Background
Harris, William Madison was born on February 28, 1932 in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Son of William Madison and Ann Holladay (Thackston) Harris.
Harris, William Madison was born on February 28, 1932 in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Son of William Madison and Ann Holladay (Thackston) Harris.
Bachelor of Science, College of William and Mary, 1953.
Sales manager, engineer, district traffic supervisor, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Сompany, Norfolk, Richmond, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1953-1963; vice president, personnel director, Center Fidelity Bank, Richmond, 1963-1971; vice president, Planters National Bank, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1971-1983; vice president, Georgia Federal Bank, Atlanta, 1983-1986; president, Harris & Associations, Atlanta, since 1987. Lecturer U. Richmond, 1965-1971. Chairman personnel committee North Carolina Bankers Association, Raleigh, 1981-1983.
Active Atlanta Human Resources Planning Group, since 1987. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1956. Member S.R. (board directors, secretary Richmond 1970-1971), Society Human Resource Management (president Richmond 1965-1966, national compensation and benefits committee 1975-1984, contributing editor Handbook 1980, certified accredited executive personnel 1976, senior professional human resources 1990), Industrial Relations Research Association, International Association Outplacement Professionals, Cosmopolitan Club (president 1959), Fishing Bay Yacht Club (Deltaville, Virginia) (commodore 1970), The Branches (president 1986), Order of the White Jacket, Kappa Alpha, Sigma Epsilon Pi.
Married Marian Leonie Burks, July 27, 1957. Children: Ann Holladay Harris Anderson, William Claiborne, Elizabeth Madison, John Spencer Randolph.