Background
McMillan, James Albert was born on February 6, 1926 in Lewellen, Nebraska, United States. Son of William H. and Mina H. (Taylor) McMillan.
McMillan, James Albert was born on February 6, 1926 in Lewellen, Nebraska, United States. Son of William H. and Mina H. (Taylor) McMillan.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Washington, 1951. Master of Science in Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1965.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1950, lieutenant colonel, 1970. Jet fighter pilot Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Webb Air Force Base, Texas, 1951—1952, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1953, McChord Air Force Base., Kansas, 1953—1954. Electronic maintenance supervisor Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, 1954, Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, 1954—1958, England, 1956—1959, Morocco, 1956—1959, electronic engineer.
Program director Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1959—1964. Chief space technical Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1965—1967, facilities director, 1967—1970. Retired, 1970; instructor, division chairman Chesterfield-Marlboro Technology College, South Carolina, 1971—1975.
Instructor, chairman industrial division Maysville (Kentucky) Community College, since 1976, assistant professor, 1977, associate professor, 1980, professor, 1986—1993. Professor emeritus, since 1993. Consultant management and electronic maintenance, since 1970.
Chairman industrial technical program, 1976—1993. Served United States Army, 1943-1945.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1945. Named to Honorary Order Kentucky Colonels, 1984. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, life), Society Manufacturing Engineers (senior), National Rifle Association (life), Sigma Xi (life).
Clubs: Rotary (Maysville, Kentucky, president 1989-1990).
Married Mary Virginia Garrett, August 12, 1950 (deceased February 1990). Children: Michael, James, Yvette, Ramelle, Robert.