Background
Longbons, James Leland was born on July 29, 1941 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of L. Lel and L. Maxine (Hart) Longbons.
Longbons, James Leland was born on July 29, 1941 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of L. Lel and L. Maxine (Hart) Longbons.
Bachelor of Arts in Math, Colgate University, 1963. Postgraduate (Rockefeller theological fellow), Yale University Division School, 1964. Master of Business Administration, University Illinois, 1968.
Member finance staff World headquarters Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1968-1977, finance analysis manager Electrical and Electronics division, 1978-1980. Vice president, corporation controller, treasurer Hoover Universal, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1980-1982. Senior vice president finance North America Van Lines subsidiary Norfolk Southern Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1982.
Married Dona Lee Webb, June 9, 1967. Children– Christine, Suzanne.