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Elder, James Tait was born on March 9, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Fred Kingsley and Ethel Spottiswoode (Tait) Elder.
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James Tait Elder, American Management consultant. With United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Management Association, American Association Physics Teachers, Product Development and Management Association.
Education
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1952.
Career
Research science, New Jersey Zinc Company, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, 1952-1957; research physicist, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1959-1962; research manager, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1962-1973; general manager New Business Ventures division, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1973-1980; assistant to vice president Research and Development, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1980-1981; president new ventures group, Allied Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey, 1981-1986; management consultant, Two Harbors, Minnesota, since 1986. Adjunct Professor University of Minnesota, since 1986.
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With United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Management Association, American Association Physics Teachers, Product Development and Management Association.
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Married Dorothy Elizabeth Corn, March 16, 1947. Children: James Tait Junior, Elizabeth Covington, William Blackburn, Alexander West, Robert Kingsley.
