Charles ‘Chuck’ Fienning, Formerly of Sumter Packaging, Inducted Into AICC Hall of Fame Charles “Chuck” Fienning, former owner of Sumter, South Carolina based Sumter Packaging Corporation and longtime AICC member, was official- ly and regally inducted into the association’s Hall of Fame during the opening session of AICC’s Spring Meeting on May 1 at the Hyatt Recency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida. As is its custom, AICC produced a video about the award winner that masterfully captured the highlights of Fienning’s remarkable life of lead- ership both in and outside of the corrugated box business, a business that was in his blood. Chuck’s mother, Eola, was the youngest Horner sib- ling of the family-owned Horner Boxes Incorporated, where Ed Fienning, Chuck’s father, worked for his brother-in-law, Dick Horner, as a salesman. In 1958, Ed and Eola moved the family to Kankakee, Illinois and built the Kankakee Container Company.
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It was at Kankakee High School that Chuck would take on his first major leadership role as the All-American captain of the school’s football team. He continued his football career at Harvard University, where he majored in economics, joined the ROTC, and based on his leadership skills, was promoted to Commander of Cadets. After graduating, Lieu- tenant Fienning was assigned to the eighth Army, second Infantry Di- vision and spent the next year in Korea patrolling the DMZ, where his leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and compassion endeared him to the villagers and helped shape him into a confident and resilient leader. After active duty, Chuck returned to Boston and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School. Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, Chuck and a partner opened Jim’s Happy Homes Corporation, a network of mobile home dealerships in North Carolina. With the mid-70s econom- ic crisis in full swing, the business venture proved to be less successful than expected. So, in 1977, Chuck returned to the family business, Kanka- kee Container Company. Belief In Miracles “When Gary called me a couple of months ago to tell me that I was this year’s inductee into the Hall of Fame, believe it or not, for about 30 seconds I was speechless,” said a humbled Fienning as he began his acceptance remarks. “Not now. You see, I believe in miracles, which I equate to a turtle ending up on top of a fence post.” Chuck described hearing “the voice of the Creator” telling him to mar- CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 From left, Cathy DeSollar, Sue Fienning, Chuck Fienning, Ben DeSollar, Marga- ret Ezell, and Jimmy Ezell.
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