-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		University News Contact: Liam Otten - (314) 935-8494 Home - 314-863-4296 liam_otten@aismail.wustl.edu Background information on Sam Fox [St. Louis, MO., 12-07-02] Sam Fox, chairman, chief executive officer and founder of Harbour Group, Ltd., is a leader in St. Louis business, philanthropic and civic affairs and a steadfast friend of Washington University. Sam Fox Fox has chaired Washington University's $1.3 billion capital campaign since its inception in 1998. He has served as a member of the University's Board of Trustees since 1989, including a term as vice chairman of the board from 1999-2001, and was elected an emeritus trustee in 2001. In 1980, he and his wife established the Sam & Marilyn Fox Scholarship through the Olin School's Scholars in Business Program. Fox serves or has served on the boards of numerous St. Louis institutions, including the Arts & Education Council of Greater St. Louis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Civic Progress, The Muny opera in Forest Park, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the V.P. Fair Foundation, the St. Louis Science Center and the St. Louis Zoo. In addition, Fox is chairman, and formerly president, of the Greater St. Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, one of the strongest scouting programs in the United States. From 1997 to 2001, he served as president of the Saint Louis Art Museum's Board of Commissioners, spearheading recruitment of director Brent Benjamin and development of a 10-year strategic plan, and he continues to serve as vice president. Born and raised in Desloge, Mo., Fox moved to St. Louis in 1947 to attend Washington University, where he was a was a member of the Dean's Honor Roll and Beta Gamma Sigma, a national honor society in business administration. In 1951, after graduating with a bachelor's of science degree in business administration, Fox joined a brother in Fox Industries, Inc., which made powders for the chemical industry and also ran an industrial park and warehousing complex. In 1976, Fox founded Harbour Group Ltd., a privately owned operating company that specializes in the acquisition and development of manufacturing companies for long-term investment. Harbour Group's success has been spectacular. Sales and profitability have grown at more than 25% compounded annually in industries with growth rates of less than 5%, including agricultural equipment, medical products, cutting tools, precision optics, molded rubber, fluid handling, plastic processing equipment, industrial springs, automotive accessories and many others. Today, Harbour Group's subsidiaries and former subsidiaries have more than 12,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues in excess of $1.5 billion. Fox's many honors include Washington University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1986; the Olin School's Distinguished Business Alumni Award in 1988; and the Beta Gamma Sigma Medallion for Entrepreneurship in 1996. Earlier this year, Washington University presented him with an honorary doctorate of laws. In addition, Fox was named the St. Louis Variety Club's 2002 Man of the Year and, in 2001, received the Missouri Historical Society's Thomas Jefferson Award. He received an honorary doctorate of public service from Saint Louis University in 2000; the Sigma Alpha Mu Achievement Award and the Missouri Republican Party Spirit of Enterprise Award in 1998; the Clayton Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award in 1996; the St. Louis Master Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1995; and the St. Louis Business Journal's 1986 Enterprise Award.
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