Background
III, James Walton Lipscomb, was born on December 7, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
III, James Walton Lipscomb, was born on December 7, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Millsaps College, 1956. Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1958.
Supervisor Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Jackson, Mississippi, 1958—1966. Assistant controller Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1966—1968. Controller Mississippi Hospital & Medical Service, Jackson, 1968.
Chief fiscal officer Millsaps College, 1969—1974. Controller University South Alabama, Mobile, 1974—1976, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1976—1995. Part-time controller Jewish Family Service, 1997—2006.
Served Southern Association College & Schools Commission.
Treasurer Board Directors, Bethlehem Center, Jackson, Mississippi, Master of Science Project Head Start, Jackson, Board Directors, Master of Science Council Human Relations. Alternate delegate Master of Science Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968. With Meals on Wheels, Nashville, Room In the Inn, West End United Methodist Church.
Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Environmental Defense Fund, Union of Concerned Scientists, Common Cause, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Evelyn H. Weathersby, February 6, 1971 (deceased December 3, 2009).