S. Dale High received The Pennsylvania Society’s Distinguished Citizen of the Commonwealth Award on Thursday night for his many contributions to the economic progress of Pennsylvania and for his commitment to his Lancaster community through unique and innovative philanthropy.
The presentation took place at the 125th annual meeting and reception of The Pennsylvania Society at the Lancaster Country Club.
While the organization annually hands out its Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement, the Society’s Distinguished Citizen honor is only bestowed when the Society’s Council has identified a worthy recipient.
High is the Chair Emeritus of High Industries and High Real Estate Group.
“Since he joined the family business full time in 1963, Dale has used a values-based leadership approach that grew the business in new strategic directions,” Elizabeth Preate Havey, president of The Pennsylvania Society, said last month in a press release. “Just last year, it was announced that Dale transferred his ownership stake in High Industries Inc. to the High Foundation, emboldening the Foundation through an extraordinary act of business leadership and philanthropic vision that will benefit communities for generations to come. Pennsylvania has been fortunate to call him a citizen.”
Formed in 1980, the High Foundation has been recognized as a thought leader and community partner, supporting philanthropic efforts in Lancaster County and beyond. High Foundation’s 40-year legacy of impact spans improvements in education, health and human services, arts and culture, environmental stewardship, and social enterprise.
From its beginnings in 1931 as a welding shop to its status today as a diverse and growing organization consisting of multiple businesses, S. Dale High established a reputation for excellence in serving customers, quality in all products and services, personal and corporate integrity, and beauty in projects affecting the environment. High employs nearly 2,000 co-workers in 11 businesses at 38 locations across six states.
A graduate of Elizabethtown College, High led new strategic growth, acquiring companies and starting new ventures. Under the High Foundation that he created, profits will be invested into the Lancaster community and other communities where High provides economic investment and employment, by providing co-workers a direct line to create more thriving, vibrant communities where they live and work. This gift continues the legacy of Mr. High’s transformative and innovative leadership, which has guided him in using business as a force for good in the community for decades.
Among the previous recipients of the The Pennsylvania Society’s Distinguished Citizen of the Commonwealth Award are Rachel Carson (1999); Louis Appell (2005); Patrick Solano (2016); and C. Alan Walker (2022).
The Pennsylvania Society is a nonprofit, charitable organization with more than 2,000 members. It is not affiliated with any particular political party, business or profession. Rather, its purpose is to honor achievement, to reward excellence, to promote good will and understanding and to celebrate service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to humanity in general.
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