Brant Rittenhouse Snavely

Background

Snavely, Brant Rittenhouse was born on June 23, 1908 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Guy Everett and Ada (Rittenhouse) Snavely.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham Southern College, 1928; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1928-1931; Doctor of Science, Catawba College, 1977.

Career

Southern representative, John Wiley & Sons (publications), 1931-1932; Southeastern representative, American Book Company, 1933-1940; director, member Executive Committee, American Book Company, 1958-1967; associate to president, Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1940-1942; senior vice president, Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, Winston-Salem, 1947-1970; executive director, North Carolina Foundation of Church Related Colls., 1970-1974; president, Indiana College Fund North Carolina, 1975-1980; consultant, Florida Indiana College Fund, 1980-1982. President Tamblyn & Brown, Inc., 1980-1984. Director Key Company.

President, director, SPM Corporation.

Achievements

• Brant Rittenhouse Snavely has been listed as a noteworthy banker and foundation executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President United Fund Forsyth County, 1957, Winston-Salem Gallery Fine Arts, 1956-1957. Chairman High Point Library Board, 1949-1951. Member national council United Service Organizations.

Board directors, president Citizens Planning Council of Forsyth County, 1966-1968. Board directors Boys' Club American, 1965-1978, North Carolina School of Arts Foundation, 1971-1973, North Carolina Industrial Development Foundation, 1961-1966, Mount Vernon College, 1974-1982. President board trustees Virginia Episcopal School, 1970-1973.

Trustee North Carolina Outward Bound School Served from lieutenant to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member High Point Chamber of Commerce (president 1950-1951), Robert Morris Associates (past president Carolina-Virginias), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi. Clubs: Old Town.

Connections

Married Dorothy Gilliam, December 18, 1931. 1 son, Brant Rittenhouse.

Father:

Guy Everett Snavely

Mother:

Ada (Rittenhouse) Snavely

Spouse:

Dorothy Gilliam