Trustees Emeriti
James L. Hamrick
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James L. Hamrick
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James L. Hamrick graduated from Furman in 1950 and received a master's degree from Duke in 1952. He married classmate Peggy Cater in 1952 and also went to work for Milliken and Company in Greenville. During a long career at Milliken, he held a variety of management positions, and he retired in 1993 as vice president of financial planning. He continues to serve as a consultant to the company in various financial areas and is the director of the Milliken Foundation.
Former chair of the Furman Board of trustees, he has served a number of terms on the board. In 1995, Furman awarded him an honorary doctor of humanities degree. Two children, a daughter and a son, also graduated from Furman. He and his late wife, Peggy, were founding members of the Furman Partners Scholarship Program.
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