| 词条 | Cecil B. Day |
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|name = Cecil Burke Day |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1934|12|10|mf=y}}[1] |birth_place = Brooklet, Georgia, United States |death_date = {{death date and age|1978|12|15|1934|12|9}} |death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = |nationality = }} Cecil Burke Day (December 10, 1934 – December 15, 1978) was the founder of Days Inn Hotels. BiographyDay studied at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, but withdrew prior to graduation to join the United States Marine Corps. After the Marine Corps, Day studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology; he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and graduated with a degree in Industrial Management in 1958. Day owned real estate in Atlanta, Georgia. He sold a duplex for $4,000,000 and used the funds to open the first Days Inn hotel, which was located on Tybee Island, Georgia. Day coined the phrase "budget-luxury" and expanded his hotel chain with great success building a large network of franchise hotels. Day had five children and was Southern Baptist. He died of cancer in 1978. FoundationCecil B. Day founded the Day Foundation who supported evangelicals churches, organizations and Bible Colleges.[2] Places named in his honor
ImagesReferences1. ^{{cite web |url=http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/tdgh-dec/dec10.htm|title=This Day in Georgia History - 10 dec|accessdate=2009-04-06|work=georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Cecil B.}}{{US-business-bio-stub}}{{GeorgiaUS-stub}}2. ^ Darren E. Grem, The Blessings of Business: How Corporations Shaped Conservative Christianity, Oxford University Press, UK, 2016, p. 139 3. ^Perimeter Church dedicates new facility in honor of local entrepreneur. Retrieved 2010-Oct-12.] 7 : American hoteliers|1934 births|1979 deaths|Mercer University alumni|Georgia Institute of Technology alumni|20th-century American businesspeople|People from Bulloch County, Georgia |
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