Meet laureates in the field of Finance.

Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Robert V. Royall (1934 - ) After David Beasley was elected governor of South Carolina in 1994, his first priority was choosing a secretary to head the Department of Commerce, a new Cabinet post that...
Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile A. Lee M. Wiggins | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A. Lee M. Wiggins | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Lee M. Wiggins (1891–1980) When Lee Wiggins graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1913, he moved to Hartsville to become secretary to David R. Coker, managing partner of J. L. Coker...
Charles E. Daniel | Legacy of Leadership Profile Edwin Wales Robertson | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Edwin Wales Robertson | Legacy of Leadership Profile
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...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Edwin G. Seibels | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Edwin G. Seibels | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Edwin G. Seibels (1866–1954) "That I was not born on my father's plantation, Mount Willing in Edgefield County, S.C., in the midst of the fields of ripening cotton, was only due to the fact that there...
Elizabeth Timothy | Legacy of Leadership Profile John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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John M. Rivers | Legacy of Leadership Profile
John M. Rivers (1903–1988) After 12 years in banking and two successful years as vice president of a securities firm, John M. Rivers surprised the Charleston business community. He accepted a job as...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile J. Wilson Newman | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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J. Wilson Newman | Legacy of Leadership Profile
J. Wilson Newman (1909-2003) Growing up in Clemson (pop. 400), J. Wilson Newman earned his first money in agricultural pursuits, such as counting squares at the Experiment Station's test plots for...
Bernard M. Baruch | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Bernard M. Baruch | Legacy of Leadership Profile
1870–1965 Bernard M. Baruch, the "Park Bench Statesman," made his fortune on Wall Street, but his greatest challenge and his greatest satisfaction were his service to his country as an economic...
W. W. "Hootie" Johnson | Legacy of Leadership Interview Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Francis M. Hipp (1911–1995) Known as "the master of the soft sell" for his artful leadership and participatory management style, Francis M. Hipp built Greenville-based The Liberty Corporation into one...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile John H. Lumpkin, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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John H. Lumpkin, Sr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
John H. Lumpkin, Sr. (1916-1999) John Lumpkin knows about challenge and hard work and what it takes to be successful, but to hear him tell it, no one has enjoyed life more than he has. "I have been...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Hugh L. McColl, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Hugh L. McColl, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Hugh L. McColl, Jr. (Born June 18, 1935) In 1886, Hugh McColl's great-grandfather organized the Bank of Marlboro, the county's first bank. His grandfather was president of the bank, and McColl's...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Hugh M. Chapman | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Hugh M. Chapman | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Hugh M. Chapman (1932–2007) Hugh Chapman's decision not to enter the family textile business, Inman Mills, was of little importance to his parents and four older brothers. Whatever career path he...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Hugh C. Lane | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Hugh C. Lane | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Hugh C. Lane (1914-2005) For 38 years, Hugh C. Lane was the driving force behind the growth of the Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, years that spanned the upheaval of the New...
Charles E. Daniel | Legacy of Leadership Profile Irwin Kahn | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Irwin Kahn | Legacy of Leadership Profile
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...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile W. W. "Hootie" Johnson | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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W. W. "Hootie" Johnson | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A profile of W. W. "Hootie" Johnson. W. W. "Hootie" Johnson (Born February 16, 1931) On the desk of Hootie Johnson, there is a small plaque, given to him years ago. It is an eloquent statement of...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Hugh M. Chapman | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Hugh M. Chapman | Legacy of Leadership Interview
Hugh M. Chapman (1932–2007) Hugh Chapman's decision not to enter the family textile business, Inman Mills, was of little importance to his parents and four older brothers. Whatever career path he...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Hugh L. McColl, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Hugh L. McColl, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview
Hugh L. McColl, Jr. (Born June 18, 1935) In 1886, Hugh McColl's great-grandfather organized the Bank of Marlboro, the county's first bank. His grandfather was president of the bank, and McColl's...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile W. W. "Hootie" Johnson | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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W. W. "Hootie" Johnson | Legacy of Leadership Interview
W. W. "Hootie" Johnson (Born February 16, 1931) On the desk of Hootie Johnson, there is a small plaque, given to him years ago. It is an eloquent statement of Theodore Roosevelt, which says, in part...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Gayle O. Averyt | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Gayle O. Averyt | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Gayle O. Averyt (Born October 13, 1933) In 1995, Gayle Averyt retired as chairman of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, a company his father co-founded, ending an active career that began...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Gayle O. Averyt | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Gayle O. Averyt | Legacy of Leadership Interview
Gayle O. Averyt (Born October 13, 1933) In 1995, Gayle Averyt retired as chairman of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, a company his father co-founded, ending an active career that began...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile J. Willis Cantey | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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J. Willis Cantey | Legacy of Leadership Profile
J. Willis Cantey (1917–1986) J. Willis Cantey distinguished himself as a soldier, businessman, and banker. But what his family, friends, and acquaintances remember most about him was his spontaneous...
Francis M. Hipp | Legacy of Leadership Profile Edwin F. Averyt | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Edwin F. Averyt | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Edwin F. Averyt (1903–1978) In 1937, Edwin F. Averyt and a partner, J. C. Judy, with no experience in the insurance business, opened an accident insurance company in Columbia with only $5,000 capital...