Background
Sr., James Michael Durham was born on May 27, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Judson Burney and Edith Eloise (Whittington) D.
Sr., James Michael Durham was born on May 27, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Judson Burney and Edith Eloise (Whittington) D.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1959;Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1963;Master of Science in Sys. Management, University of Southern California, 1981;Master of Business Administration, Michigan State University, 1988.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1959;advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army, 1979;management analyst Army Office Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1972-1974;command and staff positions, 3d Infantry Division United States Army, Wurzburg, Germany, 1974-1977;student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978;product manager, United States Army Tank-Automotive Materiel Readiness Command, Warren, Michigan, 1978-1980;commander, Mainz Army Depot, Mainz, Germany, 1980-1983;Executive officer to deputy commanding general, United States Army Development and Readiness Command, Alexandria, Virginia, 1983;program manager, tactical vehicles, United States Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan, 1984-1986;retired, United States Army Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan, 1986;director tank automotive programs, Cypress International, Troy, Michigan, 1986-1989;vice president government business, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, Indiana, 1989-1992;vice president government products, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, Indiana, 1992-1995;retired, Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, Indiana, 1995;president, Cummins Military Sys. Company, Inc., Columbus, 1992-1993;president, Juris Doctor Interests Inc., Farnham, Virginia, since 1995.
Chairman Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District Citizens Advisory Committee, 1991-1995, Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management Authority, 1993-1995, Bartholomew County Landfill Site Selection Committee, 1993. Co-chairman Project Water, Columbus, 1990-1995. Chairman, Board Of Directors American Youth Activities Association, Mainz, Germany, 1980-1983, president American Youth Activities Association, Kitzingen, Germany, 1975-1977.
Board directors Indianapolis Museum Art-Columbus Gallery, 1995. Chairman development committee Richmond County (Virginia) Habitat for Humanity, since 1996, board directors, since 1997, vice president since 1998. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Defense Industrial Association (Executive Board tank and automotive sys.divsn. since 1991, steering committee combat vehicle system division since 1988, chairman 1991-1995, steering committee tactical vehicle system section 1986-1995), Association United States Army, Society Manufacturing Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, Retired Officers Association (secretary Potomac chapter 1997-1998, director since 1999, member Northern Neck chapter), United States.Army Ordnance Corps Association, Armor Association, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Married Constance Manuela Alvarez, June 4, 1960. Children: Jennifer Paige Esperanza Kessler, James Michael Junior, Christopher Jon, David Bradley, Matthew Craig.
