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
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 |
| 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 |