1941
Born to Thomas Craig Watson Sr. and Oneta Kathleen (Rankin) Watson in Gastonia, NC.
1963
Earns a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of North Carolina.
1965
Earns a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Finance.
1965
Is an insurance agency executive and holds various positions within Watson Insurance Agency Inc. in Gastonia, NC, until 1991.
1976
Is named Boss of the Year by the Gastonia Association of Insurance Women and receives this honor again in 1977.
1979
Is named Professional Agent of the Year by the Professional Insurance Agents of America.
1979
Is named Carolinas Agent of the Year by the CPIA.
1990
Serves as president of the Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Inc. until 1991.
1991
Is the president of Watson Insurance Agency Inc. in Gastonia, NC, and currently maintains this role.
1992
Earns the Boss of the Year Award from the Gaston-Cleveland Association of Insurance Women.
1994
Receives the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Gastonia East Rotary Club.
2020
Maintains membership with Professional Insurance Agents and Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina.
2020
Maintains membership with the American Institute of Property & Liability Underwriters.
2020
Maintains lifetime membership with the Society of Certified Professional Insurance Agents of the Carolinas.