CCES School Board Member Profile

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E. SMYTH McKISSICK III


Term:
2006 – 2010
(Previous: 1998 – 2001)

Board Committees:
Co-chair, Study Group
Bylaws Committee

Current Employment:
CEO, Alice Manufacturing, Inc.

Business Experience:
Mr. McKissick is CEO of Alice Manufacturing. The privately held textile company has been in the McKissick family since 1923.

Education:
B.S., Administrative Management, Clemson University
M.B.A., University of South Carolina

Community Service:
Board Member, Clemson University
Board Member, American Textiles Manufacturing Institute
Board Member, Business Partnership Foundation, University of South Carolina
Director, Peoples National Bank and Peoples Bancorporation

Connection to CCES:
Mr. McKissick graduated from CCES in 1975; his wife, Martha Wood McKissick, graduated in the Class of 1982. Their oldest child, Smyth, graduated from CCES in 2007; their children Holly ’09 and Caroline ’16, are current students. In addition to serving on the School Board, he has been active in the Booster Club and in Annual Fund solicitations.

Why is CCES Philanthropy Important?
"Because supporting excellence in education for our children is one of the most important things we can do."

Contact:
esmckiss@aol.com