James Talmage Dobbins

Background

Dobbins, James Talmage was born on June 13, 1926 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Talmage and Lila (Shore) Dobbins.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. North Carolina, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry, U. North Carolina, 1958.

Career

Chief industrial hygiene section, Medical General Laboratory, Tokyo, 1953-1955; head department chemistry, Medical General Laboratory, Tokyo, 1955-1956; research chemist II, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1958-1965; research section head II, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1965-1972; manager analytical research division, Richard Joshua Reynolds Industries, Winston-Salem, 1972-1975; master scientist, R. J Reynolds Tobacco Company Nabisco, Winston-Salem, 1975-1983; master chemist, Bowman Gray Technology Center, Winston-Salem, 1983-1989; retired, 1989.

Achievements

• James Talmage Dobbins has been listed as a noteworthy Analytical chemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, New York Academy Science, North Carolina Academy Science, American Chemical Society (secretary, chairman elect and chairman central North Carolina section 1964, 65, 66), Sigma Xi (secretary Wake Forest chapter 1986-1990).

Connections

Married Jacqueleene Bowen, December 22, 1951. Children: James Talmage III, Steven Earl.

Father:

James Talmage Dobbins

Mother:

Lila (Shore) Dobbins

Spouse:

Jacqueleene Bowen

child:

Steven Earl Dobbins

child:

James Talmage III Dobbins