Earl B. Mills

Background

Mills, Earl B. was born on March 19, 1928 in Sneedville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Taylor and Mattie Belle (Sutton) Mills.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Carson-Newman College, 1948. Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), Carson-Newman College, 1982. Master of Business Administration, University Tennessee, 1949.

Career

Cost engineer, American Enka Corporation, Morristown, Tennessee, 1949-1953; with engineering and research projects division, Chemstrand Corporation, New York City president fabric services, Monsanto, St. Louis, 1953-1966; executive vice president, Phillips Fibers Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina., 1966-1969; also board directors, Phillips Fibers Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina. president, chief operating officer, Yeargin Construction Company, Greenville, 1969-1983; also board directors, Yeargin Construction Company, Greenville group vice president, Perini Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1983-1984; senior vice president, J.A. Jones Construction Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1984-1987; also board directors, J.A. Jones Construction Company, Charlotte, North Carolina senior vice president, Jones Group, Charlotte, 1987-1991; also board directors, Jones Group, Charlotte principal, Mills Associations, Fountain Inn, South Carolina., since 1991.

Achievements

• Earl B. Mills has been listed as a noteworthy engineering and construction industry consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national council Boy Scouts American, since 1992. Member board advisors Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee, since 1992, United Way, since 1992. 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1950-1951.

Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, American Manufacturers Association, automatic generation control, Greenville Country Club, Fox Run Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, fishing, hunting, auto racing.

Connections

Married Georgia Farvell Lawson. Children: Joseph, John, Douglas, Jeffery, Zachary.

Father:

Robert Taylor Mills

Mother:

Mattie Belle (Sutton) Mills

Spouse:

Georgia Farvell Lawson

child:

Joseph Mills

child:

Jeffery Mills

child:

Zachary Mills

child:

Douglas Mills

child:

John Mills