James Asbury Downey, III

Background

III, James Asbury Downey, was born on August 23, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James Asbury and Josie Steele (Patton) D.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Alabama, 1952. Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1955.

Career

Engineer, American Oil Corporation, Destrehan, Louisiana, 1957-1959; engineer, manager, Space Science Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MSFC, Alabama, 1959-1969; manager, deputy director program development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Alabama, 1969-1981; manager Payload Projects Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MSFC, Alabama, 1981-1989; vice president, Hardy and Associations Inc., Madison, Alabama, since 1989.

Achievements

• James Asbury Downey III has been listed as a noteworthy Nuclear engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors United Way Madison County, Huntsville, Alabama First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1957. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Alumni League, National Space Club, Huntsville Kiwanis Club (trustee).

Connections

Married Lu Klie Yielding, November 2, 1957. Children: Patton, Howard, Elizabeth.

Father:

James Asbury D.

Mother:

Josie Steele (Patton) D.

Spouse:

Lu Klie Yielding

child:

Patton III

child:

Elizabeth III

child:

Howard III