The induction reception and ceremony will take place in the new Marshall University Foundation Hall, home of the Erickson Alumni Center, on the Huntington campus. The celebration will start with a VIP reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by a general reception at 6:15 p.m. and an awards ceremony at 7 p.m.
The Hall of Fame honors those people in the business community who have an outstanding record of long-standing achievement in their career fields. It is the most distinguished honor granted by the Lewis College of Business (LCOB).
“This year we have some very outstanding inductees into the Lewis College Business Hall of Fame,” said Dr. Chong Kim, dean of the College of Business. “Not only will we be recognizing four outstanding business leaders, but this also will be one of the first big events in our new alumni center. It also is a revitalization of the Hall of Fame since we have not had an induction since 2006.”
The 2010 inductees are:
• Mark A. Chandler, vice president and chief financial officer of Triana Engergy LLC and affiliated companies, graduated magna cum laude from Marshall University in 1981. He began his career in Huntington, rising within the ranks of public accounting to become a partner in the firm Lockhart and Chandler, CPA’s. He left public accounting to join Columbia Energy in 1989 and became the Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Natural Resources in 1996. Chandler later became one of the original partners in Triana Energy, where he served as vice president and CFO from 2001 until the company’s sale in 2005. He continued working with that team of entrepreneurs and currently serves as CFO for a number of successful energy related enterprises, including Triana Energy, Highlands Drilling and Appalachian Geophysical Services.
• David Fox, III, vice president of business development with McJunkin Red Man Supply Company, graduated from Marshall University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. His career began in the oil and gas industry in 1972 with Branchland Pipe & Supply, a family owned business started in 1921 by his grandfather, David Fox, Sr. Along with his family, Fox started Appalachian Pipe & Supply in 1984. It merged with the oil and gas division of McJunkin Corporation in 1989 to form the largest oil field supply company in the eastern United States. Fox served as senior vice president and managed overall operations. McJunkin was sold to Goldman Sachs in 2007.
• James C. Justice, II, owner of The Greenbrier and The Greenbrier Sporting Club, and James C. Justice Companies, Inc., received his BS and MBA degrees from Marshall University. He served as captain of the Marshall University golf team his last two years. Justice joined the family business in 1976 and as a result of his strong interest in agriculture in 1977 he started Bluestone Farms, which is currently operating as Justice Family Farms, LLC. Under his direction, Justice Farms grew to be the largest cash grain operation on the east coast. After the death of his father in 1983, Justice became president and CEO of Bluestone Industries, In., and Bluestone Coal Corporation. In 2003, Justice founded the James C. Justice Companies, Inc., to further expand the coal reserve base and acquire additional mining operations.
• John Leslie, owner of Leslie Equipment Company, graduated from Marshall University in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He returned to his hometown of Cowen, W.Va., and bought his uncle’s half of Leslie Brothers Equipment Co., a John Deere equipment franchise. Leslie ran the business with his father until 1985, when he purchased his father’s half of the company to become the sole owner. Eventually, Leslie shortened the name to Leslie Equipment Co. and expanded the business in Cowen. Today, Leslie Equipment employs more than 250 people at 10 locations throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
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