Alan L. Hoover ’78
Spring 2006
Administrative management alumnus Alan Hoover of Dublin,
Ohio, is the new president of Kahiki Foods Inc., a manufacturer of
Asian frozen foods for supermarkets, club stores and food service operations
in the United States and abroad.
Hoover first came to Clemson to play baseball and get a
solid education. In the process, he made the Dean’s List and
the ACC honor roll, lettered in baseball and basketball, scored the
winning run in the 1976 ACC championship tournament game, played in
two College World Series and married English alumna and Rally Cat Kathy
Wright ’77.
After graduation, Hoover joined Sonoco Products and moved across the
country in various management and sales positions. He later spent nearly
15 years with Pressware (a food packaging company). He also earned
a master’s degree in financial management at Benedictine University.
In addition to his duties with Kahiki Foods, Hoover is an advisory
board member for the National Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Association.
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