Background
Taylor, James Hobert was born on January 28, 1929 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Eulas and Mary Myrtle (Curry) Taylor.
Taylor, James Hobert was born on January 28, 1929 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Eulas and Mary Myrtle (Curry) Taylor.
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Auburn University, 1964. Special diploma, Universidad de Barcelona, 1972.
Junior engineer, International Harvester Company, Memphis, 1951-1953; assistant zone manager, International Harvester Company, Memphis, 1953-1959; research associate, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1959-1962; agricultural engineer Agricultural Research Svc., USDA, Auburn, 1962-1967; research leader Agricultural Research Svc., USDA, Auburn, 1967-1978; national technical advisor Agricultural Research Svc., USDA, Auburn, since 1979. Consultant Bell laboratories American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1964-1975, Grumman Aircraft Company, 1968-1977, United States Army, 1972-1980.
President Lions, Auburn, 1972-1973. With United States Navy, 1952-1954, Korea. Member American Society for Testing and Materials (member standards committees for tires), American Society Agricultural Engineers (member standards committees for tires, author book chapter Research Institute in the People's Republic of China 1980), International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems, International Soil Tillage Research Organization (editor special journal. issue 1991), Society Automotive Engineers (member standards committees for tires), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Epsilon.
Married Virginia Louise Rutledge, August 19, 1951. Children: Jennifer Lynn, James Rutledge.