Stephen Walker Rutledge

Background

Rutledge, Stephen Walker was born on May 14, 1940 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Walker William and Coralie Frances (Bowman) Rutledge.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Washington & Lee University, 1962.

Career

Various positions to group brand manager, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1966-1979; senior vice president, group account director, Bozell Jacobs Kenyon & Eckhardt, Dallas, 1980-1983; vice president marketing division, Ralston Purina Company, St. Louis, 1984-1986; vice president advertising, Kraft, Inc., Glenview, Illinois, since 1987. President R-P Management Associations, Dallas, 1983-1984.

Achievements

• Stephen Walker Rutledge has been listed as a noteworthy Advertising executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member business advisory county Youth for Understanding, Washington, since 1989. Trustee Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati, 1977-1979, Texas Alliance for Combined Arts, Dallas, 1981-1983, Music Center of the N. Shore, Winnetka, Illinois, since 1988. Member Association National Advertisers (board directors since 1987), Leadership Council on Advertising Issues (chairman strategic planning committee since 1988), T-Bar M Racquet Club, Bath and Tennis Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: children's private schools, opera, cooking.

Connections

Married Elaine Frances Horan, February 14, 1970. Children: Peter Bowman, Jordan Covalt.

Father:

Walker William Rutledge

Mother:

Coralie Frances (Bowman) Rutledge

Spouse:

Elaine Frances Horan

child:

Peter Bowman Rutledge

child:

Jordan Covalt Rutledge