Awards and Honors

Bill has received a variety of awards over the course of his career, for success in business, advisory services and good citizenship

Award	Date
Order of the Palmetto	2016
Greenville Tech Entrepreneur Forum	2004
Clemson University, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Associate (Professor Arthur M. Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership)	1998
Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Society of International Business Fellows	1998
Olympic Mayor of the Whitewater Slalom Village for the 1996 Olympics	1996
Inc Ernst/Young WINNER, Entrepreneur of the Year, State of South Carolina	1995
International Blue Chip Enterprise Award	1994
Member, Business Leadership Forum, Democratic National Committee	1994
Representative for SC Small Business, Executive Luncheon with the President and Vice President of the United States	1993
Award for Outstanding Service, Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Council	1993
Leadership South Carolina	1992
Director, Seniors Unlimited, Pickens County	1988
Aspen Institute at Charlotte	1987
Delegate, White House Conference on Small Business	1986
SBA’s Small Business Person of the Year for South Carolina	1984

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Non-profits

Organization	Date(s)
Board Member, Meals on Wheels, Greenville	2013-
Chair, South Carolina Research Authority	2010-2012
Co-Chair, SC Council on Competitiveness Composites Cluster	2006
Past Chair/ Chief Executive Boards International	2006
Liberty Fellows Mentor	2005-
Past Director, SC Launch Board	2005-2007
Furman University, Foundation Board/ Richard Furman Society	2004
Greenville Artisphere Festival Board Member	2004
Chair, Higher Education Task Force, Governors MAP Commission	2003
World Presidents Organization Forum Advisory Board	2000-2003
World Presidents Organization, Rebel Chapter, Forum Officer	2000-2003
Director, Cox Wood Products	1999-2007
Young Presidents Organization International Forum Advisory Board	1994-2001
Clemson University Commission on the Future of Clemson	1997-1998
Clemson University Board of Visitors	1997-1998
President, Pickens County Manufacturers Association	1996
Furman University Advisory Board	1996
Chairman of the Board, BPM Technology, Inc.	1992
Director, International Business Fellows	1991-1994
Chairman, Charlotte Federal Reserve Bank Board	1989-1990
Board of Directors, Charlotte Federal Reserve Bank Board	1988-1994
Board of Directors, Association of Rotational Molders	1983-1986
Small Business Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve, Bank of Richmond	1985-1988
Chair, Technical Committee Association of Rotational Molders International	1985
Chair, Marketing Committee Association of Rotational Molders International	1984
Treasurer and Deacon, Easley Presbyterian Church	1981-1986