Background
Lilly, James Alexander was born on September 1, 1918 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of Clifford Abraham and Eva Acre (Dinwiddie) Lilly.
construction company executive
Lilly, James Alexander was born on September 1, 1918 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of Clifford Abraham and Eva Acre (Dinwiddie) Lilly.
Engineer, Bluefield College, 1938. Business Systems Modernization-Energy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1940.
Engineer Ingersoll Rand Company, New York City, 1940-1942. Engineer, general supervisor George M. Brewster & Son Company, Bogota, New Jersey, 1945-1949. Engineer W.S. Bellow Construction Company, Houston, 1949-1950.
Engineer, superintendent McKenzie Construction Company, San Antonio, 1950-1954. Project manager Whittle Construction Company, Dallas, 1954-1959. With Morrison-Knudson Company, Inc., Boise, Idaho, since 1959, general manager Vietnam, 1965-1968.
Vice president, general manager Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc International Company, Inc., 1968-1971, vice president specialty division, 1971-1972, vice president domestic operations, 1972-1973, executive vice president domestic operations, 1973-1976, executive vice president North America operations, 1976-1983, director, 1973-1983.
Chapter member St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral, Boise. Trustee Bluefield College. Board directors Idaho Youth Ranch, Boise State Federation, Discovery Center Idaho, American Festival Ballet.
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Academy Management, Alaska Pipeline Builders Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Forestry Association, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Institute Constructors, American Management Associations, American Nuclear Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Professional Consultant, American Underground Space Association, American Wind Energy Association, Association Energy Engineers, Association United States Army, British Tunnelling Society, Deep Foundations Institute, Fusion Energy Foundation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Technology Institute, National Academy of Sciences, Newcomen Society N.AM., New York Academy of Sciences, Society Architectural Historians, Society of America Military Engineers, Society Chemical Industry, Society Manufacturing Engineers, Society Mining Engineers, Sunsat Energy Council, American Association Individual Investors, American Entrepreneurs Association, Boise Gallery Art, Boise Philharmonic Association, Idaho Historic Preservation Council, Association Retired Persons, International Platform Association, Metropolitan Museum Art, National Audubon Society, National Geography Society, National History Society, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Planetary Society, Smithsonian Associates, World Future Society, Beavers (Golden Beaver award 1980), Moles, Ground Hog Club, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Arid, Hillcrest Country.
Children: James Alexander, Pamela, Robert Clifton, Anne Martha.