Leaders

The Paul Fulton Tocqueville Leadership Society Award
The Paul Fulton Tocqueville Leadership Society Award is presented annually by the Society to an outstanding
volunteer who has exemplified untiring commitment, visionary leadership, resourcefulness and creativity in
meeting the needs of our community.
Kelly King is chairman and
chief executive officer of BB&T
Corporation. King has a long
association with United Way. He
served on the board of United
Way of Wake County, chairing a
successful campaign in 1994.
A long-time member of the
Tocqueville Leadership Society,
he chaired the society in 2006
and 2007.
Before his election to CEO, King served as BB&T’s
chief operating officer from 2004 to 2008. Joining
BB&T’s management team in 1972, he has served in
many roles.
2010 Recipient
Kelly S. King
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He currently chairs the Piedmont Triad Leadership
Group and serves on the boards of The Clearing
House, The Financial Services Roundtable,
N.C. Chamber of Commerce, and the Triangle
Community Foundation Leadership Council. In
January 2009, he was named a director of The
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
King received his bachelor’s degree in business
administration and his M.B.A. from East Carolina
University. He also attended the Stonier Graduate
School of Banking at Rutgers University.
He is a former teacher and small group leader for
Men’s Bible Study at the First Baptist Church of
Winston-Salem.
Leaders in Giving
Tocqueville Leadership Society Award