Background
Spencer, Guy J. was born on July 24, 1933 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Son of Guy J. and Frances (Strong) Spencer.
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Guy J. Spencer
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Student, University Alabama, 1951-1954.
Career
Vice president, Alabama Oil Corporation Huntsville, Inc., 1956-1963; president, Alabama Oil Corporation Huntsville, Inc., 1964-1977; president, Spencer Companies, Inc., Huntsville, since 1978. Vice president Alabama Oil Corporation Morgan County, Inc., Alabama Oil Corporation Athens, Inc. Founding director First Commercial Bank Huntsville, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Huntsville Depot Museum Board, Huntsville, 1976-1995. Board directors Alabama Council Economics Education, since 1984, Alabama Alliance for Business and Industry, 1984, Business Council Alabama, 1985-1995, Huntsville/Madison County Convention Visitors Bureau, since 1991, chairman, since 1993. Board directors Southern Growth Policies Board, Research Triangle, North Carolina, 1987-1990, U. Alabama Huntsville Foundation.
Member President's cabinet U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Member state advisory board U. Alabama, Birmingham. Mem.army community relations committee United States Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, since 1988.
With Signal corpus, United States army, 1954-1956. Member Alabama Petroleum Council (Outstanding Oilman award 1970, OutstandingSvc. to Petroleum Industry award 1961, 71), Better Business Bureau North America (past Executive officer, director Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of C. (past Executive officer, director), Huntsville Country Club, Heritage Club (Board of Governors since 1984), Kiwanis.
Interests
Connections
Married Loretta Lee Purdy, July 30, 1960 (divorced 1984). Children: Sarah Frances Spencer Chappell, Guy J. III. Married Sally Martin Cox, July 20, 1986.
Stepchildren: Lucy Martin Legrand, John Wheeler Legrand.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Named Man of Year, Alabama Petroleum Marketers Association, 1980. Recipient Fletcher E. Seldon award Clean Community Systems Huntsville/Madison County, 1983.Named Man of Year, Alabama Petroleum Marketers Association, 1980. Recipient Fletcher E. Seldon award Clean Community Systems Huntsville/Madison County, 1983.