Background
Chalmers, James Ferguson was born on March 31, 1922 in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. Son of James Ferguson and Annie White (Rodgers) Chalmers.
Chalmers, James Ferguson was born on March 31, 1922 in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. Son of James Ferguson and Annie White (Rodgers) Chalmers.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1947. Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1949.
Junior engineer, Consolidated Aircraft Company, San Diego, summer 1942; technical administrator, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1950-1952; program scheduler, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1952-1955; assistant to vice president, Space Technology laboratories, El Segundo, California, 1955-1960; director technical administration, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo and Washington, 1960-1985; senior consultant, Energetics, Inc., Columbia, Maryland., 1985-1987, 88-89.
Captain United States Air Force, 1942-1945. Member East India Club London, Harvard Business School Club Washington (chairman membership 1979-1980), St. Andrew's Society Washington, Ends of the Earth Club New York City.
Married Nancy McClellan, October 27, 1945. Children: Constance Chalmers Binst, Harleigh Chalmers Kehoe.