Dillard kirby biography

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His son, S. Dillard Kirby, succeeded him as President in April, 2010.
S Dillard Kirby is Former Chairman at FM Kirby Foundation Inc. See S Dillard Kirby's compensation, career history, education, & memberships.

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Notable Zetes

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Johnson, William A.

Term: Phi Alpha from 1862–1863

Chapter: Kappa, 1860

DOD: June 23, 1839 - March 13, 1864

Joost, Stephen

Achievements: Founding Partner and Board Member of Firehouse Subs, Former President of Jacksonville (FL) City Council

Chapter: Beta Tau, 1984

Junker, Ph.D., Andrew

Achievements: Founder Brain Actuated Technologies Inc. (BAT). Project Brainfingers Transforms brain and body electrical potentials from the forehead into hands-free computer controls which can be customized to each individual's needs. Brainfingers can give a voice to people who are non-verbal or who have limited expre

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S. Dillard Kirby, who has helped lead the Morristown-based F.M. Kirby Foundation for 26 years, will step down as president this month in what he described on Monday as a “natural generational transition.”

His niece, Laura Horton Virkler, the daughter of board member Alice Kirby Horton, will serve in the newly created position of voluntary chairperson, overseeing strategic planning.

Executive Vice President Justin J. Kiczek, a former English teacher, will be promoted to executive director to manage daily operations.

Kirby, 61, is the fourth generation to serve the Foundation, established in 1931 by his great-grandfather, Woolworth’s five-and-dime co-founder Fred Morgan Kirby.

The philanthropy has awarded $750 million in grants, with the bulk of the giving since the late 1960s, he said. On Monday, the Foundation announced approval of 86 grants amounting to $3.3 million, for a total of $10.1 million so far this year.

“It made sense to give the next generation enough time to make its own mark, while our generation still is young enough

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History

In 1967, Allan’s son, Fred M. Kirby II, assumed leadership. Through careful management of assets, Fred M. Kirby II greatly enlarged the Foundation’s endowment and stature in the communities served over the course of forty years. After an incredibly successful term spanning more than 56 years as the leader of the Foundation, Fred M. Kirby II passed away on February 8, 2011. His son, S. Dillard Kirby, succeeded him as President in April, 2010.

In 2015, an important initiative, referred to as the “Kirby Alliance,” resulted in the allocation of approximately ⅓ of the Foundation’s corpus to three “cousin” Donor Advised Funds/Foundations. This has reunited mutual philanthropy efforts among the broader Kirby family.

Fred M. Kirby and Allan P. Kirby initiated the Foundation’s funding during the 1930’s and 1940’s with less than a dozen organizations with very focused interests. Much of the early focus was on education, health, public policy, and religion, with support to a small group of organizations important to the family. Under Fred M. Kirby II’s leadership, the Foundation e