Английская Википедия:Elton Bryson Stephens Sr.
Шаблон:Infobox person Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. (1911–2005) was an American businessman from Alabama, who founded EBSCO Industries.
Early life
Stephens was born on August 4, 1911, in Clio, Alabama.[1][2] Stephens graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in 1932.[3]
Career
Stephens founded Military Service Co. in 1944, with US$5,000.[2][4][5] The company sold magazine subscriptions to the United States Army.[4] It later became known as EBSCO Industries, a diversified company in "information services, publishing and digital media, outdoor products, real estate, manufacturing and general services."[2]
Philanthropy
Stephens established the Metropolitan Arts Council of Birmingham in 1986.[2] He donated $15 million to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, where he was chairman of its board of trustees, and where the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center was named after his late wife.[2] Additionally, he donated $1 million to the United Way of Central Alabama in 1997, joining their Million Dollar Roundtable.[2] For charitable contributions to the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Stephens Family Gallery is named in his family's honor.[2] The Red Mountain Expressway was renamed the Elton B. Stephens Expressway by the City of Birmingham on September 11, 1975.[2]
With his son James, Stephens donated $2.5 million to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[2] They also paid $15 million for the construction of the Elton B. Stephens Science Center on the campus of Birmingham–Southern College.[2][6]
Personal life
Stephens was married to Alys Robinson.[5] They met as students at Birmingham-Southern College and graduated together in 1932.[7] They had two sons, Elton B. Stephens Jr. and James T. Stephens, and two daughters, Jane S. Comer and Dell S. Brooke.[5] His wife died in 1996.[5]
Death and legacy
Stephens died on February 5, 2005.[1] His son James serves as the chairman of EBSCO Industries.[5]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Jim Stephens, In Memoriam: Elton Bryson Stephens, 1911–2005, Serial Reviews, Volume 31, Issue 2, 2005, pp. 80–81
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 2,8 2,9 Michael Tomberlin, Stephens family may be better known in Birmingham for generosity than $4 billion wealth, The Birmingham News, July 10, 2014
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 America's Richest Families: Stephens family, Forbes
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 5,4 Connor Sheets, Who are the richest Alabamians now that billionaire Marguerite Harbert has passed?, The Birmingham News, March 23, 2015
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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