HALL OF FAME 1999 Robert L. Shell Jr. Chairman and CEO of Guyan International, is a native of Abingdon, VA. Shell is one of the nation's most aggressive and successful entrepreneurs. He attended Marshall University and has been a member of the following educational boards: West Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, the University of Charleston, and Marshall University. He chairs Hydraulik AG, and formerly chaired Guyan Machinery Company, and Carolina Hose and Hydraulics. Shell is a member of the Board of Director's of McCorkle Machine, Co. and American Babbitt Bearing Co., both located in Huntington, as well as Portec Rail Products with locations in Huntington, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Montreal, and Wales. Additionally he serves on various bank boards in Florida, California, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.