Background
Hanes, Ralph Philip was born on February 25, 1926 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ralph Philip and Dewitt (Chatham) Hanes.
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Hanes, Ralph Philip was born on February 25, 1926 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ralph Philip and Dewitt (Chatham) Hanes.
Graduate, Woodberry Forest School, 1944; student, University North Carolina, 1944-1946; Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1949; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Andrews College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1981; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), North Carolina School of Arts, 1987; HHD (honorary), Wake Forest U., 1990.
With, Hanes Companies, Inc. (formerly Hanes Dye and Finishing Company), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1950-1993; president, Hanes Dye and Finishing Company, 1965-1968; Chairman of the Board, Hanes Dye and Finishing Company, 1968-1988; chairman emeritus, Hanes Dye and Finishing Company, 1988-1993; Chairman of the Board, Ampersand, Inc., 1976-1985. Member county of senior fellows Salzburg Seminars in American Studies.
Board of directors (appointed by President J.F. Kennedy) National Cultural Center for Performing Arts, 1962-1965. Member (appointed by President L.B. Johnson) National CouncilArts, 1965-1970, member of advisory music panel, 1970-1972. Board directors American Symphony Orchestra League, 1958-1961, Moravian Music Foundation, 1963-1965.
Founder, member board visitors North Carolina School Arts, since 1985. Trustee Salem College, 1961-1964. Board directors Jargon Society Inc., since 1968, president, 1968-1975.
Founder North Carolina State Arts Council, chairman 1964-1966. Founder Americans for the Arts (formerly American Council Arts), board directors, 1960-1969, president, 1964-1966, vice chairman, 1967-1969. Board visitors Barter Theatre, State Theatre of Virginia, 1967-1975.
Member of national advising committee Brevard School Music, 1969-1974. Trustee, Executive Committee North Carolina School Arts, 1966-1978. Member of national advising committee American Crafts Council, 1970-1972, Appalachian Trail Conference, 1973-1976.
Associate fellow Jonathan Edward College, Yale University, 1971-1974. Chairman Yale University Council Committee on Music, 1970-1973. Board directors National Audubon Society, 1972-1978, John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation, since 1974, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, 1974-1978, Old Salem, Inc., 1974-1977, Isaak Walton League American, 1974-1978, Nature Conservancy, 1975-1979, (appointed by President Gerald Ford) Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1975-1980.
Member international council Museum Modern Art, 1978-1993. Board directors Salzburg Seminar of America Studies, 1978-1982, Spoleto Festival, 1979-1986, 87-93. Arts consultant goverments of, Austria, 1978, P.R., 1978.
Board directors National.Council Friends of Kennedy Center, 1975-1980, National Museum American Art, RenwickGallery, 1976-1989, Alliance for Arts Education, 1976-1979. Member Executive Committee National Council for Arts and Education, 1976-1979. Member of advisory county on arts Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Virginia), 1977-1978.
Board directors American Land Trust, 1976-1993, Business Committee for Arts, 1980-1986, Arena Stage, Washington, 1990-1993. Mem.Gov.'s Council Business, Arts and Humanities, 1977-1985. Member fine arts com.Fed.
Reserve Bank of Washington, 1979-1981. Member of advisory board Pauline Koner Dance Consort, 1977-1980. Board directors Arts International, 1981-1985, Arts Resources Corporation, 1981-1983.
Advising committee American Farmland Trust, 1983-1997. Member international county New York City Ballet, 1984-1986. Chairman American Art Forum, 1986-1987, board directors 1986-1990.
Board directors Arena Stage, 1990-1992. Committee member State of North Carolina Award, 1993, Year of Mountains Commission, North Carolina, 1995-1996. Corporate mem.Woods Hole Oceanog.
Institute, 1994-1998. Member founding committee Agri-Research Extension Network of North America, 1995-1997. Member county advisors Blue Ridge Pky., since 1998.
Member American League Anglers, Potomac Appalachian Mountain Club, S.E. Council on Founds., Trout Unlimited, World Business Council, Appalachian Consortium, East African Wildlife Society, Isaac Walton League, National Wildlife Federation, North America Mycological Association, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Ut Prosim Society, RoyalSoc. Arts, Wilderness Society, Walpole Society, Appalachian Trail Conference, Century Association (New York City), Yale Club (New York City), Lotos Club (New York City), Metropolitan Club (Washington), Peale for Visual Arts (Philadelphia), Piedmont Club, Twin City Club, Cane River Club, Bohemian Club, Currituck Club, Roaring Gap.
Married Joan Audrey Humpstone, January 14, 1950 (deceased January 1983). Married Mary Charlotte Metz, December 23, 1984.