James Edward Turney

Background

Turney, James Edward was born on May 14, 1933 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Koch) Turney.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 1961. Master of Science in Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Management, California Coast University, 1993.

Career

Senior consultant Peat Marwick Mitchell Company, Los Angeles, 1965-1968. General manager Technicolor, Inc., Hollywood, California, 1968-1970. Director Intercontinental Computing, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, 1970-1972.

Vice president Insight Systems, Ltd., Des Moines, 1972-1976. President Pro Data Systems, Inc., Austin, Texas, since 1976. Professor computer science Park University, Austin, 1997-2003.

Online instructor Park University, Austin, 2001-2003, University Phoenix, Austin, 2002-2003, Austin Creative Commons, since 2001, Learning Tree University, since 2003, DeVry University, since 2003.

Achievements

• James Edward Turney has been listed as a notable Computer scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Lutheran Church, Wayland, Massachusetts, 1964-1966, Palos Verdes, California, 1967-1971, Overland Park, Kansas, 1973-1976, San Jose, California, 1991-1992, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1993-1995. Sergeant United States Army, 1953-1956. Member American Society for Training and Development (vice president finance since 1998), American Institute Industrial Engineers (president 1966-1967), Mensa (local secretary 1994-1997), Texas Jazz Festival Society (president 1995-1997), Austin Runners Club (member coordinator 1999), Project Management Institute.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, music, photography, writing, running.

Connections

Married Joan Lois Sweeney, September 1, 1957 (deceased January 1982). Married Audra Varnagy, March 27, 1982. Children: Audrey, Jennifer, Jill, Joy.

Father:

James Edward Turney

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Koch) Turney

Spouse:

Audra Varnagy

Spouse:

Joan Lois Sweeney

child:

Jill Turney

child:

Jennifer Turney

child:

Audrey Turney

child:

Joy Turney