Floyd Wallace Lewis

Background

Lewis, Floyd Wallace was born on September 23, 1925 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Cassidy and Lizzie (Lofton) Lewis.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Tulane University, 1945; Bachelor of Laws, Tulane University, 1949.

Career

With, New Orleans Public Service Inc., 1949-1962; vice president, chief finance officer, New Orleans Public Service Inc., 1960-1962; vice president, Arkansas Power & Light Company, Little Rock, 1962-1963; senior vice president, Arkansas Power & Light Company, 1963-1967; executive vice president, director, Louisiana Power & Light Company, New Orleans, 1967-1968; president, Louisiana Power & Light Company, 1968-1970; chief Executive officer, Louisiana Power & Light Company, 1968-1971; Chairman of the Board, Louisiana Power & Light Company, 1970-1972; president, Middle South Utilities, Inc., 1970-1979, 80-85; Chairman of the Board, Middle South Utilities, Inc., 1979-1985; also director, chief Executive officer, Middle South Utilities, Inc., 1972-1985. President, director Middle South Services, Incorporated, New York Orleans, 1970-1975, chairman,1975-1985, chief Executive officer, 1972-1979. President, director Middle South Energy, Inc., 1974-1985.

Chairman of the Board System Fuels, Inc., 1972-1985. Director New Orleans branch Federal Reserve Bank, 1974-1975, chairman, 1975. Past director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Breeder Reactor Corporation, New Orleans Public Service Inc., Arkansas Power and Light Company, Louisiana Power & Light Company, Mississippi Power and Light Company, United States Chamber Commerce.

Member of advisory committee Elec. Companies Advertising Program, 1969-1972, chairman, 1970-1971. Member electric utility advising committee to Federal Energy Administration, 1975-1976.

Chairman Edison Electric Institute, 1976-1977, mem.exec. committee, 1974-1978. Member Executive Committee Association Edison Illuminating Companies,1973-1980. Director Electric Power Research Institute, 1977-1982, chairman, 1979-1981.

Director American Nuclear Energy Council, 1982-1986.

Achievements

• Floyd Wallace Lewis has been listed as a noteworthy electric utility executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of executive board New Orleans area council Boy Scouts American, 1967-1980, vice president, 1970-1974, president, 1975-1976, member regional Executive Committee, 1968-1980. Vice president Committee for a Better Louisiana, 1975-1976, senior vice president, 1976-1977, president, 1977-1978. Board directors Louisiana World Exposition Inc., 1976-1989, chairman, 1980-1981, 83-89, president, 1981-1983.

Chairman Utility Nuclear Power Oversight Committee, 1979-1981. Vice chairman campaign United Fund, New Orleans, 1970, chairman, 1971. Board directors NewOrleans Symphony Society, 1974-1975, Atomic Industrial Forum, 1982-1986, vice chairman, 1985-1986.

Board directors Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. President New Orleans Baptist Seminary Foundation, 1973-1976, 91-92. Trustee Louisiana College, 1984-1990.

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1954-1962, 1968-1978, vice president, 1970-1978. Board administrators Tulane University, 1973-1988, board visitors, 1968-1971. Board of Governors Medical Center, 1969-1973, vice chairman, 1969-1971.

Chairman alumni advisory council Graduate School Business, 1970-1973. Board directors United States Committee Energy Awareness, 1982-1985, vice-chairman, 1983-1984, chairman, 1985. Vice president International House, 1970.

Trustee Committee Economics Development, 1972-1987. Member board Ochsner Medical Foundation, 1976-1996, member Executive Committee, 1977-1996. 1st chairman Parents Council, Furman U.

Member Parents Council, Wake Forest U., 1980-1981. Trustee Louisiana Baptist Foudn., since 1995, chairman 1996. Served to ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946.

Member Tulane Alumni Association (Executive Committee, treasurer 1970), Order of Coif, Beta Gamma Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Phi.

Connections

Married Jimmie Etoile Slawson, December 27, 1949. Children: Floyd Wallace, Gail, Julie, Ann, Carol, Michael Paul.

Father:

Thomas Cassidy Lewis

Mother:

Lizzie (Lofton) Lewis

Spouse:

Jimmie Etoile Slawson

child:

Michael Paul Lewis

child:

Julie Lewis

child:

Carol Lewis

child:

Gail Lewis

child:

Ann Lewis

child:

Floyd Wallace Lewis