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Charles S. Way (Born December 18, 1937) It usually takes a hurricane or some other force of nature to change the face of a city, but if a single individual can accomplish such a feat, then surely...
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Meet laureates in the field of Architecture & Construction.
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J. Roy Pennell (1888–1971) James Roy Pennell’s road to success was literally of his own making. He built many of the roads and bridges he traveled on and even manufactured many of the materials from...
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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...
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Joe Williams never intended to get involved in the family-owned Williams Brothers pipeline construction business. He had other plans. Fate stepped in, however, and he spent 35 years with the...
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Edwin Wales Robertson (1863–1928) When he died of a heart attack, at age 65, on a business trip to New York City on November 20, 1928, The New York Times published a column-long story with the...
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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...
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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...
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A profile of Irwin Kahn. Irwin Kahn (1912–1990) Irwin Kahn was a builder of buildings and community. Columbia's skyline, the University of South Carolina campus, the Midlands, and the state of South...
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Charles E. Daniel (1895–1964) Charles E. Daniel, founder of Daniel International Corporation, is credited with not only building many of the industrial plants that located in South Carolina during its...
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Ira M. Koger (1912-2004) Ira Koger has enjoyed success in many endeavors, but real estate development has brought him fame and fortune and the opportunity to serve the communities he has called home...
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Buck Mickel (1925–1998) Buck Mickel, retired chairman of Daniel International Corporation and retired vice chairman and president of Fluor Corporation, was respected as a giant in the Greenville...