Background
Sumwalt,, Robert Llewellyn was born on December 29, 1927 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Llewellyn and Caroline M. (Causey) Sumwalt.
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Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University South Carolina, 1949. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.
Career
Area engineer E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Camden, South Carolina, 1950-1952. Construction engineer Columbia City School Systems, 1952-1958. Senior vice president, director McCrory-Sumwalt Construction Company, Inc., Columbia, 1958-1977.
Chairman board, treasurer, director Sumwalt-Mashburn Engineering & Construction Company, Inc., 1977-1979. Chairman board, president, director, Chief Executive Officer Sumwalt Construction Company, Inc., 1979—1998. Retired
Board directors Columbia City Wachovia National Bank.
Achievements
Membership
President Richland County unit American Cancer Society, 1956, board directors South Carolina chapter, 1957. Chairman Carolina Carillon Ball, 1963. Section chairman United Community Services, 1957.
Division chairman construction division United Way, 1973. Board directors Richland County unit American Red Cross, 1955-1956. Member advisory board Salvation Army, 1982-1984.
Member Bicentennial Commission University South Carolina, 1998-2001, president College Engineering Partnership Board, 1999-2004. Served to Commander C.E.C., United States Naval Reserve. Member Carolinas Association General Contractors American (chairman building division, director Carolinas branch 1977, vice president 1986, senior vice president 1987, president Carolinas automatic generation control 1988, national director automatic generation control of America 1989, 90, public relations committee), Columbia Contractors Association (president 1969), South Carolina Society Engineers, South Carolina Society Professional Engineers, Association United States Army, University South Carolina Associates (vice president 1997, president 1998), University South Carolina Alumni Association (circuit vice president 1956, executive committee, since 2003), Prison Fellowship Ministries, Kiwanis (president 1962), Forest Lake Country Club, Tip Off Club (president 1981-1982), Dreher High School Foundation (president 1994-1996), Columbia Ball Club, Centurion Club (Columbia), Litchfield Country Club (Litchfield Beach, South Carolina), Springdale Hall Club (Camden), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon (chairman South Carolina Delta Housing Corporation 1999-2001).
Connections
Married Mary Joyce Mills, March 8, 1952. Children: Elizabeth Ladson, Robert Llewellyn III.
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Nationality
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Named Young Man of Year, Columbia Junior Chamber of C., 1958. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award College Engineering, 2001, Disting Alumnus award University South Carolina, 2003.Named Young Man of Year, Columbia Junior Chamber of C., 1958. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award College Engineering, 2001, Disting Alumnus award University South Carolina, 2003.