Background
Jones, James Arthur was born on September 18, 1917 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Rol and Maude Magdalene (Pendleton) Jones.
Jones, James Arthur was born on September 18, 1917 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Son of James Rol and Maude Magdalene (Pendleton) Jones.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 1951.
With, Carolina Power & Light Company, Wilmington and Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1951; vice president, Raleigh, 1969-1970; senior vice president, Raleigh, 1970-1973; executive vice president, Raleigh, since 1973; chief operating officer, Raleigh, 1976; vice chairman, Raleigh, 1981; also board directors, Raleigh.
Past president North Carolina State University Engineering Foundation. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society Nuclear Engineers, American Institute Industrial Engineer, North Carolina Society Engineers (Outstanding Engineer award 1974), North Carolina Health Physics Society, Masons, Pi Tau Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Clara Melba Sharpe, May 7, 1942. Children: Carolyn J. Summerlin, James Roland, Michael Arthur, Robert Franklin, William Lawrence.