Inc.
Ilian Ljubomirov Mihov ('92 B.S.) | Associate Professor of Economics, INSEAD, France
and Singapore
2006 Distinguished Service
Gayle O. Averyt | Chairman Emeritus, Colonial Supplemental Insurance
2005 Distinguished Alumni
Jose Joaquin Mora Hernandez ('83 MIBS) | International Vice President, Latin America
and Puerto Rico, Johnson & Johnson
Olin S. Pugh ('48 B.S.)* | Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Darla Moore School of
Business
2005 Distinguished Young Alumni
J. Michelle Childs ('91 MHR, J.D.) | Commissioner, South Carolina Workers' Compensation
Commission
Luis Frederico Deza ('88 B.S., '90 MIBS) | COO, Nextel de Peru
2005 Distinguished Service
William B. Timmerman | Chairman, President and CEO, SCANA Corporation
2004 Distinguished Alumni
James H. Hodges ('79 B.S., '82 J.D.) | Former Governor, State of South Carolina; CEO,
Hodges Consulting Group; Partner, Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman
John C. Troutman, Sr. ('63 B.S.) | Chairman, President and CEO, Regions Bank of South
Carolina and Central Georgia
Sam D. Wyche ('69 MBA) | Coach and Television Sports Analyst, National Football League
2004 Distinguished Young Alumni
Robert R. Hill, Jr. ('95 MBA) | President and COO, South Carolina Bank & Trust
Jodie Watt McLean ('90 B.S.) | President and Chief Investment Officer, Edens & Avant
2004 Distinguished Service
Ralph Gillespie | Retired President, Industrial Division, Milliken & Company
2003 Distinguished Alumni
Charles H. DuBose, Jr. ('70 B.S.) | President and CEO, DuBose Strapping, Inc.
Jill Griffin ('77 B.S., '79 MBA) | Founder and President, Griffin Group
Lawrence W. "Larry" Kellner ('81 B.S.) | President, Continental Airlines, Inc.
2003 Distinguished Young Alumni
Whitney Maureen McDonough MacEachern ('95 MIBS) | Vice President, Citigroup Latin
America Corporate Affairs, Citigroup
Lawrence I. Scott ('86 B.S., '90 MBA) | Senior Vice President, Finance Group, Bank
of America Corporation
2003 Distinguished Service
Stephen W. Trewhella ('48 B.S.)* | Retired Chairman of the Board, Glassmaster Company
2002 Distinguished Alumni
George A. Brizzolara, Jr. ('58 B.S.)* | Retired President, Old Dominion Brush Company
Nancy L. Grden ('82 M.S.) | Senior Vice President, Planning and Development, AMERIGROUP
Corporation
E. L. "Bert" Pooser ('60 B.S.) | President and CEO, IMIC Hotels
2002 Distinguished Young Alumni
Dennis L. Wade ('84 B.S.) | President and CEO, The Jackson Companies
2002 Distinguished Service
John A. Warren* | Chairman of the Board Emeritus, SCANA Corporation
2001 Distinguished Alumni
William B. Cox, Jr. (B.S. ‘69) | Chairman and CEO, Cox Industries, Inc.
William B. Dukes (B.S. ‘64) | Founder, Blue Marlin Restaurants
Mary M. Kennemur (B.S. ‘75)* | First Vice President & Managing Director, New South
District, Merrill Lynch
2001 Distinguished Young Alumni
Jimmy E. Addison (B.S. ’82, MACC ‘83) | Vice President, Information Services and Technology,
SCANA Corporation
2001 Distinguished Service
Robert E. McNair (USC B.S. ’47, USC J.D. ‘48)* | Former Governor, State of South Carolina;
Chairman, McNair Law Firm
2000 Distinguished Alumni
James W. Holsinger, Jr. (M.S. ‘81) | Chancellor, Albert B. Chandler Medical Center,
University of Kentucky
Carol A. Keehan (M.S. ‘80) | President and CEO, Providence Hospital and Carroll Manor
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Gerald K. Kunkle, Jr. (B.S. ‘72) | President and COO, DENTSPLY International
Madhu S. Shrivastava (MBA ‘78) | President and CEO, Carolina Convenience Corporation
2000 Distinguished Young Alumni
Colleen E. Dowd (B.S. ‘88) | President, AlmaCare
2000 Distinguished Service
James Bradley* | Chairman of the Board, The Springs Company
1999 Distinguished Alumni
Anthony A. Callander (B.S. ’71, MACC ‘72) | Managing Partner-South Carolina, Ernst
& Young LLP
Thomas Grover Faulds (MBA ‘73) | President and COO, BlueCross and BlueShield division,
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Thomas E. "Tommy" Suggs (B.S. ‘71) | President and CEO, Rooney, McArthur & Suggs,
Inc.
F. William Vandiver (MBA ‘67) | Corporate Risk Management Executive, Bank of America
Corporation
1999 Distinguished Young Alumni
Fred L. Green III (B.S. ’79, MBA ‘83) | President and CEO, The National Bank of South
Carolina
1999 Distinguished Service
Robert V. Royall (USC B.S. ‘56) | Chairman, The National Bank of South Carolina
1998 Distinguished Alumni
James P. Barrow (B.S. ‘62) | Principal and Founder, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss,
LLC
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. (B.S. ’66, USC J.D. ‘69) | Executive Vice President, Sonoco
William L. Pherigo (B.S. ‘63) | Former President and CEO, The National Bank of South
Carolina
Fernando Teixeira Dos Santos (Ph.D. ‘85) | Secretary of State for the Treasury and
Finance, Ministry of Finance, Portugal; Professor, University or Porto, Portugal
1998 Distinguished Young Alumni
Darrin Todd Thomas (B.S. ‘87) | Vice President, Thomas-McCants Media, Inc./Black Pages
USA
1998 Distinguished Service
Thomas E. Hannah (USC B.S. ’61, USC M.S. ‘63) | President, CEO and Director, Collins
& Aikman Corporation
1997 Distinguished Alumni
A. Crawford Clarkson, Jr. (B.S. ’41, USC J.D. ‘55)* | Retired Partner, Clarkson, Harden
& Gantt
R. Keith Elliott (B.S. ’64, MBA '65) | Chairman and CEO, Hercules Incorporated
Sam Z. Moore (B.S. '54) | CEO, Thomas Nelson, Inc.
A. Eugene Rountree (B.S. ‘61)* | President, Food Service, Inc.
Monroe Miller | Vice President of Human Resources, IBM Networking Division, IBM Corporation
1996 Distinguished Alumni
Gary L. Daniels (B.S. ‘61)* | Chairman and Owner, Package Supply & Equipment Co.,
Inc.
S. Hunter Howard, Jr. (B.S. ‘74) | President and CEO, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Dan Reeves (B.S. '65) | Head Coach, New York Giants
1996 Distinguished Young Alumni
Gerald W. Evans (B.S. ’81, MBA ‘83) | President, Hilton Hosiery, Hilton Hosiery Division
of Sara Lee Corporation
1996 Distinguished Service
James F. Kane* | Dean Emeritus and Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration,
University of South Carolina
1995 Distinguished Alumni
Grady L. Patterson, Jr. (USC J.D. ’50, B.S. ‘75)* (Former) Treasurer, State of South
Carolina; Financial Advisor, Yon-Drake & Associates, Inc.
Eugene E. "Gene" Stone III (B.S. '30)* | Chairman of the Board, Stone Manufacturing
Company
Charles S. Way, Jr. (B.S. ’59, USC J.D. ‘62) |President, The Beach Co. and Related
Subsidiaries
1995 Distinguished Young Alumni
Jean E. Duke (B.S. ‘77) | Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, Colonial Life &
Accident Insurance Company
1995 Distinguished Service
John H. Stern* | Executive Vice President, Sony Electronics Inc
1995 Distinguished Achievement Citation
Everett Dean Felber (B.S. ‘89) | Bass Player, Hootie & the Blowfish
1994 Distinguished Alumni
Roger W. Chastain (B.S. ‘64)* | President and COO, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.
Samuel H. Vickers (B.S. ‘58) | Chairman and CEO, Design Containers, Inc.
Mack I. Whittle, Jr. (B.S. ’71, MBA ‘75) | President and CEO, Carolina First Corporation
Catherine Hines Wills (B.S. '71, MBA '72) | Executive Vice President, Maybelline,
Inc.
1993 Distinguished Alumni
C. Wayne Partin (B.S. ‘66) | President and CEO, Stouffer Foods Corporation
William F. "Bill" Putnam (B.S. ’55, M.A. ‘57)* | Retired, Senior Associate Dean and
Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina;
Secretary, USC-Business Partnership Foundation
Porter B. Rose (USC B.S. ’63, MBA ‘68) | President, Liberty Investment Group
1992 Distinguished Alumni
John Wesley Culp, Sr. (B.S. ‘67) | Minister, South Carolina United Methodist Conference;
Minister, Salem United Methodist Church; Founder, Salkehatchie Summer Service
Owen G. "Bob" Shell, Jr. (B.S. ‘60) | President, NationsBank of Tennessee; Chairman,
NationsBank of Kentucky A. Max Walker (B.S. ‘48)* | Chairman of the Board, Nations Fund
1991 Distinguished Alumni
P. Henderson Barnette, Sr. (B.S. ‘48)* | Chairman of the Board and CEO, Greenwood
Packing Plant
J. Patrick Clayton (B.S. ‘62) | Retired, Partner in Charge-Tax Practice, Arthur Andersen
& Company
L. Glenn Orr, Jr. (MBA ‘63) | Chairman, President and CEO, Southern National Corporation
1990 Distinguished Alumni
Robert J. "Bobby" Cremins (B.S. ’70, USC M.E. ‘77) | Head Basketball Coach, Georgia
Institute of Technology
Leon S. Goodall (B.S. ’49, USC J.D. ‘50)* | President, Carolina Continental Insurance
Co.
Anne Johnston Gregg (B.S. ’79, MACC ‘81) | Treasurer/Controller, South Carolina Tees
William M. Gregg II (B.S. ‘72)* | President, South Carolina Tees
Joe B. Pearce (B.S. ‘53)* | Senior Vice President, PYA/Monarch
G. Larry Wilson (B.S. '69, MBA '70) | Chairman and President, Policy Management Systems
Corporation
IB50 Global Business Summit
The 2024 Leadership Awards also included an event to celebrate 50 years of international
business at the Moore School. Speakers included:
Randy Folks, namesake of the Folks Center for International Business, first department chair
of international business at the Moore School, esteemed IB faculty and alumnus
Preston Keat, Managing Director and Head of Political and Country Risk, UBS London
Harry Lightsey, South Carolina Secretary of Commerce
Wendy Thomas, CEO, Secureworks and MIBS '98
Bill Browder, Founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice
campaign, author of Red Notice and Freezing Order
Eleanor Beardsley, Lead NPR European Correspondent, MIBS '92 and 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.