词条 | Scotty Probasco |
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| name =Scotty Probasco | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Scott Livingston Probasco, Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|11|26}} | birth_place =Chattanooga, Tennessee | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|4|17|1928|11|26}} | death_place = Chattanooga, Tennessee | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = Lookout Mountain, Tennessee | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = Baylor School Dartmouth College Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | employer = | occupation =Businessman Philanthropist | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse =Betty Rowland Probasco | children = Scott Probasco III Ellen Probasco Moore Zane Probasco Brown Benjamin Probasco | parents = | relatives = | box_width = }}Scott Livingston "Scotty" Probasco, Jr.[1] (November 26, 1928 – April 17, 2015) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.[2][3] Early lifeScotty Probasco was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 26, 1928.[4][2] His family has been involved in banking for ten generations.[3] His grandfather, Harry Scott Probasco (1858-1919), founded the American National Bank, and his father, Scott L. Probasco, Sr. (1890-1962), founded SunTrust Banks.[2][3] Probasco had said that the "Probasco" family were originally Jews from Madrid, Spain who immigrated to the Netherlands and converted to Protestantism;[3] then in the 1600s, they immigrated to the U.S.[3] Both his father and grandfather attended the First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, and were devout followers of Christ.[3] Probasco attended the Baylor School, where he played on the golf team.[5][6] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Dartmouth College and attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2] CareerProbasco considered becoming a preacher, but joined the family business instead.[3] He served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of SunTrust Bank in Chattanooga.[2][7] He served on the Board of Directors as well as the Audit and Compensation Committees of Chattem, a Chattanooga-based producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, toiletries, dietary supplements, topical analgesics, and medicated skin care products.[7] PhilanthropyProbasco sat on the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as well as its UTC Alumni Council, UT Development Council, and UT Foundation.[2] He has also supported the UT chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[2] He endowed the Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise at UT, currently held by Jeff Ray Clark.[2][8] He received the UTC Alumni Board's Outstanding Service Award.[2] Probasco also donated to the Baylor School, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, the Chattanooga-based Benwood Foundation, Bethel Bible Village, a crisis center for neglected, abused and in-crisis children based in Hixson, Tennessee, the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, and the United Way of Greater Chattanooga.[2] He supported Republican Bill Haslam's gubernatorial campaign in 2010.[9] Personal life and deathProbasco was married to Betty Rowland Probasco, a.k.a. Betty Probasco, and they resided in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga.[2][10] They met at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club in 1953.[11] His wife was an avid golfer and a former executive at the Women's Southern Golf Association.[11][10] They had four children:
Probasco's sister, Alice Probasco, was married to the late John T. Lupton II, the heir to the JTL Corporation, Coca-Cola's largest bottler until he sold it to the Coca-Cola Enterprises for US$1.4 billion in 1986. Scotty Probasco was known for wearing bowties and smoking Honduran cigars.[3] He died on April 17, 2015.[15][16] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/scotty-probasco-jr-dies-16543.shtml|title=WTVC NewsChannel 9 :: News - Top Stories - Scotty Probasco Jr. Dies|author=Sinclair Broadcast Group|work=WTVC NewsChannel 9|accessdate=22 April 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Probasco, Scott L., Jr.}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite web|url=http://www.utfi.org/the-foundation/development-council/leadership-awards/852-2/2010-winner-scott-l-probasco-jr/|title=2010 Winner: Scott L. Probasco, Jr.|work=utfi.org|accessdate=22 April 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163204/http://www.utfi.org/the-foundation/development-council/leadership-awards/852-2/2010-winner-scott-l-probasco-jr/|archivedate=2 April 2015|df=}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dean W. Arnold, Old Money, New South: The Spirit of Chattanooga, 2006 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=I-YdAQAAIAAJ&q=%22PROBASCO,+Scott+Livingston,+Jr.,+banker;+born+in+Chattanooga,+Tennessee,*%22&dq=%22PROBASCO,+Scott+Livingston,+Jr.,+banker;+born+in+Chattanooga,+Tennessee,*%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=o3A1VeLSMOTasATAr4CAAg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA|title=Who's who in Commerce and Industry|work=google.ca|accessdate=22 April 2015}} 5. ^Graham Elliott, 2004 Baylor School Breeds Champions, Golfweek, October 12, 2011 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.baylorschool.org/gallery/zoom.aspx?myurl=/data/files/gallery/AlumniPhotoGallery/Picture_046.jpg&FileID=12524&Title=Brandon%20Eaves%20\\%2710%20with%20Scotty%20Probasco%20\\%2748%20and%20Chuck%20Hudson%20\\%2710&Content=|title=Baylor School: Brandon Eaves '10 with Scotty Probasco '48 and Chuck Hudson '10|work=baylorschool.org|accessdate=22 April 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030046/http://www.baylorschool.org/gallery/zoom.aspx?myurl=%2Fdata%2Ffiles%2Fgallery%2FAlumniPhotoGallery%2FPicture_046.jpg&FileID=12524&Title=Brandon%20Eaves%20%5C%2710%20with%20Scotty%20Probasco%20%5C%2748%20and%20Chuck%20Hudson%20%5C%2710&Content=|archivedate=4 March 2016|df=}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=558286&privcapId=4338533&previousCapId=4338533&previousTitle=Baylor%20School,%20The|title=Scott L Probasco Jr.|work=Businessweek.com|accessdate=22 April 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.utc.edu/Research/ProbascoChair/|title=Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise|work=utc.edu|accessdate=22 April 2015}} 9. ^Tom Humphrey, Haslam Opens Chattanooga HQ; Keeps Most Commentary Light, Knoxville News Sentinel, June 26, 2010 10. ^1 John Shearer, Betty Probasco Still A Golfing Champion, The Chattagoonan, June 08, 2003 11. ^1 David Uchiyama, Historic event at Lookout, Chattanooga Free Times, May 26, 2010 12. ^Adam Clagg, Greg Brown Is New Mayor Of Lookout Mountain, Tn., The Chattanoogan, August 23, 2006 13. ^Lookout Mountain, Tenn.: City Profile, Chattanooga Free Press, March 25, 2012 14. ^[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=11277181&privcapId=1039611&previousCapId=320218&previousTitle=The%20Krystal%20Company,%20Inc. Benjamin R. Probasco], Bloomberg Business 15. ^{{cite news|title=Scotty Probasco, Chattanooga philanthropist, dies|url=http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/28837434/scotty-probasco-chattanooga-philanthropist-dies|publisher=WRCBtv|date=April 19, 2015|accessdate=April 19, 2015}} 16. ^Scott L. "Scotty" Probasco Jr., businessman and philanthropist, died Friday night, Chattanooga Free Press, April 18, 2015 13 : 1928 births|2015 deaths|People from Chattanooga, Tennessee|Dartmouth College alumni|Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni|American bankers|American philanthropists|University of Tennessee at Chattanooga people|Businesspeople from Tennessee|American people of Dutch-Jewish descent|American people of Spanish-Jewish descent|20th-century American businesspeople|21st-century American businesspeople |
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