Background
Rudner, William Barnett was born on June 4, 1920 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Henry Gordon and Alberta (Isaacs) Rudner.
Rudner, William Barnett was born on June 4, 1920 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Henry Gordon and Alberta (Isaacs) Rudner.
Bachelor, University Pennsylvania, 1941.
Vice president radio Station WMPS, Memphis, 1946-1954. Account executive Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 1955-1963. Vice president Union Planters National Bank, 1963-1971, senior vice president, 1971-1972, executive vice president, 1972-1977.
President DeSoto Capital Corporation, Memphis, 1977-1984, chairman, since 1984, Plough Towers, since 1981. Director Delta Life & Annuity Insurance Company, Memphis.
Member Memphis and Shelby County Planning Commission, 1961-1963. Board directors, treasurer Downtown Association, 1973. Vice president B'nai B'rith Home and Hospital, Memphis, 1969-1973, president, 1974.
Chairman Memphis Community television Foundation. Trustee, treasurer Rhodes College, Memphis. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member of Summit (Memphis), Executives (Memphis) (president 1968-1969).
Married Jocelyn Plough, July 27, 1944. Children– Patricia Rudner Burnham, Sharon Rudner Eisenberg, Diane Rudner Goldstein.