Background
Wyatt, James Luther was born on May 13, 1924 in Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jesse Luther and Grace Edwina (Little) Wyatt.
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James Luther Wyatt
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Education
Bachelor of Science, University Kentucky, 1947; Master of Sciences, University Kentucky, 1948; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1952.
Career
Development engineer titanium division, National Lead Company, Sayreville, New Jersey, 1948-1950; technical manager, head, department metallurgical engineering, manager new products, Horizons, Inc., Cleveland, 1953-1957; consultant, associate, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, New York City, 1957-1961; vice president program development, Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, 1961-1963; vice president new product development, Joy Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, 1963-1967; vice president corporation development, National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, 1967-1969; vice president corporation development, Max Factor & Company, Hollywood, California, 1969-1971; president, Wyatt & Company, since 1971; president, Jimbabs, Inc., since 1983; president, Ambassador Industries, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1988. United States delegate 1st World Metallurgical Congress.
Achievements
Membership
Member Pompano Beach Power Squadron, administrator officer, 1991, Executive officer, 1992, commander, 1993. Chairman of the board of trustees Methodist Church, 1992, member finance committee, 1993, member administrative board. Board directors, vice president Golden Harbour Homeowners Association, since 1997.
Lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Society Metals, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Connections
Married Barbara Christman, August 28, 1946. Children— Linda Lou, William Charles Christman (deceased).
