Original and Honorary Founders
The following visionary leaders and organizations are honored in Founders Foyer, located in the Edward M. Singleton Building. It is our hope that all who pass through Founders Foyer will be reminded of the many contributions of the founders that serve as a benchmark from which the University may move forward with renewed enthusiasm and commitment.
| 1987 |
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| 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 |
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| Karl G. Kempf |
S. George Lovell Jr. |
| 1989 |
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| George N. Magrath Sr. |
C. Foster Smith |
| 1990 |
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| William A. Kimbel L. Maud Kimbel |
Catherine Heniford Lewis Novie Nelson |
| 1991 |
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| T. "Luke" Benson Edward L. Proctor |
Evelyn Mayo Snider |
| 1992 |
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| Edward M. Henry Sarah Fore Smith |
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Spadoni |
| 1993 |
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| Eldred E. Prince |
Elizabeth "Lib" Shaw |
| 1994 |
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| John K. Massey |
Edward M. Singleton |
| 1995 |
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| Clay D. Brittain Jr. |
John K. McCormac |
| 1996 |
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| Parks M. Coble James J. Johnson |
R. Grant Singleton International Paper |
| 1997 |
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| Anne Tilghman Boyce E. Cater Floyd |
Collins A. Spivey Kitty Lou Tilghman |
| 1998 |
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| John W. Dawsey George D. Grice |
Charles E. Hodges |
| 1999 |
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| William H. Alford Donald A. Moore |
Pauline Kleber Springs |
| 2000 |
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| Philip L. Edwards Thomas W. Edwards |
Paul Malone May Howard Wall |
| 2001 |
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| Rebecca Randall Bryan Covel C. Moore Sr. |
Clyde W. Port |
| 2002 |
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| James P. Stevens Sr. |
John C. Thompson |
| 2003 |
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| William J. Baxley Jr. Hal B. Holmes Jr. |
Mildred Holmes Allen Prince |
| 2004 |
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| College of Charleston Horry County Schools |
University of South Carolina |
| 2005 |
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| Liston D. Barfield E. Craig Wall Jr. |
George L. Williams Sr. |
| 2006 |
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| Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Ronald R. Ingle |
Clark B. Parker |
| 2007 |
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| The inauguration of David A. DeCenzo as the second president of Coastal Carolina University was held in lieu of the traditional Founders Day Convocation. |
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| 2008 |
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| Robin W. Edwards Ruth S. Kearns |
Harold J. Riddle |
| 2009 |
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| Gene Anderson |
Franklin C. Blanton |
| 2010 |
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| Louis Henry "Hank" Mense |
Burroughs & Chapin Co. |
| 2011 |
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| Ronald G. Eaglin Nancy A. Smith |
Frank M. Watts |
| 2012 |
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| H. Franklin Burroughs Guy Skipper Cameron |
Charles L. Watson |
| University Medallions: Charles Joyner, John Vrooman |
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| 2013 |
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| James F. Hackler Jr. | Harold C. Stowe |
| University Medallions: Sally Z. Hare, Joyce B. Parker, John M. Vaught III Distinguished Alumni: Alexander D. Klaus '05, Amy McAllister-Skinner '12 |
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| 2014 |
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| Joe E. Berry Jr. | Dick F. Elliott |
| University Medallions: Robert H. "Bob" Brooks, Paul E. Stanton Distinguished Alumni: Patrick S. Sparks '95, Brooke T. Donaldson '11 |
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| 2015 |
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| University Medallions: Wade K. Baird, Gerald V. Boyles, James C. Benton Sr. Distinguished Alumnus: Brian D. Forbus '97 Young Alumnus: James F. Marino '13 |
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