Background
Hightower, Jesse Robert was born on April 9, 1939 in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jesse Robert and Frances (Heidler) Hightower.
Hightower, Jesse Robert was born on April 9, 1939 in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jesse Robert and Frances (Heidler) Hightower.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Mississippi, Oxford, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1964.
Development staff member, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1964-1974; program director, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1974-1976; section head, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1976-1988; associate division director chemical technical division, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1988-1992; director, center for waste mgnt., Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, since 1992. Member of advisory board chemical technical department Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1985-1989.
Board directors Planned Parenthood Association of Southern Mountains, Oak Ridge, 1972. President board directors Clinch River Home Health, Inc., Clinton, Tennessee, 1992. Fellow American Institute of Electrical Engineers (president nuclear engineering division 1993, Engineer of Year 1982).
Married Dorothy Turnage, June 24, 1961. 1 child, Alison.