Hall of Fame
Longtime Campbell benefactor James R. Nisbet was inducted into the Campbell University Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
The founder of Carolina Controls and the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nisbet Business Center, he organized more than 15 other outstanding businesses over the previous four decades. In addition to his interests in business, church, music, Campbell University and many other charitable causes, including serving as President of the Foundation of the Carolinas, Jim Nisbet played competitive tennis for 50 years, routinely ranking among the top five players in his classification.
In recognizing the need of Campbell University for a new tennis center, he was joined by his wife, Betty, and his two daughters, Elizabeth Nisbet Miller, and her husband Craig, and Cindy Nisbet Lucas, and her husband Tom, in making it possible for the University to build one of the Southeast’s premier tennis facilities, appropriately named the Nisbet Tennis Center.
Mr. Nisbet was a charter member of the Presidential Board of Advisors and has the distinction of having been elected to serve as Chairman of the Board more than any other member. In addition, he participated in all fund-raising campaigns for a span of nearly 40 years, serving as Chairman or Co-Chairman. He served as Co-Chairman of the University’s “Our Heritage, Our Challenge in the New Millennium Campaign.”
In 1997, Mr. Nisbet received the Honorary Degree, Doctor of Law, from Campbell. In addition, he has received the coveted Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in recognition of his exemplary character and outstanding leadership. In 2000, he received the Presidential Medallion. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national leadership honor society.
Mr. Nisbet passed away on December 23, 2005.
