Background
III, Benjamin Nelson Woodson was born on June 5, 1908 in Altoona, Kansas, United States. Son of Benjamin Nelson and Mary Ola (Burke) W.
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Benjamin Nelson Woodson, III, American insurance executive. Chartered Life Underwriter. Recipient Solomon Huebner Gold award, 1988; named Distinguished Citizen, Goodwill Industries, 1973, Man of Year, Federation Insurance Counsel, 1980; Houston Honoree of Year, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1976.
Education
Student public; Graduate School Business.
Career
Stenographer, salesman, officer Mutual Trust Life Company, Chicago, 1928-1937. Executive Life Insurance Management Research Associates, Hartford, Connecticut, 1937-1944. Executive vice president Commonwealth Life, Louisville, 1944-1950.
Managing director National Association Life Underwriters/Life Underwriters Training Council, Washington, 1950-1953. President American General Life, Houston, 1953-1972. Vice president, then president American General Corporation, 1954-1972, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1972-1978, also board directors.
Partner, special counsel executive committee John L. Wortham & Son, from 1958. Board directors Mitchell Energy and Development, Houston, American Capital Mutual Funds, Houston.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Texas Medical Center, Houston, since 1981, Up With People, Tucson, since 1972, School Insurance and Finance Services Marketing/U. Houton, since 1983. Regent, vice chairman University Houston, 1977-1983. Board govs Rice University, Houston, 1962-1974, overseer Jones Graduate School Business, 1977-1983, overseer emeritus, since 1983.
Founder, life trustee Houston Foundation for Retarded. Member Million Dollar Found Table (life), National Association Life Underwriters (John Newton Russell award 1963), Texas Association Life Underwriters, Houston Association Life Underwriters, Life Underwriters Training Council (founder, life trustee), Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association, Houston Chamber of Commerce C. (chairman 1972-1973, named Outstanding Leader 1972), Houston Club (president 1970-1972), River Oaks Country Club (vice president, board directors 1978-1981), Forum Club Houston (founding chairman since 1979), Metropolitan Club (New York City).
Connections
Married Grace Cook, January 25, 1930 (deceased April 1981). 1 child, Mary Burnett Crowell. Married Audrey Haney Watson, April 1, 1983.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Solomon Huebner Gold award, 1988. Named Distinguished Citizen, Goodwill Industries, 1973, Man of Year, Federation Insurance Counsel, 1980. Houston Honoree of Year, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1976.Recipient Solomon Huebner Gold award, 1988. Named Distinguished Citizen, Goodwill Industries, 1973, Man of Year, Federation Insurance Counsel, 1980. Houston Honoree of Year, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1976.