Temple sloan iii biography for kids
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O. Temple Sloan III, member
Term: 2015 - 2019
Committees: Personnel and Tenure Committee; Public Affairs Committee; Strategic Directions Committee
Occupation: Business executive
Education: B.S., Political Science, University of Wyoming
Family: Married to Joy Sloan with five children
Political affiliation: Republican
Major educational/elective offices: Former member Board of Trustees at Northwood University; Board of Directors Advance Auto Parts; Board of Directors Wells Fargo Regional Bank; Board of Directors Trail Creek Investments, Inc.; Board of Directors YMCA of the Triangle; Board of Directors First BancCorp NC; former Board of Directors Wake MEd Foundation; former Board of Trustee Ravenscroft School; former chairman American Heart Association Triangle Hart Walk; former Board of Directors National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Foundation History
The Temple Sloan Family Foundation was founded in 1994 by business executive, O. Temple Sloan, Jr., and his wife, Carol C. Sloan.
Today the Foundation, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, provides constructive, long-lasting support via grants to organizations as well as scholarships based on merit and financial need to students pursuing undergraduate degrees.
Carol, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, obtained a degree in Sociology from Meredith College. She was known for her passion for the community, and she believed firmly in the importance of all children receiving a quality education.
Though Carol passed in 2009, her heartbeat undeniably remains at the very root and core of the Foundation today.
Temple, a graduate of Duke University with a degree in Business, founded General Parts International/CARQUEST Auto Parts, Inc. in 1961... with only eight teammates, two trucks and a warehouse.
The company grew to 3,000 CARQUEST Auto Parts stores,
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By Mark A. Phillips, editor, Counterman
MIDLAND, Mich. — The automotive aftermarket is big business, Northwood University President Keith Pretty commented during Thursday’s dedication of the Sloan Family Building for Aftermarket Studies. “In fact, it’s very big business,” he said, adding the industry’s annual revenues are approaching $300 billion. “This is bigger than the gross national product of many nations around the globe.”
And Northwood is an integral part of the equation to help keep the economic engine of the automotive aftermarket humming along, Pretty believes.
Thursday’s unveiling of the Sloan building in Midland, MI, comes just 14 months after ground was broken. “Today, we’re celebrating a dream that’s come true,” Pretty told the industry leaders and other guests seated just outside the building.
“We’re celebrating the partnership between Northwood U