Hartley Peavey
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Hartley Peavey is a founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation and a well-known innovator in the musical equipment industry. A 1965 graduate of Mississippi State University, Peavey has been recognized by his alma mater as an Alumni Fellow and as the 2004 commencement speaker. He also received an honorary doctor of creative and performing arts degree from Mississippi State in 2004.
[edit] Awards and honors
List copied from Peavey corporate web site:
- 2003: Honored by the City of Meridian, Miss., with "Hartley Peavey Drive," (see article on Pro-Music-News web site)
- 2001: Inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame (see also Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame web site)
- 1996: Profiled by CNN and featured in international print ad campaign in Forbes, The Economist, BusinessWeek and Money
- 1991: Honored by the President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, for workplace training, education and achievements in the international marketplace
- 1990: Inducted into Rock Walk of Fame, Hollywood, California (see also Rock Walk of Fame web site)
[edit] References
- Achard, Ken. Peavey Revolution: Story of Hartley Peavey and the Company He Created. San Francisco: Backbeat Books; Berkeley, CA: Distributed to the book trade in the US and Canada by Publishers Group West; Milwaukee, WI: Distributed to the music trade in the US and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing Co, © 2005. ISBN 0-87930-849-4.
