L. E. Oliuer Class of '26
L. E. Oli\'er, Territorial Vice-President of ' ears for the South, was a member of Delta Chi fraternity and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University o( I daho in 1926. He began his busine~s career with the J. C. Penney Company and in 1929 became associated with l\[ontgomery \Vard a manager in Monterey, Californ ia. Mr. Ol iver helped to organize Western I ndustries in l\lonterey and held the position of President u n til he joined Sears, Roebuck and Company in 1933 in Fresno, California. In 1952 he as umed the Presidency and Chairmanshi p of the H enry R ose Stores until t hat firm merged with Sears in 1955 when he became General Manager and A istant Vice-President of car in New York. l n 1958 Mr. Oliver was transferred to Atlanta, Georgia, as Vice-President and a Director of Sears. Mr. Oliver holds directorates in the Allstate I nsurance Companv and the Allstate Enterprises. H e is a director and member 'or the Executive Committee of the Fir~t ~ational Bank of Atlanta, of Colon ial Stores, and of the Louisville and Nashville R ailroad. H e is also a past director o( the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and is currentl) a director of the State of Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
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~ I r. Oli\'er has bridged his life as a leader in the world w that of civic affairs. H e is a past-president and a current direcwr of the Advisory Council of Georgia State College and is also a member of the Board of Visitors at Emory Uni\'ersity. ~Ir. Oli\'er's in terest in education has been further recognized by honorary membership in Beta Gamma Sigma from the University of Georgia a nd in Eta ~I u Pi from the 1 ew York University School of R et<1iling. ~Ir. Oliver has also been active in Atlanta, Georgia, civic and cultural e,路ents. H e has served as past-chairman of the Red Cross for the State of Georgia, past-president of the Atlanta Symphony Guild, vice-chairman of the Board of the Atlanta An Alliance, a nd is a director of the Atlanta ~ Iusic Club. He is currently a director of t. Joseph路~ I nfirmary, Egleston Hospital, and the National J ewish Hospital in Denver. In addition, Mr. O liver has served as preside nt of the Defense upply Association in the United States Army and as an adviser to the ' avy ~tores in ' ew York. I !e has ~uccessfully bridged h is career through service to his country, community, and his state.