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'''David C. Garrett Jr.''' (July 6, 1922 – June 2, 2012) was an American businessman who was the CEO of [[Delta Air Lines]] from 1978 to 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southcarecremation.com/obituaries/obituary.php?id=2947 |title=Obituary - Mr. David C. Garrett Jr. - SouthCare Cremation Society and Memorial Centers |accessdate=2012-06-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606005851/http://www.southcarecremation.com/obituaries/obituary.php?id=2947 |archivedate=2012-06-06 }}</ref> |
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[[File:20-02-442-garrett.jpg|thumb|Plaque honoring Garrett at the [[Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame]]]] |
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| ⚫ | He received his undergraduate degree from [[Furman University]] and was a 1955 graduate of the [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] [[Georgia Institute of Technology College of Management|College of Management]]<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Ronald J|editor-last=Alsop|title=The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2004|publisher=Free Press|date=2003-09-30|isbn=0-7432-3882-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780743238823}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/delta_through_decades/index.jsp|title=Delta Through the Decades|publisher=Delta Air Lines|accessdate=2007-03-24}}</ref> Garrett won the ''[[Tony Jannus Award]]'' for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Scheduled Air Transportation in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tonyjannusaward.com/legacy.html |title=Tony Jannus Award Past Recipients|publisher=Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society|accessdate=2007-11-19 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070713183727/http://tonyjannusaward.com/legacy.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-13}}</ref> He was a veteran of World War II.<ref>http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/delta/stories/2009/06/14/delta_david_garrett.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref> |
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Furman University has an endowed chair in their Economics Department named in his honor. Berry College has an endowed professorship in Business Administration also named in his honor. He received an honorary degree in Doctor of Commerce from [[Oglethorpe University]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded by Oglethorpe University |publisher=Oglethorpe University |url=http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/history/honorary_degrees.asp |accessdate=2015-03-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319104000/http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/history/honorary_degrees.asp |archivedate=March 19, 2015 }}</ref> He died on June 2, 2012, at his home in [[Dawsonville, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Couret|first=Jacques|title=Former Delta CEO Dave Garrett dies|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/06/04/former-delta-ceo-dave-garrett-dies.html|accessdate=4 June 2012|newspaper=Atlanta Business Chronicle}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:21, 25 August 2022
David C. Garrett Jr. (July 6, 1922 – June 2, 2012) was an American businessman who was the CEO of Delta Air Lines from 1978 to 1987.[1]
He received his undergraduate degree from Furman University and was a 1955 graduate of the Georgia Tech College of Management[2][3] Garrett won the Tony Jannus Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Scheduled Air Transportation in 1983.[4] He was a veteran of World War II.[5] Furman University has an endowed chair in their Economics Department named in his honor. Berry College has an endowed professorship in Business Administration also named in his honor. He received an honorary degree in Doctor of Commerce from Oglethorpe University in 1999.[6] He died on June 2, 2012, at his home in Dawsonville, Georgia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary - Mr. David C. Garrett Jr. - SouthCare Cremation Society and Memorial Centers". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ Alsop, Ronald J, ed. (2003-09-30). The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2004. Free Press. ISBN 0-7432-3882-6.
- ^ "Delta Through the Decades". Delta Air Lines. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Tony Jannus Award Past Recipients". Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/delta/stories/2009/06/14/delta_david_garrett.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Honorary Degrees Awarded by Oglethorpe University". Oglethorpe University. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ^ Couret, Jacques. "Former Delta CEO Dave Garrett dies". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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