Stan graduated from Clemson in 1975. He accepted a job at Milliken & Co. and, after completing their Management Orientation Program (MOP), was assigned a Production Management role. In 1984 he joined Michelin where he served as Plant Maintenance Manager, Industrial Engineer, and finally as Material Flow Manager for North America. In this role he trained & assisted each of the manufacturing sites in Canada, Mexico, and the US regarding their standard costing issues. He retired in 2018.
Stan is an active volunteer with the Foothills Trail maintenance program. He has become the leader of efforts to treat hemlock trees for the woolly adelgid along the trail in order to preserve them for future generations. He has recently been assigned Trail Captain of the Round Mountain Gap spur trail. He also is the grant writer/coordinator for FTC. Stan and his wife Paula live in Greer and enjoy hiking, bicycling, and kayaking.