Background
Latham, James William was born on May 27, 1930 in Hoult, West Virginia, United States. Son of James William and Florence Ellen (Wiles) Latham.
Latham, James William was born on May 27, 1930 in Hoult, West Virginia, United States. Son of James William and Florence Ellen (Wiles) Latham.
Teacher biology, Mairion County, Fairmont, West Virginia, 1953-1955;
assistant principal, Fairmont Senior High School, Fairmont, West Virginia, 1957-1959;
principal, Berkeley Springs (West Virginia) H.S., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, 1957-1959;
teacher science, Montgomery County Schools, Rockville, Maryland., 1959-1963;
science curriculum specialist, Montgomery County Schools, Rockville, 1963-1966;
supervisor science, Maryland. State Department Education, Baltimore, 1966-1978;
director curriculum, Maryland. State Department Education, Baltimore, 1978-1983;
director division instruction, Maryland.
State Department Education, Baltimore, 1983-1991;
consultant in strategic planning, school administration, program development, Rockville, 1991-1997;
principal investigator earth/environmental science teacher ambassador program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1992-1997. Chairman science county Maryland. Academy Sciences, Baltimore.
Trustee Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, Maryland.
Lay leader Rockville United Methodist Church, 1989-1991. Member National Education Association, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Judith Grove, August 3, 1957. Children: James William III, Elizabeth Annual.