Background
Palmer, James Robert was born on December 13, 1923 in Elm Creek, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles Andrew and Margaret Eleanor (Mitchell) Palmer.
consultant electronics executive
Palmer, James Robert was born on December 13, 1923 in Elm Creek, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles Andrew and Margaret Eleanor (Mitchell) Palmer.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1944. Postgraduate, United States Naval Officers PreRadar and Radar Schools. Postgraduate, Bowdoin College.
Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Registered profile engineer, Pennsylvania Project engineer General Electric Company, Philadelphia 1946-1951. Electrical engineer United Engineers and Constructors, Incorporated., Philadelphia, 1951-1953. Project engineer Haller, Raymond and Brown, Incorporated., State College, Pennsylvania 1953-1956.
President Centre Video and subsidiary, State College, 1956-1972.
President C-COR Electronics, StateCollege, 1956-1983, chairman, chief Executive officer, 1983-1985. President Pennsylvania Center Stage, 1984-1986.
Board directors Broadband Networks, Incorporated., Diamond Materials Institute, Incorporated., Allegheny Ednl. Broadcast Council, 1966-1974.
Member professional advising committee for radio, television and film Pennsylvania State University, 1983-1985.
Member elec.engring. advisory council Iowa State University, 1984-1992. Patentee in field Board Governors Iowa State University Foundation, 1992, board directors 1992, chair investment committee, 1993. Chairman advisory board Palmer Museum Art Pennsylvania State, 1990.
Board governors, board directors Iowa State University Foundation, from 1992, chairman investment committee, from 1993. Chairman advisory board Palmer Museum Art, Pennsylvania, from 1990. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior.
Vice-chairman communications and information policy committee 1983-1984), Pennsylvania Cable television Hall of Fame, Pennsylvania Community Antenna Association (president 1966-1967, board directors 1960-1966), National Cable television Association 1965-1968, (chairman various committees), Society Cable television Engineers (senior ), Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Barbara M. Raeder, August 21, 1948. Children: Janet Palmer Lipcon, David Lipcon, Charles Lipcon.