Growth brings about change. From relationships to sustainability practices to our commitment to superior craftsmanship, Southern Furniture Company does everything with great care, a little inventiveness and a lot of integrity… and has from the start. After 96 years in the making, Samson Holding acquired Southern Furniture Company to support its Universal Furniture brand.
Two new Board members were added to The Bolick Foundation – Stephen G. Dobbins and David W. Hood.
In May, 2019, the doctor of humane letters was awarded to Jerome W. Bolick at the Hickory undergraduate ceremony of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Bolick served on the board of trustees at LR from 2000 to 2018 as vice chair and chair of the Building and Grounds Committee. He resides in Conover, North Carolina, and is the chief executive officer of Southern Furniture Company. He joined his family’s business in the 1950s after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and serving two years in the U.S. Navy. Bolick is a member of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, a charter member of LR President’s Society, and founded an LR scholarship.