Thomas C. Watson, Jr.
twatson@watsoninsurance.com
(704) 854-4655
Education:
Attended Gastonia public schools and Asheville School, Asheville, North Carolina.
Undergraduate work at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina where
graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration
in 1993.
Graduated from Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965 with a Master of Business Administration majoring in insurance.
Insurance Association/Organization Affiliations:
Carolinas Association of Professional Insurance Agents - 1980/1981 - President
Watson Insurance Agency, Inc. and Watson Investment of Gastonia, Inc. - 1965 - present - President & Treasurer
Active In:
Professional Insurance Agents
Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina
American Institute for Property & Liability Underwriters
The Society of Certified Professional Insurance Agents of the Carolinas - Life Member
Civic Activities:
Chairman: Gaston Co. Chamber of Commerce - 1993
Director: Southern Specialty Printing, Inc., Gastonia, NC
Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, Inc. - President - 1990-91
United Way of Gaston County - also Chairman Executive Search Committee 1993-1994
Asheville School Alumni Council 1987 – 2001 (President 1997 – 2001)
Asheville School Board of Trustees - Ex-officio 1997 - Present
Director - First Gaston Bank, Gastonia, NC
Chairman of Board - First Gaston Bank, Gastonia, NC 1997 - 1999
Former Board Member: Gaston Country Club
Gaston County Merchants Assoc. (Past Pres.)
Gastonia East Rotary Club - Charter Member & Past Pres.
First Union National Bank of NC, Gastonia, NC City Board
Salvation Army Boys Club
Gaston Day School, Trustee
Gaston Skills, Inc. (Past Pres.)
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., Gastonia, NC City Board
Awards & Certifications:
11-94 “Paul Harris Fellowship” -
Gastonia East Rotary Club
04-92 “Boss of Year” Gaston -Cleveland Assoc.
of Insurance Women
10-79 “The Professional Agent of the Year”
by Professional Insurance Agents of America.
06-79 “Carolinas Agent of the Year” by CPIA
08-78 Became Life Member - Insurance Firemark Society of the PIA.
76/77 “Boss of the Year”- Gastonia Association of Insurance Women
02-74 Diploma in Risk Management
10-68 Received designation of Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter
Hobbies:
Water & Snow Skiing, Boating and Gardening