Skip Rutherford

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 is the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, since 2006.

Skip Rutherford
Born
James Luin Rutherford III

(1950-01-28) January 28, 1950
Memphis, Tennessee, US
EducationBatesville High School
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas
Occupation(s)Non-profit executive, academic administrator
Known forFounding president, Clinton Foundation
SpouseBillie Rutherford
Children3

Early life

James 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

In 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

Rutherford and his wife Billie have three children.[5]

References
  1. "James Luin "Skip" Rutherford III (1950)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  2. "James L. Rutherford - Obituary & Service Details".
  3. "Skip Rutherford quietly gets things done". Arktimes.com. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  4. "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)
  5. "Press Release: Rutherford Named Dean of Clinton School of Public Service".
  6. 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.
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