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Philanthropist and financier
Darla Moore, after whom the Moore School of Business is
named, will be inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame on May 24.
The announcement was made earlier this month by the selection committee of Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina, one of the sponsors of the hall of fame.
Moore, 52, is vice president of Rainwater, Inc. A native of Lake City, South Carolina, she earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1975 and holds an MBA from George Washington University.
She has donated $70 million over the past nine years to USC's School of Business, which was renamed in her honor in 1998. Moore has also contributed money to Clemson University's Eugene T. Moore School of Education, named after her father.
Moore becomes the fourth South Carolina woman to be named to the Hall of Fame. The inductees are chosen on the basis of integrity, leadership, and impact on a community.
Moore founded and chairs the Palmetto Institute, a nonprofit think tank aimed at improving per capita income in South Carolina. Other projects of hers include improving the beauty of public spaces in Charleston and founding the Lake City Community Foundation to improve the quality of life for residents in Moore's hometown.
She serves on the board of USC and the New York University Medical School and Hospitals. Moore was the first woman profiled on the cover of Fortune magazine and named to the magazine's list of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business."
She has served on numerous corporate boards, including Hospital Corporation of America and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She currently serves on the boards of The South Financial Group and MPS Group, and on the National Advisory Board of JP Morgan. She was formerly a managing director of JP Morgan's predecessor bank, Chemical Bank.
Darla Moore brief bio
The announcement was made earlier this month by the selection committee of Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina, one of the sponsors of the hall of fame.
Moore, 52, is vice president of Rainwater, Inc. A native of Lake City, South Carolina, she earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1975 and holds an MBA from George Washington University.
She has donated $70 million over the past nine years to USC's School of Business, which was renamed in her honor in 1998. Moore has also contributed money to Clemson University's Eugene T. Moore School of Education, named after her father.
Moore becomes the fourth South Carolina woman to be named to the Hall of Fame. The inductees are chosen on the basis of integrity, leadership, and impact on a community.
Moore founded and chairs the Palmetto Institute, a nonprofit think tank aimed at improving per capita income in South Carolina. Other projects of hers include improving the beauty of public spaces in Charleston and founding the Lake City Community Foundation to improve the quality of life for residents in Moore's hometown.
She serves on the board of USC and the New York University Medical School and Hospitals. Moore was the first woman profiled on the cover of Fortune magazine and named to the magazine's list of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business."
She has served on numerous corporate boards, including Hospital Corporation of America and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She currently serves on the boards of The South Financial Group and MPS Group, and on the National Advisory Board of JP Morgan. She was formerly a managing director of JP Morgan's predecessor bank, Chemical Bank.
Darla Moore brief bio
February 2007