Background
Keyes, James Lyman was born on April 27, 1928 in Peru, Indiana, United States. Son of James Lyman and Mary Edith (Weigle) Keyes.
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Keyes, James Lyman was born on April 27, 1928 in Peru, Indiana, United States. Son of James Lyman and Mary Edith (Weigle) Keyes.
AB, Wabash College, 1950; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1952; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wabash College, 1987.
Manager, Cummins Diesel Sales Corporation, Columbus, Indiana, 1959-1961; director marketing services, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, 1962-1965; general sales manager, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., 1966-1967; vice president Original Equipment Manufacturer sales, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., 1968-1970; vice president national accounts, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., 1971-1973; vice president industrial marketing, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., 1974-1976; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, owner, Cummins Ohio, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., 1976-1994; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, owner, since 1994. Board directors Ohio Trucking Association, since 1980.
Member Newcomen Society, Columbus, Ohio, since 1984, Council for Ethics in Economics, Columbus, Ohio, since 1987, Rotary International, Columbus, Ohio, 1983. Chairman Mayor's Economics Development Council, Columbus, Ohio, 1982-1984. President Columbus(Ohio) Landmarks Foundation, 1976-1977.
Board directors Columbus (Ohio) Council onWorld Affairs, since 1982. Board of trustees Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, since 1980, vice president, since 1990, chairman of the executive committee, 1987-1989. Elder Presbyterian Church,1979-1982.
Member of commission Columbus Metropolitan Airport and Aviation, 1989-1991. First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1954. Member National Association Wabash College Men (president 1974-1976), Indiana Association for Retarded Children (president 1965-1968), National Association for Retarded Children (v.p.1968-1972), University Club (Columbus, Ohio), Masons, Shriners, Kappa Sigma.