Background
Logan, James C. was born on January 5, 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Logan, James C. was born on January 5, 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
AB, Baker University, 1933. Juris Doctor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1936. Graduate, Naval War College, 1945.
Master of Arts, University Missouri at Kansas City, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1969. Master of Divinity, Center Baptist Theological Seminary, 1987.
Logan born January 5, 1914 to Mr. and Mistress James Montgomery Logan. Zeta Chi is the oldest independent fraternity west of the Mississippi River.
At Baker, Logan was also Junior class president and a varsity debater.
B. degree. While he was a student at Washington University, he was initiated into the Xi Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. After graduating from Washington University, Logan returned to Kansas City where he remained actively involved with Tau Kappa Epsilon in regional affairs
He served in the position of Kansas-Nebraska Province Hegemon, and between 1939-1941 he played a key role establishing the Eta Colony of TKE at the University of Kansas and the Chi Beta Colony of TKE at the University of Missouri. From 1945-1947, Logan served his first term on the Grand Council of Tau Kappa Epsilon, as Grand Pylortes.
In 1951, the position of Grand Hegemon was created, and Logan was elected to fill the new position.
He was elected the 19th Grand Prytanis (national president) at the 27th Conclave in 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa. Logan was re-elected Grand Prytanis at the 28th Conclave, which was held at the Hotel President and Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. During his two terms in office, 44 new chapters were installed, and a national housing fund was established to provide loans to undergraduate chapters for the construction and purchase of fraternity houses.
Logan also wrote the first fraternity textbook on chapter rushing entitled "Rushing Tips." Logan was awarded the Order of the Golden Eagle Award in 1993.
Logan was a prominent attorney in the Kansas City metro area. He co-authored volumes 1, 1A, and 2 of Missouri Practice Methods, and an authored a number of leading law articles published in The Missouri Law Review, The Controller, and the Kansas City Bar Bulletin.
In June 1955, Logan was honored by the Thomas Hart Benton chapter of Phi Alpha Delta national law fraternity for his service to the Kansas City legal community. Logan was also a licensed pilot and airplane owner.
He was also president of the American Flying Club.
A man of strong political views, Logan was elected president of the Jackson County Young Grand Old Party Federation in 1938, and he was elected vice president of the Missouri Federation of Young Republic Clubs in 1939.
Fellow International Society Barristers, American Academy Forensic Science. Member National Association Securities Dealers, Christian Legal Society (president chapter 1977-1983, Missouri director 1980-1986), Lawyers Association Kansas City, Missouri Bar (chairman family law committee 1966-1967), American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Metropolitan Bar Association Kansas City, Motor Carrier Lawyers Association, National Association RailRoad Trial Counsel, Mensa (national coordinator lawyers 1976-1980), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Helga M. Logan. Children: Mark R., Beata Foreman, Margaret Westmoreland, Robert William, John R., David.