Background
Fuqua, John Brooks was born on June 26, 1918 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Son of J.B. Elam and Ruth Fuqua.
consumer products and services company executive
Fuqua, John Brooks was born on June 26, 1918 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Son of J.B. Elam and Ruth Fuqua.
Graduated from high school, Prospect, Virginia. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Hampden-Sydney College, 1972. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Duke University, 1973.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Florida Memorial College, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Oglethorpe University, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Queens College, 1987.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Longwood College, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Tulsa, 1991. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mercer University, 1991.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Queens College, Charlotte, 1995. Doctor in Administration (honorary), Cumberland College, 1995.
Chairman Fuqua Industries, Inc., Atlanta, 1965-1989. Member advisory board Norfolk Southern Corporation. Established Center for Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Manager Development, training program for top Soviet managers at Fuqua School Business Duke University, 1990.
Member Augusta Aviation Commission, 1945-1967. Past member, finance chairman Augusta Hospital Authority. Past member Georgia Science and Technology Commission.
Member Georgia House of Representatives, 1957-1962, chairman House Banking Committee, 1959-1963. Member Georgia Senate, 1963-1965, chairman Senate Banking and Finance Committee, Democratic Party and Executive Committee Georgia, 1962-1966. Board visitors Emory University, 1970-1976.
Former member advisory council Georgia State University. Former trustee Georgia State University Foundation. Trustee Duke University, 1974-1987.
Trustee Hampden-Sydney College, 1976-1991. Board directors Horatio Alger Association Distinguished Americans. Board directors Lyndon B. Johnson Found.
Board visitors Fuqua School Business, Duke University. Past director Atlanta Chamber C. Donor $10 million to found Fuqua School Business, Duke University, 1980, $5.5 million to build the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, 1989, $10 million to establish Fuqua School, Virginia, 1993, $3 million to establish the Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta at Piedmont Hospital, 1995, $1.5 million to Atlanta Committee for Special Games, 1996, $4 million to Junior Achievment International, 2001, $1 million to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Academy, Atlanta, 2002, $1 million to The Wesley Woods Foundation, 2002, $1 million to The Nuclear Threat Initiative, 2002.
Established Fuqua International Christian Communications, Crystal Cathedral, 1991, Fuqua Orchid Center for Conservation and Education, 1997, Fuqua Center Late-Life Depression at Wesley Woods Geriatric Center, 1997, J.B. Fuqua chair public speaking, Pace Academy, 1999. Member of Chief Executive Orgn.
Married Dorothy Chapman, February 10, 1945. 1 son, John Rex.