Background
Urnes, James M. was born on September 13, 1936 in Minneapolis. Son of Ambjourn M. Urnes and Cora J. Edming.
Urnes, James M. was born on September 13, 1936 in Minneapolis. Son of Ambjourn M. Urnes and Cora J. Edming.
Student, St. Olaf College, 1956. Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1959. Master of Science in aerospace engineering, University Minnesota, 1961.
Engineer McDonnell Aircraft Company, St. Louis, 1964-1968. Senior engineer McDonnell Douglas Company, 1968—1981, branch chief, 1981-1997. Program manager intelligen flight control system Boeing Phantom Works, since 1996.
Manager engineering The Boeing Company, since 1997.
1st Lieutenant United States Air Force 43rd Bomb Wing, Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1963. 1st Lieutenant United States Air Force Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe Wiesbaden, Germany, 1963-1964.
Married Lois C. Urnes, August 22, 1959. Children: Mark, Eric, James Junior, Paul, Joel.