The David Clark Award

The David Clark Award, named for the founder of STA, honors past presidents of the association who continue to contribute Distinguished Leadership and Service to the association - and through it to the textile industry - for ten or more years following their service as president. Recipients are:

Honoree	Affiliation	Year of Award
DANIEL E. NATION	Parkdale Mills, Inc.	2000-01
LYMAN W. HAMRICK	Hamrick Mills	1999-00
JAMES PAYNE	Carlisle Finishing	1998-99
H. DOYLE KIDD	Greenwood Mills Inc.	1997-98
MAX M. HUNTLEY	Parkdale Mills Inc.	1994-95
JOE A. MILLER	Cone Mills Corporation	1993-94
W. ROBERT BROWNLEE	Greenwood Mills	1992-93
STEVE DOBBINS	Carolina Mills Inc.	1991-92
JAMES T. POTTER	Shelby Yarn Company	1990-91
WILLIAM E. GAITHER	Greenwood Mills	1989-90
THOMAS M. ARIAIL	Beal Mfg. Inc.	1987-88
W. FRED ROBERTSON	Fieldcrest Cannon Inc.	1986-87
STEVEN EPPS *	Springs Industries Inc.	1985-86
GEORGE BLOMQUIST	Parkdale Mills Inc.	1984-85
JACK C. SCOTT *	Greenwood Mills	1983-84
JERRY G. HARBINSON	Carolina Mills Inc.	1982-83
TED J. MEYER	Greenwood Engineering	1979-80
EDWARD M. DRISCOLL	Tultex Yarns	1978-79
R. JAMES RITTER *	Reeves Brothers Inc.	1975-76
EDWARD P. SCHRUM *	Carolina Mills Inc.	1974-75
CARL R. ROGERS *	Clinton Mills	1973-74
JOHN L. SHERRILL	Abney Mills	1972-73
JOSEPH W. CHAPMAN *	Inman Mills	1971-72
ALBERT R. O’STEEN, JR.*	Washington Mills Co.	1970-71
GEORGE L. HODGES, JR. *	Climax Spinning Co.	1969-70
JAMES H. ABRAMS *	J. P. Stevens & Co.	1968-69
RODGER A. HUGHES *	Reeves Brothers Inc.	1966-67
HERMAN CONE, JR.	Cone Mills Corp.	1964-65
DAVID H. ROBERTS *	Clinton Mills	1962-63
W. B. ETTERS *	Reeves Brothers Inc.	1961-62
WILLIAM M. PITTENDREIGH *	Riegel Textile Corp.	1956-57
JAMES A. CHAPMAN, JR. *	Inman Mills	1955-56
DAVID A. PURCELL *	Fieldcrest Mills	1952-53
SMITH CROW, SR. *	Erlanger Mills	1949-50
ROBERT T. STUTTS *	Carolinian Mills	1948-49

* - Deceased