David C. Garrett Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDavid C. Garrett Jr.
American businessman
Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1922
Date of Death: 02-Jun-2012
Profession: business executive
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About David C. Garrett Jr.
- David C.
- Garrett Jr.
- (July 6, 1922 – June 2, 2012) was an American businessman who was the CEO of Delta Air Lines from 1978 to 1987.He received his undergraduate degree from Furman University and was a 1955 graduate of the Georgia Tech College of Management Garrett won the Tony Jannus Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Scheduled Air Transportation in 1983.
- He was a veteran of World War II. Furman University has an endowed chair in their Economics Department named in his honor.
- Berry College has an endowed professorship in Business Administration also named in his honor.
- He received an honorary degree in Doctor of Commerce from Oglethorpe University in 1999.
- He died on June 2, 2012, at his home in Dawsonville, Georgia.
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