Background
Watson, Kerr Francis was born on January 31, 1944 in Winston-Salem. Son of Kerr Francis and Mary Lee (Nalley) Watson.
Watson, Kerr Francis was born on January 31, 1944 in Winston-Salem. Son of Kerr Francis and Mary Lee (Nalley) Watson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Mathematics Greensboro College, North Carolina, 1967. Master of Business Administration in Management, East Tennessee State University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, University Tennessee, 1990.
Chemist, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1967-1971; chemist/manager, Holliston Mills, Kingsport, 1971-1974; chemist, Great Lakes Research Corporation, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 1974-1977; economist, First Tennessee-Virginia Development District, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1977-1981; manager, Johnson City Chemical Company, 1981-1982; research and development manager, Strahan Ink Company, Kingsport, Tennessee, 1982-1983; research and teaching assistant, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983-1985; assistant professor, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, 1986-1988; associate professor management, Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee, 1988-1989; associate professor management, Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, since 1989; faculty secretary, Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, 1991-1992. Member adjunct faculty East Tennessee State University, 1983-1990, Tusculum College, 1984;consultant in field.
Chairman long-range planning, head usher Cherokee Methodist Church, Johnson City, 1989-1991. Member long-range planning committee Virginia Intermont College, since 1991, member organizational management steering committee, 1989-1992. Member Academy Management, Southern Management Association, North America Case Research Association, American Management Association, Association College Business Schools and Programs (program chairman 1992, secretary-treasurer 1993 region II), Greenwood Ruritan (past president, zone governor), Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Atalie Carol Marvin, July 31, 1965 (divorced 1973). 1 child, David William. Married Carolyn Kay Rambo, July 23, 1974.
Children: Rebecca Marie, Benjamin Lee.