On March 27th, the Board of Trustees awarded the W.H. Plemmons Medallion to Honors graduating senior, Merrick Marquie, a W. H. Plemmons Fellow and triple major in economics, marketing and management. Merrick was also a recipient of the William Holland Fellowship for business study in Asia, where he got the idea for his company, Corner Tailors. Corner Tailors is a custom made suiting company that creates made-to-measurement suits at prices college students and young professionals can afford. He served as the President to the Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS), which plans and promotes campus entertainment. Merrick also works in the technology sector as a management consultant with Accelerence, LLC, and recently accepted a business development position with 5S Technologies out of Cary, NC.
Merrick Marquie
