Background

Barker, James Cecil was born on September 6, 1948 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Son of Frank Grover Barker and Edith Mae (Elmore) Weatherly.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, 1970.

Career

Trainee Cities Service Oil Corporation, Tulsa, 1970, terminal manager Tampa, Florida, 1971-1973, planning coordinator Chicago, 1973. Process engineer Lockwood Greene, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1974-1975. Project engineer Fluor Daniel, Greenville, 1976-1978.

Engineering manager Wright Corporation, Riegelwood, North Carolina, 1979-1981, development director, 1981-1984, vice president marketing Wilmington, since 1984.

Achievements

• James Cecil Barker has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineer, marketing professional by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Wilmington Planning Commission, 1980-1986. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers.

Interests

• Boating, golf, carpentry.

Connections

Married Rosalind Conway Bodkin, April 15, 1972. Children: Jeffrey Hamilton, Daniel Jamison.

Father:

Frank Grover Barker Weatherly

Mother:

Edith Mae (Elmore) Weatherly

Spouse:

Rosalind Conway Bodkin

child:

Jeffrey Hamilton Barker

child:

Daniel Jamison Barker