Skip Rutherford

Born|

James Luin Rutherford III

(1950-01-28) January 28, 1950 (age 74)

Memphis, Tennessee, US

Education| Batesville High School
Alma mater| University of Arkansas
Occupation(s)| Non-profit executive, academic administrator
Known for| Founding president, Clinton Foundation
Spouse| Billie Rutherford
Children| 3

James Luin "Skip" Rutherford III (born January 28, 1950) is an American non-profit executive and academic administrator. He was the first president of the Clinton Foundation, and is the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, since 2006.

## Early life[edit]

James Luin Rutherford III was born on January 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the only child of James Luin Rutherford Jr (1921-2014), a banker and landowner, and his wife Kathleen Rutherford (née Roberson). Rutherford was brought up in Batesville, Arkansas, and educated at Batesville High School.[1][2] Rutherford received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was editor of their student newspaper, The Arkansas Traveler, in 1971–72.[1]

## Career[edit]

In 1992, he was a key advisor on Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.[1]

In 1997 he became the first president of the Clinton Foundation,[3] and was still heading the board at the end of 2004, when the other directors were Senator David Pryor, Ann Jordan, Terrence McAuliffe, and Cheryl Mills.[4]

In 2006, Rutherford was chairman of the Clinton Foundation, executive vice president of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, a communications firm in Little Rock, and a visiting professor at the University of Central Arkansas.[5]

Rutherford was the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service from April 2006, when he succeeded Senator David Pryor,[6] until his retirement in 2021.[1]

## Personal life[edit]

Rutherford and his wife Billie have three children.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "James Luin "Skip" Rutherford III (1950)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2016-10-24.[non-tertiary source needed]
2. ^ "James L. Rutherford - Obituary & Service Details".[unreliable source?]
3. ^ "Skip Rutherford quietly gets things done". Arktimes.com. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^ a b "Press Release: Rutherford Named Dean of Clinton School of Public Service".
6. ^ Suzi Parker (2015-04-14). "With Another Clinton Campaign, It's Déjà Vu All Over Again in Little Rock". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-10-24.

## External links[edit]

* Appearances on C-SPAN