William James Rushton, III

Background

III, William James Rushton, was born on April 23, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of William James and Elizabeth (Perry) R.

Education

Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1951; honorary Doctor of Laws, Birmingham Southern College, 1981.

Career

Associate actuary, Protective Life Insurance Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1954-1959; director, Protective Life Insurance Company, since 1956; agent, Protective Life Insurance Company, 1959-1962; vice president, Protective Life Insurance Company, 1962-1963; agency vice president, Protective Life Insurance Company, 1963-1967; president, Protective Life Insurance Company, from 1967; president, chief Executive officer, Protective Life Insurance Company, 1969-1982; chairman, Protective Life Insurance Company, since 1982; president, Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, 1981-1982; Chief Executive Officer, chairman, Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, 1982-1992; chairman, Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, 1992-1994; chairman emeritus, Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, since 1994. Director Alabama Power Company, The Southern Company, Amsouth Bank N.A., Amsouth bank corporation.

Achievements

• William James Rushton, III has been listed as a noteworthy insurance company executive, director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Southern Research Institute, Children's Hospital, Birmingham Southern College, Highland Day School. Member, deacon 1 st Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, chairman board deacons, since 1960. Chairman United Way campaign, 1977, president, 1986, life member, 1993.

Chairman Leadership Birmingham, United Way, Industrial Health Council. Member advisory committee Meyer Foundation, Greater Birmingham Foundation (chairman). Captain artillery, United States Army, Korea.

Fellow Society Actuaries. Member American Council Life Insurance (director), American Life Convention (state vice president 1975), American Life Insurance Association (Alabama vice president 1975), Health Insurance Association American (director from 1982), Million Dollar Round Table, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce (director) Clubs: Rotary (board directors 1973-1974, treasurer 1978-1979, president 1988-1989), Mountain Brook Country, Redstone.

Connections

Married LaVona Price, August 19, 1955. Children: William James IV, Deakins Ford, Tunstall Perry.

Father:

William James R.

Mother:

Elizabeth (Perry) R.

Spouse:

LaVona Price

child:

Tunstall Perry III

child:

Deakins Ford III

child:

William James IV III