Background
Poarch, James William was born on October 19, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Cecil and Edna Maude (Mack) Poarch.
Poarch, James William was born on October 19, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Cecil and Edna Maude (Mack) Poarch.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, U. Missouri at Rolla, 1960; Master of Business Administration, Drury College, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Virginia, 1990.
Chemical engineer, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Development Center, Avon Lake, Oh., 1960-1963; manager development, Hoffman Taff, Inc., Springfield, Missouri, 1963-1968; plant manager, Betz laboratories, Trevose, Pennsylvania, 1968-1970; engineer supervisor, Tenneco, Burlington, New Jersey, 1970-1980; technical manager, Borden Chemical, Illiopolis, Illinois, 1980-1984; research assistant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1984-1990; chemist/chemical engineer, Foreign Science and Technology Center, Charlottesville, since 1990. Consultant Poarch Associations, Charlottesville, since 1990.
Member Board Dirs. Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Wrightstown planning Commission president 1977-1978. Member American Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Elizabeth Blunt, October 21, 1961;c: James William Junior, Daniel Dorsey.