Lee Congleton is president of the Richland Coal Company, Conrich Tennessee, Inc., Conrich Ohio, Inc., Spring Collieries, Inc., Stroud Coal Company, BBC Coal Company, and Hill & Hill Coal Company. In addition to his business interests, he has been an active force in civic and cultural affairs. He is a national trustee of Ducks Unlimited, a director of the Knoxville Zoo, a director of the Knoxville Museum of Art and a director of the Knoxville Teen Board. Mr. Congleton graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1957 after his service in the Korean War and is a UK Fellow.
