Background
Chitwood, James L. was born on March 17, 1943 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of Claude and Lorene (McDaniel) Chitwood.
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James L. Chitwood
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Emory University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1968; graduate advanced management program, Harvard University, 1988.
Career
Research chemist chemical research division, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1968-1970; senior research chemist, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1970-1973; research associate, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1973-1974; director physical and analytical chemistry research division, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1974; staff assistant to executive vice president development, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1974-1976; director chemistry research division, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1976-1979; assistant superintendent organic chemicals division, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1979-1980; assistant director chemistry division research laboratories, Rochester, New York, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1980-1981; director development Eastman Chemicals division, Kingsport, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1981-1984; director R & D Eastman chemicals division, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, 1984-1989; vice president Eastman Kodak Company, Tennessee Eastman Company subsidiary Eastman Kodak Company, Kingsport, since 1984; senior vice president R & D Eastman chemicals division, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, 1989-1991; group vice president Specialty Business Group, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chairman Kingsport Fun Fest, 1989-1990, chairman, 1990-1991. Commissioner Tri-Cities Airport Commission, since 1990. Member Industrial Research Institute (chairman seminar committee 1986-1987, member board directors 1987-1990), Dirs.
Industrial Research (chairman 1989-1990), American Chemical Society, Society Chemical Industry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists, New York Academy Sciences, Kingsport Chamber of C. (vice president 1990-1991), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Epsilon Upsilon, Pi Alpha.
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Married Judy Elaine Evans. 2 children.
