Irwin Belk

Background

Belk, Irwin was born on April 4, 1922 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Mary Leonora (Irwin) Belk.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University North Carolina, 1946. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Missouri Valley College, 1977. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Elon College, 1990.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), East Carolina University, 1997. Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 2001. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Fayetteville State University, 2001.

Doctor of Laws, Lynchburg College, Virginia, 2006. HHD (honorary), Erskine College, 1979. HHD (honorary), University North Carolina, 1991.

HHD (honorary), Wingate University, 1995. HHD (honorary), Johnson C. Smith University, 1999. HHD (honorary), Western Carolina University, 1999.

HHD (honorary), Furman University, 2000. HHD (honorary), Livingston College, Salisbury, North Carolina, 2004. HHD (honorary), Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, 2005.

HHD (honorary), Christopher Newport University, Virginia, 2006. HHD (honorary), University North Carolina, Pembroke, 2007. HHD (honorary), University North Carolina, Greensboro, 2007.

HHD (honorary), University North Carolina, Wilmington, 2008. HHD (honorary), Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, 2008. Doctor of Humane Letters, Appalachian State University, 2010.

Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Wesleyan College, 2008. Doctor of Humane Letters, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2008. Doctor of Humane Letters, University of North Carolina Pembroke, 2007.

Doctor of Humane Letters, Lenoir-Rhyne University, 2009.

Career

Director, Belk Finance Company officer and director, Belk Group Stores, Charlotte chairman, director, PubMed Central, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina Chairman of the Board, Monroe Hardware Company. Director First Union National Bank of North Carolina, Charlotte, Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty, Company, Chicago, Stonecutter Mills, Spindale, North Carolina. Past president men's council North Carolina Synod, Presbyterian Church.

Member Executive Committee History Foundation Presbyn and Reformed Churches (Montreat), North Carolina.

Membership

Past president North Carolina division American Cancer Society. Trustee North Carolina Symphony Society. Chairman United States Olympic Committee for North Carolina.

Past member City of Charlotte Urban Redevelopment Committee. Member North Carolina House of Representatives, 1959-1960, 61-62, North Carolina Senate, 1963-1966, North Carolina Legislation Council, 1963-1964, Legislation Research Commission, 1965-1966, Democratic national committeeman for, North Carolina, 1969-1972. Delegate Democratic National Conventions, 1956, 60, 64, 68, 72.

Board directors Medical Foundation North Carolina, North Carolina State Business Foundation North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Educational Foundation, Foundation of University North Carolina, Charlotte, School of Design, North Carolina State University. Board directors, member executive committee North Carolina Association for Blind. Board directors, past president North Carolina chapter National Society Prevention Blindness.

House delegations American Cancer Society. Board directors Charlotte Opera Association. Board governors University North Carolina, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina.

Board advisors Belk Foundation. Former board associates Meredith College, Raleigh. Board counselors Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina.

Board advisers Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. Former board advisers Campbell College, Buies Creek, North Carolina. Director North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1990-1994.

Served with United States Army Air Force, World World War World War II. Member Charlotte Merchants Association, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (executive committee, director), North Carolina Presbyterian History Society (past president), Charlotte Country Club, Myers Park Country Club, Charlotte City Club, Sky Club, Masons, Shriners, Lions (past president, past district governor), Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Pi. Clubs: Masons (Charlotte, district governor), Shriners (Charlotte, district governor), Lions (Charlotte, district governor) (past president).

Charlotte City (Charlotte), Charlotte Country (Charlotte), Charlotte Executives (Charlotte) (past president), Charlotte Carrousel (Charlotte) (past president), Myers Park Country (Charlotte). Sky (New York City).

Connections

Married Carol Grotnes, September 11, 1948. Children: William Irwin, Irene Belk Miltimore, Marilyn Belk Wallis, Carl Grotnes.

Father:

William Henry Belk

Mother:

Mary Leonora (Irwin) Belk

Spouse:

Carol Grotnes

child:

William Irwin Belk

child:

Carl Grotnes Belk

child:

Marilyn Belk Wallis Belk

child:

Irene Belk Miltimore Belk