Chairman, CEO, Milliken & Company
Born:
New York, New York, October 24, 1915
Student:
Groton School, 1927-1933
Yale University, Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1933-1937
Chairman-CEO:
Milliken & Company 1983 to present
Past President:
Milliken & Company 1947-1983
Directorships:
Milliken & Company, 1941-present
American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc.
South Carolina Manufacturing Alliance
Chairman:
Institute of Textile Technology, 1944-1997; Emeritus 1997-present
Greenville/Spartanburg Airport Commission, 1959-present
Crafted with Pride in the U.S.A. Council, Inc., 1984-present
Memberships:
The Business Council, Washington, DC
Palmetto Business Forum
Ludwig von Mises Institute’s Entrepreneurs Council, 1995-present
Former Directorships:
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Citicorp 1947-1987
Mercantile Stores Company, Inc. 1939-1998
W.R. Grace & Co. 1953-1995
Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1962-1986
Delegate to:
Eight Republican National Conventions from SC 1956-1984
Clubs:
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
The Links, New York City
The Union League Club, New York City
The Carolina Country Club, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Trustee:
Wofford College
Spartanburg Day School
South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges
Advisory Board:
Brookgreen Gardens 1987-present
Institute for Political Economy 1985-present
President:
Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (11/19/91-11/19/92)
Special Awards:
North Carolina Chamber of Commerce “Citizen of the Carolinas”-1991
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce “Businessman of the Year”-1981
Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce “Neville Holcombe Distinguished Citizenship Award”-1985
Among the first of seven Laureates elected to the S.C. Business Hall of Fame-1985 (co-sponsored by Junior Achievement and The State Newspaper)
Recipient of the National Brotherhood Award tendered by the National Conference of Christians and Jews-1985
American Textile Manufacturers Institutes “Samuel Slater Distinguished Service Award”-1986
Northern Textile Association “Silver Medal Award”-1989
Dedication to Tom Peters book Thriving on Chaos-released October 19, 1987
Recipient of the first “Citizen of the Carolinas Award” by the Charlotte, N.C., Chamber of Commerce-December 3, 1990
Recipient of the “American Achievement Award” by Brookgreen Gardens-April 6, 1991
First recipient of The Textile & Needle Trades Division of ASQC Quality-1991
Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects-1992
Inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame-February 1, 1993
Recipient of the “Freedoms Foundation Pamplin Distinguished Award for Freedom Leadership”-June 18, 1993
Recipient of the Catherine H. Sweeny Award for 1993 by the American Horticultural Society-October 10, 1993
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award and Trusteeship presented by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges-April 17, 1994
Recipient of the “Order of the Palmetto” by S.C. governor Carroll Campbell– September 13, 1994
Recipient of the “1996 Georgia manufacturer of the Year” by the Warren Featherbone foundation & Georgians for Manufacturing-April 17, 1996
Recipient of the first Roger Milliken Medal of Quality Award, named in his honor by the South Carolina Quality Forum. Presented by Governor David Beasley-April 29, 1997
Recipient of the “1998 South Carolina Manufacturer of the Year” for large manufacturers by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce-September 15, 1998
Recipient of the Charles A. Townes Award, by the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics Foundation-May 21, 1999
Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, by the Northern Textile Association-October 17, 1999
Named “leader of the Century” by Textile World Magazine-December 1999
Recipient of The Garden Club of America’s-Frances K. Hutchinson Medal-May 16, 2000
Inducted into the National Business Hall of Fame, sponsored by Junior Achievement-April 18, 2000 |
