History of the Chamber
The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce has over 60 years of history serving the needs of its members and helping businesses succeed. Through the decades, the Chamber has assisted in building vital relationships that matter. The Chamber’s focus on free enterprise, economic development, tourism, and support of local charities has been their legacy.
Organized on January 30, 1947 as the Gaffney Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors were: J.B. Hatcher, President – T.C. Drew, Vice President – J. Nathan Lipscomb, Treasurer. Other Board Members were William E. Bell, T.Y. Brown, R.W. Carr, J.H. Cathcart, Roy C. Cobb, T.C. Drew, A. J. Eastwood, J.C. Fort, J.B. Hatcher, J.N. Lipscomb, C.B. Poole and G.G. Watts, all of Cherokee County, S.C.
The name was changed to the Cherokee County Chamber Of Commerce on October 21, 1977.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Michael Gaffney |
| 1982 | Dr. Thomas Curtis |
| 1982 | Jacob Augustus Deal |
| 1982 | Edward Hope DeCamp |
| 1982 | Robert S. Campbell, Jr. |
| 1983 | Frederick Hambright |
| 1983 | Adolphus Nott Wood |
| 1983 | Dr. Wylie Cicero Hamrick |
| 1983 | E. Raymond Parker |
| 1984 | Major John Franklin Jones |
| 1984 | James Alexander Carroll |
| 1984 | Oliver David Hamrick |
| 1984 | Jack E. Millwood |
| 1985 | Edgar Clifton McArthur |
| 1985 | Dr. John Gailliard Black |
| 1985 | Dr. Lee T. Nesbitt |
| 1986 | Dr. James Niles Nesbitt |
| 1986 | Bobby Gilmer Moss, PhD |
| 1987 | Vincent Caggiano, Sr. |
| 1987 | Dr. Jake Nathan Lipscomb |
| 1988 | Frank Wilbur Sossamon, Jr. |
| 1988 | Edna Earle Kirby |
| 1989 | L. Baker |
| 1989 | Guy P. Meredith, Sr. |
| 1992 | John M. Hamrick |
| 1993 | Dr. T. A. Campbill, Sr. |
| 1993 | Louis C. Sossamon |
| 1994 | William Gladden Huntt Smoke, Jr. |
| 1995 | Horace M. Brown |
| 1995 | G.W. “Dub” Blanton |
| 1996 | Charles A. Perkins |
| 1997 | Waite C. Hamrick, Jr. |
| 1997 | James R. Sanders, Jr. |
| 1998 | Albert Lee Midyette |
| 1998 | J. Grady Randolph |
| 1999 | Evelyn Howe |
| 1999 | C.E. Saint-Amand |
| 1999 | Oscar M. Fuller |
| 2000 | Olin R. Phillips |
| 2001 | John B. Travers |
| 2002 | Gloria G. Rosemond |
| 2003 | Bright G. Parker |
| 2003 | Dr. James W. Sanders, Sr. |
| 2004 | Dr. G. Preston Edwards |
| 2004 | H. Smith Peeler, Sr. |
| 2005 | Robert E. Prevatte |
| 2005 | Roy P. Turner |
| 2006 | Don L. Wilkins |
| 2006 | Gene Brown |
| 2007 | Heyward W. Porter |
| 2008 | Rev. Fleming J. Means |
| 2008 | Hoke Parris |
| 2009 | L.T. Hartzog, Jr. |
| 2009 | Ronald D. Owenby |
| 2009 | James Batchler |
| 2010 | Dr Walt Griffin |
| 2011 | Jodean Lemmons |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1947 | John B. Hatcher |
| 1948 | John B. Hatcher |
| 1949 | Claude B. Poole |
| 1950 | Dewey E. Hudson |
| 1951 | Paul E. Morgan, Jr. |
| 1952 | Onnie M. Mullinax |
| 1953 | Tom L. Brown |
| 1954 | Raymond B. Lark |
| 1955 | Allen W. Askins |
| 1956 | Dr. G. Preston Edwards |
| 1957 | Zeb V. Whelchel |
| 1958 | John C. Bernhard |
| 1959 | Waite C. Hamrick, Jr. |
| 1960 | Waite C. Hamrick, Jr. |
| 1961 | Alan R. Willis |
| 1962 | Onnie M. Mullinax |
| 1963 | Everett V. Hinton |
| 1964 | Hal J. Shinn |
| 1965 | Robert C. Carroll |
| 1966 | Walton E. Lipscomb |
| 1967 | William T. Hatcher |
| 1968 | Albert L. Midyette |
| 1969 | Dr. J.N. Lipscomb |
| 1970 | Ted P. Stokely |
| 1971 | Jack E. Millwood |
| 1972 | J. Kenneth Hill |
| 1973 | Raymond Parker |
| 1974 | B.B. Bryson, Jr. |
| 1975 | David B. Cannon |
| 1976 | A. Jack Blanton |
| 1977 | Dr. W. Ronald Barrett |
| 1978 | Jack Walker |
| 1979 | John R. Heggestad |
| 1980 | Ben L. Clary |
| 1981 | James M. Cudd |
| 1982 | Steve Moss |
| 1983 | Gary E. Clary |
| 1984 | Robert L. Peeler |
| 1985 | John B. Travers |
| 1986 | Dr. W. Ronald Barrett |
| 1987 | John A. Leazer |
| 1988 | H.F. “Dick” Crater |
| 1989 | Richard Baines |
| 1990 | Mike Lopez |
| 1991 | Patrick J. Emrich |
| 1992 | Rick Patterson |
| 1993 | Allen Fowler |
| 1994 | Steve Moss |
| 1995 | Scott Allen |
| 1996 | Sam Burns |
| 1997 | Randy Horton |
| 1998 | W.B. Cook |
| 1999 | Dave Callahan |
| 2000 | Klonie Jordan |
| 2001 | Charles J. Bonner |
| 2002 | Tracy McDaniel |
| 2003 | Joe Howell |
| 2004 | Mark Propst |
| 2005 | David Wall |
| 2006 | Jan Moss |
| 2007 | Gayle White |
| 2008 | Henry L. Jolly, Jr. |
| 2009 | Jack Trnavsky |
| 2010 | Brooks Moss |
| 2011 | Deborah Mauney |
| 2012 | Ed Elliott |