Background
Wright, James Roscoe was born on July 7, 1922 in White Hall, Maryland. Son of James Grover and Rose Adele (Hulshart) Wright.
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James Roscoe Wright
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Bachelor of Science in Education, Maryland. State University, Salisbury, 1946; Bachelor of Science, Washington College, 1948; Master of Sciences, University Delaware, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Delaware, 1951; graduate, Program Management Development, Harvard, 1967; graduate, Federal Executives Institute, University of Virginia, 1972.
Career
Assistant professor, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1951-1952;
research chemist, S.W. Research Institute, San Antonio, 1951-1952;
research chemist, Chevron Research Corporation, Richmond, 1952-1960;
with, National Bureau Standards, since 1960;
chief building research division, 1967-1972;
director center building technical, 1972-1974;
deputy director, Institute for Applied Technology, 1974-1976;
acting director, Institute for Applied Technology, 1976-1978;
deputy director, National Engineering Laboratory, 1978-1985. Head United States delegate industralized building to, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1969. United States delegate International Union Testing and Research laboratories for Materials and Structures, 1969-1974, 75-85, member bureau, 1970-1973, 74-78, 79-, president, 1971-1972, vice president, 1979-1982, president, 1982-1985, honorary member, since 1985.
Member building research advisory board National Research Council, 1976-1980. Vice chairman, member Executive Committee United States national committee International Council Building Research, Studies and Documentation, 1969-1973. Representative National Bureau Standards to Federal Construction Council, 1967-1970.
Member fire county Underwriters laboratories, 1969-1973. Member United States-Egypt working group Technology Research and Development, 1976-1980. Honorary member Producers Council.
Guest worker National Bureau Standards, 1985-1988. Director, treasurer St. Mark Elderly Housing Corporation, since 1987. Member Smithsonian Exhibit Group, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Served as officer Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Chemical Society (emeritus), American Society for Testing and Materials (director 1977-1980, Chairman of Commission on society development 1979-1980), Chemical Society Washington (chairman auditing committee 1965-1966, chairman professional relations and status committee 1964, chairman long-range planning committee 1967, associate editor Capital Chemist 1963-1965), Buick Club American (board directors Washington chapter since 1991, president since 1990), Sigma Xi, Kappa Alpha.
Connections
Married Blanca Zulema Guerrero, June 4, 1950. Children: James Alfred, Ronald Keith.
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American