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Pete DeBusk

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Autry O.V. Pete DeBusk is the owner and chairman of DeRoyal Industries located in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1]

DeBusk was born and raised in Rose Hill, Virginia, where he graduated from Thomas Walker High School. After graduating from Lincoln Memorial University, DeBusk began his career in 1965 as a pharmaceutical salesman[2] and regional sales manager.[3] In 1973 DeBusk patented his first medical product, an orthopedic boot, and founded DeRoyal Industries.[4][5]

DeBusk self-published a book in 2013, "The Rabbit's Got the Gun: The DeRoyal Industries Story," which recounts his business career.

As the chairman of the Lincoln Memorial University Board of Trustees and a member of MedPAC Commission, DeBusk co-founded the Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007.[6][7] The Lincoln Memorial University- John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law, also co-founded by DeBusk, was subsequently denied provisional accreditation by the American Bar Association. However, in the Fall of 2015, the law school received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Official Website DeRoyal Executives
  2. ^ Katie Porterfield, DeRoyal Treatment Archived June 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Business TN, April 2008
  3. ^ "Pete DeBusk, Chairman, CEO, De Royal Business Systems". spoke.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Genera Energy"Pete DeBusk". Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  5. ^ BusinessTN"DeRoyal Treatment | BusinessTN". Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  6. ^ All Business, A D&B Company Publication:Business Wire June 3, 2003
  7. ^ Lincoln Memorial University Official Website About LMU-DCOM Archived November 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 2010
  8. ^ Judge denies LMU's request to force ABA removal knoxnews.com January 19, 2012 [dead link]