Background
Lewis, Daniel Curtis was born on August 26, 1918 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Daniel Curtis and Frances (Rawls) Lewis.
Lewis, Daniel Curtis was born on August 26, 1918 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Daniel Curtis and Frances (Rawls) Lewis.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1942; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1948; Doctor of Commercial Science, Harvard University, 1954.
Junior staff accountant, Lybrand Ross Brothers & Montgomery, Boston, 1948-1949; assistant professor commerce, Washington and Lee University, 1949-1952; research associate business administration, Graduate School Business Administration, Harvard, 1952-1954; assistant to president, Lynchburg Foundry Company, Virginia, 1954-1956; controller, Lynchburg Foundry Company, 1956-1960; secretary, assistant treasurer, Lynchburg Foundry Company, 1960-1963; assistant secretary, Woodward Iron Company, Birmingham and Lynchburg, 1961-1963; assistant to president, Chesapeake Corporation, West Point, Virginia assistant to president, Chesapeake Corporation, West Point, Virginia, 1963-1966; vice president administration, Chesapeake Corporation, West Point, Virginia, 1966-1987; also director, Chesapeake Corporation, West Point, Virginia president, director, Chesapeake Bay Plywood Corporation, 1967-1987; secretary, director, Greenlife Products Company, 1969-1982. Director York River Oyster Research Corporation, Cands Lumber Company.
Chairman Lynchburg Citizens School Study Commission, 1960-1961. Member Virginia Commission State and Local Revenues, Expenditures and Related Matters, 1962-1963, Virginia Commission Higher Education, 1964-1965. Member West Point School Board, 1964-1976, chairman, 1965-1976.
Member Virginia Board Community Colls., 1966-1976, vice chairman, 1970-1971, chairman, 1971-1976. Member West Point Bi-racial Committee, 1968-1987, Virginia Public Telecommunications Council, 1972-1976. Board of directors Lynchburg chapter American Red Cross, 1956-1959, West Point Improvement Association, 1964-1967.
Board directors Lynchburg Guidance Center, 1956-1959, president, 1958-1959. Board directors United Fund Lynchburg, 1959-1961. Vice president 1960-1961.
Treasurer Virginia Foundation Indiana Colls., 1957-1963, trustee, 1966-1987. Trustee Virginia Episcopal School, 1960-1966, WilliamsburgCommunity Hospital, 1967-1970. President of the board directors Ednl.
Foundation for CommunityColls., Virginia, 1968-1976. Director sponsors School Business Administration, College William and Mary, 1970-1987. Board directors Virginia Foundation Humanities and Public Policy, 1978-1984.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Financial Executives Institute, Newcomen Society North America, Southern Forest Institute (president 1971), Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Shirley Baer, June 5, 1948. Children: Lawrence S., Clifford R., Robert D.