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Original and Honorary Founders
1987
Thurman W. Anderson
♦
James P. Blanton ♦
Cecil DuBose Brearley Sr.
♦
George W. Bryan
♦
Edward E. Burroughs
♦
William C. Casper
William F. Davis ♦
J. Kenyon East
♦
Ralph H. Ellis
♦
Morgan B. Gilreath
♦
Dove Walter Green Jr.
♦
James C. Hipp
♦
Joseph W. Holliday
♦
Jesse M. Lee
♦
Harold S. Reese
♦
George C. Rogers Sr.
R. Cathcart Smith ♦
Ernest F. Southern
♦
E. Craig Wall Sr.
♦
E. J. Woodhouse
♦ denotes original founder
1988
Karl G. Kempf
S. George Lovell Jr.
1989
George N. Magrath Sr.
C. Foster Smith
1990
William A. Kimbel
L. Maud Kimbel
Catherine Heniford Lewis
Novie Nelson
1991
Thomas L. Benson
Edward L. Proctor
Evelyn Mayo Snider
1992
Edward M. Henry
Sarah Fore Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Spadoni
1993
Eldred E. Prince
Elizabeth "Lib" Shaw
1994
John K. Massey
Edward M. Singleton
1995
Clay D. Brittain Jr.
John K. McCormac
1996
Parks M. Coble
James J. Johnson
R. Grant Singleton
International Paper
1997
Anne Tilghman Boyce
E. Cater Floyd
Collins A. Spivey
Kitty Lou Tilghman
1998
John W. Dawsey
George D. Grice
Charles E. Hodges
1999
William H. Alford
Donald A. Moore
Pauline Kleber Springs
2000
Philip L. Edwards
Thomas W. Edwards
Paul E. Malone
May Howard Wall
2001
Rebecca Randall Bryan
Covel C. Moore Sr.
Clyde W. Port
2002
James P. Stevens Sr.
John C. Thompson
2003
William J. Baxley Jr.
Hal B. Holmes Jr.
Mildred Holmes Allen Prince
2004
College of Charleston
Horry County Schools
University of South Carolina
2005
Liston D. Barfield
E. Craig Wall Jr.
George L. Williams Sr.
2006
Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Ronald R. Ingle
Clark B. Parker
2007
The inauguration of David A. DeCenzo as the second president of
Coastal Carolina University was held in lieu of the traditional Founders Day Convocation.
2008
Robin W. Edwards
Ruth S. Kearns
Harold J. Riddle
2009
Gene Anderson
Franklin C. Blanton
2010
Louis Henry "Hank" Mense
Burroughs & Chapin Co.
2011
Ronald G. Eaglin
Nancy A. Smith
Frank M. Watts
2012
H. Franklin Burroughs
Guy Skipper Cameron
Charles L. Watson
University Medallions:
Charles Joyner
,
John Vrooman
2013
James F. Hackler Jr.
Harold C. Stowe
University Medallions:
Sally Z. Hare
,
Joyce B. Parker
,
John M. Vaught III
Distinguished Alumni:
Alexander D. Klaus
,
Amy McAllister-Skinner
2014
Joe E. Berry Jr.
Dick F. Elliott
University Medallions:
Robert H. "Bob" Brooks
,
Paul E. Stanton
Distinguished Alumni:
Patrick S. Sparks
,
Brooke T. Donaldson
2015
University Medallions:
Wade K. Baird
,
Gerald V. Boyles
, James C. Benton Sr.
Distinguished Alumnus:
Brian D. Forbus
Young Alumnus:
James F. Marino
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