W. C. Blankenship

The Duke Endowment is a private foundation serving the people of North Carolina and South Carolina by supporting selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare and spiritual life. The endowment was founded in 1924 and is located in Charlotte, North Carolina

Comporium, Inc. provides telecommunications and related services. It provides voice, video, data, wireless, security services at the retail level, security monitoring and directory publishing for its industry customers. The company was founded by John Anderson, John Cherry and Andrew Smith in 1894 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, SC.

McKing Consulting Corp., Inc. provides information technology and management consulting services. Its services include conference management, evaluation design and study, publications, scientific research support, financial, grants and program management. The firm serves to the federal government, state agencies and private organizations. The company was founded in September 2000 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina, Inc. provides residential services to children, teens and families in crisis. Its services include residential care, emergency care, residential wilderness, transitional living, family care, teen mothers, foster care, weekday education, developmental disabilities, Baptist aging ministry, Guatemala missions, retreats and conferences, and referral services. The company was founded by John Mills on November 11, 1885 and is headquartered in Thomasville, NC.