Background
Guilinger, James William was born on January 26, 1930 in Monmouth, Illinois, United States. Son of Gerald Ralph and Stella Louise (BrownLee) Guilinger.
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James William Guilinger
Edit ProfileState agricultural education coordinator
Education
BAgr, University of Illinois, 1951; Master of Education, University of Illinois, 1958; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1958-1975.
Career
Agricultural instructor, Williamsfield (Illinois) Unit District Schools, 1951-1966; executive secretary, McDonough County Farm Bureau, Macomb, Illinois, 1966-1967; agricultural instructor, Sycamore (Illinois) Unit 427 Schools, 1967-1988; customer service director, Dicken Grain Corporation, Sycamore, 1988-1989; state agricultural education coordinator FCAE, speaker, Illinois State Board Education, Rantoul, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Secretary Sycamore Farmers Club Fair Board, since 1967. Active Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education, Rantoul, since 1983, Republican Presidential Task Force, Washington, since 1983, Republican National Committee, Washington, since 1983. President DeKalb County (Illinois) Selective Svc.
Board, 1990. Member National Education Association (life), National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (life, speaker since 1970, president 1977-1978), National Future Farmers of America Alumni Association (life, national county member-at-large since 1994, speaker since 1985, honorary American Future Farmers of America degree 1966, contributor Future Farmers of America Foundation), Am.Vocat. Association (life, speaker since 1979, president 1986-1987, Region III Teacher of Year 1981, National Teacher of Year 1981, Ship citation 1987), Illinois Vocational Association (life, board directors 1973-1975, Illinois Teacher of Year 1980-1981), Illinois Association Vocational-Agriculture Teachers (president 1973-1974), Illinois Future Farmers of America Alumni Association (secretary 1972,president 1989-1991, honorary State Future Farmers of America degree 1954).
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Married Carol Louise Ross, August, 1950.
