Background
Cowan, James Cornelius was born on June 28, 1929 in Little Rock. Son of George Thomas and Willie Francis (Thomas) Cowan.
Cowan, James Cornelius was born on June 28, 1929 in Little Rock. Son of George Thomas and Willie Francis (Thomas) Cowan.
Master of Science in Administration, California State University, Carson, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Management, California Coast University, 1996.
Senior materials and process engineering analyst, Douglas Missile & Materials and Process Engineering Department, Torrance, California, 1955-1961; staff manager, Universal Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, 1956-1957; senior engineering checker and parts complier, Butler's Engineering, Hawthorne, California, 1957-1959; senior engineering research assistant, mechanic research engineering laboratory supervisor, Hughes Aerospace Division, Culver City, California, 1961-1974; founder, president, Los Angeles Institute for Security Officers, 1971-1973; founder, president, Cowan's Security, Patrol and Investigatives Superior vena cava syndrome, Moreno Valley, California, since 1973.
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Platoon sergeant, Los Angeles research deputy sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff Academy, 1970. Los Angeles special police officer Los Angeles Board Police Commissioner, 1973-1975. Pilot instructor, curriculum developer for security and law enforcement Los Angeles Southwest College, 1973-1978, founding board directors administration of justice advisory board, 1973.
Member examining board for Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario (California) International Airport, Palm Dale International Airport, Port of Long Beach, City of Los Angeles, 1975-1978. Manager personnel, payroll, Equal Employment Opportunity/AAO, insurance, communications Arkansas Department Corrections, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1978-1979. Academy assistant to president, provisional president Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock, 1980-1981, interim president, chair North Central Association of Accrediation.
Adjunct instructor Business and Economics Philander Smith College, Little Rock, 1981. Adjunct professor marketing Administration Justice and Forensic Science, National University, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles Campuses, California, since 1996. Board member Sunnymead Ranch Homeowners Association, Moreno Valley, 1989-1990.
Advisory board member California State University Dominguez Hills Alumni Board Directors, Carson, 1991-1992. Member alumni council California State University Systems, 1992. Chancellor appointee Triennial Review of Campus President, California State University Systems, Long Beach, 1992.
Founding board directors California Bureau Consumer Affairs Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, 1973, President's Advisory Board of Greater Little Rock, Arkansas Consortium of Historically Black Colleges Center of Higher Education. Founding administrator Justice Board Los Angeles Southwest College, 1973. City of Los Angeles appointee for Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport, Palm Dale International Airport, Port of Long Beach Internal Review Boards, 1975.
Member American Optometric Association (council optometric education since 1998).
Married Elnora Aileen Mattison, August 9, 1950. Children: John Frederick, Evelyn Dianne, Kathryn Dianne.