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 '13