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Roy Hampton Park

American media executive and entrepreneur

Roy Hampton Park (September 15, 1910 – October 25, 1993) was an American entrepreneur and media mogul. He is known for creating the Duncan Hines brand of packaged food products, and for his television/radio/newspaper conglomerate, Park Communications.2

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Born Sep 15, 1910, died Oct 25, 1993.1

About

He created the Park Foundation, which has funded many programs in his name at Ithaca College, Cornell University, and North Carolina State University.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedNorth Carolina State University3

Career

Occupation: journalist.6

Personal life

  • BornSep 15, 1910, Dobson7
  • DiedOct 25, 1993, New York City8
  • CitizenshipUnited States9
  • ResidenceIthaca10
  • Children211

Philanthropy

In 1966, Park created the Park Foundation as an outlet for his philanthropic interests. After his death, a substantial percentage of his wealth went to the foundation.

The foundation quickly ran into trouble, with Park's two children (one liberal, one conservative) disagreeing about which causes to support. In 2001, Dorothy Park divided the foundation in two. She, along with her daughter Adelaide Gomer and Gomer's daughter, continued to operate the Park Foundation, whereas Park Jr. and his children took over the spun-off Triad Foundation.

In 2010, with Dorothy Park suffering from advanced Alzheimer's, her two children sued each other after disagreeing over whose foundation should get the bulk of her estimated $220-million estate. (Dorothy Park died in 2016, at 103.)

The Park Foundation supports a myriad of causes including higher education, media and public awareness, and environmental protection. Among their largest contributions include the Park Scholarships program at North Carolina State University and the Park Scholar program at Ithaca College within the Park School of Communications. In addition, the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center at North Carolina State was named after the couple.

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Awards

  • 1989North Carolina Award for Public Service12 13

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