Background
Pope, James Arthur was born on November 15, 1942 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Arthur and Eleanor Jean (McElheny) Pope.
operations management educator
Pope, James Arthur was born on November 15, 1942 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Arthur and Eleanor Jean (McElheny) Pope.
Bachelor in Economics, College of Wooster, 1964; Master of Arts in Economics, Northwestern University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, U. North Carolina, 1978.
Assistant professor, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1974-1980; professor, department chairman management information systems/decision science, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1980-1992; dean, College Business, University of Pennsylvania, Shippensburg, since 1992. Maritime research fellow Old Dominion U., 1984-1988.
Captain United States Air Force, 1967-1972. Member Decision Sciences Institute (regional vice president 1989-1990), Institute Management Science (regional president local chapter 1988-1989), American Production and Inventory ControlSoc. (certified fellow in production and inventory management, president local chapter 1988-1989).
Married Nell Eleanor Volc, September 10, 1965. Children: Jennifer Angela, James Andrew.