Background
Turner, William Wilson was born on April 21, 1916 in Valley Mills, Texas, United States. Son of Will S. and Nettie A. (Vickrey) Turner.
Turner, William Wilson was born on April 21, 1916 in Valley Mills, Texas, United States. Son of Will S. and Nettie A. (Vickrey) Turner.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University, 1938; postgraduate, Graduate School Business, Northwestern University, 1939.
Business manager, Hillcrest Memorial Hospital, Waco, Texas, 1941-1947;
assistant administrator, Memorial Baptist Hospital (name changed to Memorial Hospital System), Houston, 1947-1950;
administrator, Memorial Baptist Hospital (name changed to Memorial Hospital System), 1955-1963;
executive director hospital system, Memorial Baptist Hospital (name changed to Memorial Hospital System), 1963-1971;
president system, Memorial Baptist Hospital (name changed to Memorial Hospital System), 1971-1981;
president emeritus, consultant, Memorial Baptist Hospital (name changed to Memorial Hospital System), since 1981. Administrator Baptist Hospital, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1950-1954, Mississippi Baptist Hospital, Jackson, 1954-1955. Honorary life director Blue Cross-Blue Shield Texas, Group Life and Health Insurance Company.
Member Council on Manpower and Education, 1974-1977.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945, PTO, Aviation Electronics Technicians. Fellow American College Hospital Administrators. Member American Prostestant Hospital Association (delegate 1970-1997, council church-hospital relations 1962-1966, council on education 1972-1975, Hospital Administration award 1979), American Hospital Association (delegate 1969-1975), Texas Hospital Association (trustee 1961-1968, treasurer 1969, president 1971-1972), Baptist Hospital Association (past president, trustee), Houston Area Hospital Association (past president), Mental Health Association Houston (professional advisory committee), Texas Association Hospital Accountants (past president, distinguished life member), Houston Area Hospital Council (past president), Houston Chamber of Commerce C., Texas League Nursing (director 1961-1963), Delta Sigma Pi.
Lodge: Masons.
Married Wilma David, February 22, 1945. 1 child, Elizabeth Annual.