James Kingsley Sours

Background

Sours, James Kingsley was born on September 16, 1925 in Corydon, Iowa, United States. Son of James N. and Virginia (Kantor) Sours.

Education

Student, Phillips University, 1943. Bachelor, University Wichita, 1949. Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1951.

Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1954.

Career

Administrative aid City Manager' General’ s Office, Wichita, 1947-1949. Member faculty Wichita State University, 1951-1965. Professor political science, head department, 1958-1962.

Dean Fairmount College Arts and Sciences, 1962-1965. Chairman Fairmount College Arts and Sciences (Center Urban Studies), 1957-1963. President Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, 1969-1979.

Educational consultant Dankook University, Seoul, 1979-1980, director Institute Asian Studies and Cultures, 1990-1997. Educational consultant Korean Ministry Education, 1979-1980. Executive vice president American College Testing Program, Iowa City, 1965—1968.

Honorary Fulbright (Department of State and University Iowa), visiting professor political science University Istanbul, Turkey, 1968—1969. Visiting professor Dankook University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1976, 1979—1980. Director development Oregon Shakespearean Festival Association, 1980—1985.

Vice president, board directors Dankook University American, 1990—1997. Board directors Rogue Valley Manor Foundation. President board directors International Wildlife Recovery Center, Eagle Point, Oregon, 1999—2004.

Chairman board directors Aletheia Psycho-Physical Foundation, 1988—1996. Member Jackson County Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, 1999—2000.

Achievements

• James Kingsley Sours has been listed as a noteworthy association executive, college president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1959-1964. Founding president Urban League Wichita, 1953-1956. President Parent-Teachers Association Fairmount Elementary School, 1959-1960.

Chairman Wichita City Commission Human Relations, 1962. Trustee Carpenter Foundation, 1983-1987, vice president, 1984-1987. Chairman Sedgwick County, Kansas chapter American Red Cross, 1964, Jackson County, Oregon chapter, 1973-1975.

Board directors Southern Oregon History Society, 1987-1989. Member Oregon American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1972-1976. Chairman committee nursing education Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, 1962-1964.

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.

Connections

Married Alice Hyde, July 11, l947. Children– James W., Mary Jan, David Bryan.

Father:

James N. Sours

Mother:

Virginia (Kantor) Sours

Spouse:

Alice Hyde

child:

James W. Sours

child:

Mary Jan Sours

child:

David Bryan Sours