Background
Watkins, Jerry West was born on December 10, 1931 in Vernon, Texas, United States. Son of Terrell Clark and Daisy (West) Watkins.
Watkins, Jerry West was born on December 10, 1931 in Vernon, Texas, United States. Son of Terrell Clark and Daisy (West) Watkins.
Student, Hendrix College, 1949-1950; student, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1950-1951; Juris Doctor, U. Arkansas, 1954.
Law clerk, Supreme Court Arkansas, Little Rock, 1954-1955; with, Murphy Oil Corporation, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1955-1989; secretary, general attorney, Murphy Oil Corporation, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1966-1971; secretary, general counsel, Murphy Oil Corporation, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1971-1988; vice-president, director, Murphy Oil Corporation, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1975-1988; executive vice president, Murphy Oil Corporation, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1991-1992; also board directors, Murphy Oil Corporation, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1975-1989. Chief Executive Officer, board directors Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, New Orleans, 1989-1991. Member Arkansas Board Law Examiners, 1969-1974.
Member Barton Library. Board, El Dorado, 1966—1989. Trustee Arkansas State University, 1982—1987.
Board directors South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, 1979—1982, 1985—1988, Warner Brown Hospital, El Dorado, 1984—1987, South Arkansas Medical Systems, 1987—1989, Presbyterian Foundation Arkansas, since 1998, Union County Community Foundation, since 2001. Member American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Union County Bar Association.
Married Elizabeth Jill Cole, September 3, 1955.