Autry O.V. Pete DeBusk is the owner and chairman of DeRoyal Industries located in Knoxville, Tennessee. [1]
DeBusk was born and raised in Rose Hill, Virginia, where he graduated from Thomas Walker High School. After graduating from Lincoln Memorial University, DeBusk began his career in 1965 as a pharmaceutical salesman [2] and regional sales manager. [3] In 1973 DeBusk patented his first medical product, an orthopedic boot, and founded DeRoyal Industries. [4] [5]
DeBusk self-published a book in 2013, "The Rabbit's Got the Gun: The DeRoyal Industries Story," which recounts his business career.
As the chairman of the Lincoln Memorial University Board of Trustees and a member of MedPAC Commission, DeBusk co-founded the Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. [6] [7] The Lincoln Memorial University- John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law, also co-founded by DeBusk, was subsequently denied provisional accreditation by the American Bar Association. However, in the Fall of 2015, the law school received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association. [8]
References
- ^ Official Website DeRoyal Executives
- ^ Katie Porterfield, DeRoyal Treatment Archived June 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Business TN, April 2008
- ^ "Pete DeBusk, Chairman, CEO, De Royal Business Systems". spoke.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Genera Energy "Pete DeBusk". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ BusinessTN "DeRoyal Treatment | BusinessTN". Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ All Business, A D&B Company Publication:Business Wire June 3, 2003
- ^ Lincoln Memorial University Official Website About LMU-DCOM Archived November 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 2010
- ^ Judge denies LMU's request to force ABA removal knoxnews.com January 19, 2012 [ dead link]
Autry O.V. Pete DeBusk is the owner and chairman of DeRoyal Industries located in Knoxville, Tennessee. [1]
DeBusk was born and raised in Rose Hill, Virginia, where he graduated from Thomas Walker High School. After graduating from Lincoln Memorial University, DeBusk began his career in 1965 as a pharmaceutical salesman [2] and regional sales manager. [3] In 1973 DeBusk patented his first medical product, an orthopedic boot, and founded DeRoyal Industries. [4] [5]
DeBusk self-published a book in 2013, "The Rabbit's Got the Gun: The DeRoyal Industries Story," which recounts his business career.
As the chairman of the Lincoln Memorial University Board of Trustees and a member of MedPAC Commission, DeBusk co-founded the Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. [6] [7] The Lincoln Memorial University- John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law, also co-founded by DeBusk, was subsequently denied provisional accreditation by the American Bar Association. However, in the Fall of 2015, the law school received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association. [8]
References
- ^ Official Website DeRoyal Executives
- ^ Katie Porterfield, DeRoyal Treatment Archived June 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Business TN, April 2008
- ^ "Pete DeBusk, Chairman, CEO, De Royal Business Systems". spoke.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Genera Energy "Pete DeBusk". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ BusinessTN "DeRoyal Treatment | BusinessTN". Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ All Business, A D&B Company Publication:Business Wire June 3, 2003
- ^ Lincoln Memorial University Official Website About LMU-DCOM Archived November 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 2010
- ^ Judge denies LMU's request to force ABA removal knoxnews.com January 19, 2012 [ dead link]