\nJohn and Stephanie Ingram
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Presented to the parents of a Furman student or graduate in appreciation for their commitment to education and leadership as volunteers.<\/em><\/p>\n John joined Ingram Industries in 1986, serving in increasingly responsible roles early in his career. He was named chairman of the Ingram Industries Inc. Board of Directors in 2008, having served as vice chairman of the board since 1999. He is also chairman of Ingram Content Group. Ingram Industries is a manufacturing company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and consists of diversified businesses in marine transportation aggregate supply, book distribution, print on demand book manufacturing, management and distribution services.<\/p>\n In addition to volunteering for numerous educational and charitable organizations, John is a member of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University, serves on the board of Montgomery Bell Academy, and is an honorary trustee for The Harpeth Hall School. He is chair of the Tennessee Advisory Board of Western Governors University, vice chair of the Nashville\u2019s Agenda Steering Committee, and chairman emeritus of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. John spearheaded the effort to bring Major League Soccer to Nashville and is owner of the Nashville Soccer Club.<\/p>\n Stephanie is the founder and chief executive officer of Wellspire, a full-service event space for business professionals. As an entrepreneur and philanthropist, she is passionate about finding solutions to unmet needs in her community. She played a key role in developing the Osher Integrative Center for Medicine at Vanderbilt, as well as Currey Ingram Academy, one of the nation\u2019s leading schools for learning differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Furman University presented a number of major awards at its annual Bell Tower Ball Saturday, Feb. 11. The event,\u00a0which took place at the Greenville Convention Center, celebrated the accomplishments of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8288,"template":"","update-categories":[575],"class_list":["post-8285","furman-update","type-furman-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","furman-update-category-alumni-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/8285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/furman-update"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/8285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"furman-update-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-categories?post=8285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/02\/Ingrams-576x768.jpg\")
John and Stephanie are dedicated fans and supporters of Furman Athletics. They have four children, including their daughter Martha \u201920, who majored in politics and international affairs with a concentration in Middle East and Islamic studies. John earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and MBA from Vanderbilt University. Stephanie earned her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University.<\/p>\n