Background
Ward, James Ottice was born on January 19, 1951 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Ottice and Isobel Grace Ward.
Ward, James Ottice was born on January 19, 1951 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Ottice and Isobel Grace Ward.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1973; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Virginia Technology, 1989; graduate, Army Management Staff College, 1994.
Hydraulic engineer, United States Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1973-1975; hydraulic engineer, United States Army Engineer District Vicksburg Hydraulics Branch, 1978-1982; special assistant chief, United States Army Engineer District Vicksburg Hydraulics Branch, 1982-1987; project manager, United States Army Engineer District Vicksburg Hydraulics Branch, 1987-1992; project action officer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Lower Mississippi Valley Division, Vicksburg, 1992-1993; program coordinator Mississippi River Channel improvement, United States Army Corps of Engineers Lower Mississippi Valley Division, Vicksburg, 1993-1996; chief technical engineering branch, United States Army Corps of Engineers Lower Mississippi Valley Division, Vicksburg, since 1996. Chairman Interagy. Erosion Task Force, Vicksburg, 1986-1989.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Society American Military Engineers, Chi Epsilon.