[1] In 1964, he was the president of Kingston Mills, a $17 million carpet and textile business, but left that to study for the Presbyterian ministry.
[2] After finishing his studies for the ministry, he served as minister of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1967 to 1970.
He was chairman of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, a member of the board of directors of the American Council on Education, and chairman of the Advisory Committee on Accreditation to the U.S. Department of Education.
[8][9] The J. Hal Daughdrill Award, is given to the "Most Valuable Player" of the Lynx football team.
The award honors James Harold Daughdrill Sr. (1903–1986), outstanding football player, athlete, business leader, and the father of Rhodes' eighteenth President.