Background
III, James Pickens Drafts was born on January 24, 1938 in Batesburg, South Carolina. Son of James Pickens, Junior and Ella Catherine (Shealy) D.
financial and actuarial examiner
III, James Pickens Drafts was born on January 24, 1938 in Batesburg, South Carolina. Son of James Pickens, Junior and Ella Catherine (Shealy) D.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Newberry College, 1960;postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1964-1965.
Teacher, Cochran (Georgia) High School, 1961-1964;teacher, Aiken (South Carolina.) Senior High School, 1965;assistant coordinator continuing education, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1967-1968;personnel director, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, Columbia, 1968-1971;actuarial examiner, South Carolina. Department Insurance, Columbia, 1971-1990;finance and actuarial contract examiner, self-employed, Batesburg, Leesville, South Carolina., since 1990.
Member President's Club of Newberry College, since 1989. Member Society Finance Examiners, Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society (Board of Governors 1990-1992).