The Reserve co-founder Buddy Thompson to speak at Clemson at the Falls

Published: August 23, 2011

GREENVILLE — Dr. ­ A.J. “Buddy” Thompson Jr., co-founder of The Reserve at Lake Keowee, will talk about “Developing a Family Oriented Lakeside Retreat in Upstate South Carolina” at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Clemson at the Falls.

A reception will follow the presentation.

Thompson will describe how he and his partners raised capital and developed a premier lakeside golf community. He will talk about how their plan to purchase 100 acres for a small lake enclave in 1999 grew into a multimillion dollar venture encompassing nearly 4,000 acres and 30 miles of shoreline on Lake Keowee.

Thompson is founder of Easley Eye Associates. He earned a chemical engineering degree with honors in 1969 from Clemson. He attended the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and received his medical degree in January 1978.

The event is free, but registration is requested at http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/spiro/rsvp.html.

Thompson’s visit is part of the Leadership Seminar Speaker Series developed by the Clemson MBA program and the Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

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