Background
Hightower, James Kay was born on March 22, 1937 in Kalamazoo. Son of Raymond L. and Jeanne Doris (Matthews) Hightower.
Hightower, James Kay was born on March 22, 1937 in Kalamazoo. Son of Raymond L. and Jeanne Doris (Matthews) Hightower.
AB, Kalamazoo College, 1958. Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Claremont Graduate School, 1970.
Teacher mathematics Pomona (California) Unified School District, 1959-1961. Assistant professor mathematics and economics U. Richmond (Virginia), 1964-1967. Assistant professor California Poly State University, Pomona, 1967-1968.
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California State University, Fullerton, 1969-1976, associate dean school business, 1970-1973, associate director division information systems, 1976-1986, associate director computingand communications resources, 1986-1990, director academic computing, 1990. Administrator, special projects, information sources, technical, 1991. Adjunct Professor computersci.
California State University-Dominguez Hills, 1984-1987, Adjunct Professor Claremont Graduate School, 1968, Adjunct Professor computer science California State University, Fullerton, 1989, National Defense Education Acting fellow, 1960-1963.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Operations Research Association American, American Association Artificial Intelligence, Association Computing Machinery, Internet Society.
Married Sharon Joan Wiley, September 7, 1957. Children: Matthew Wiley, Elizabeth Joan.