James Luin "Skip" Rutherford III (born January 28, 1950) is an American non-profit executive and academic administrator. He was the first president of the Clinton Foundation, and was the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service from April 2006 until June 2021.
Skip Rutherford | |
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| Born | James Luin Rutherford III January 28, 1950 |
| Education | Batesville High School |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation(s) | Non-profit executive, academic administrator |
| Known for | Founding president, Clinton Foundation |
| Spouse | Billie Rutherford |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editJames Luin Rutherford III was born on January 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the only child of James Luin Rutherford Jr (1921-2014), a banker and landowner, and his wife Kathleen Rutherford (née Roberson). Rutherford was brought up in Batesville, Arkansas, and educated at Batesville High School.[1][2] Rutherford received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was editor of their student newspaper, The Arkansas Traveler, in 1971–72.[1]
Career
editIn 1992, he was a key advisor on Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.[1]
In 1997 he became the first president of the Clinton Foundation,[3] and was still heading the board at the end of 2004, when the other directors were Senator David Pryor, Ann Jordan, Terrence McAuliffe, and Cheryl Mills.[4]
In 2006, Rutherford was chairman of the Clinton Foundation, executive vice president of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, a communications firm in Little Rock, and a visiting professor at the University of Central Arkansas.[5]
Rutherford was the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service from April 2006, when he succeeded Senator David Pryor,[6] until his retirement in 2021.[1]
Personal life
editRutherford and his wife Billie have three children.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "James Luin "Skip" Rutherford III (1950)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2016-10-24.[non-tertiary source needed]
- ^ "James L. Rutherford - Obituary & Service Details".[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Skip Rutherford quietly gets things done". Arktimes.com. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Press Release: Rutherford Named Dean of Clinton School of Public Service".
- ^ Suzi Parker (2015-04-14). "With Another Clinton Campaign, It's Déjà Vu All Over Again in Little Rock". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-10-24.