James Igleheart
President and Chairman
International Steel Co.
Laureate 2023
International Steel Co. became one of Evansville's most iconic and successful businesses during Igleheart's 33-year tenure. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the World War II, Igleheart completed the U.S. Steel Corporation's executive training course. In 1948, he returned to his hometown of Evansville and joined International Steel Co., advancing through the ranks of management.
Under his leadership, the company became a top structural steel fabricator and the world's leading producer of revolving doors. The Sears (now Willis) Tower, completed in 1973, is among the buildings for which International Steel contributed revolving doors. The company's steel was also a factor in the Cold War, having their Lindsay Structure shielded rooms in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to block sound and radio waves from being intercepted by other countries. Igleheart served on the founding board of Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana and was the first non-clergy chairman of the Mayor's Human Relations Commission a position he used to champion the cause of workplace diversity and equality,
JA Evansville Regional Business Hall of Fame Inductee - James Bridwell Igleheart
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