Background
Sawyer, Jim Charles was born on September 30, 1939 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Hugh James Sawyer and Ruth Irene Dodson Houghton.
Sawyer, Jim Charles was born on September 30, 1939 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Hugh James Sawyer and Ruth Irene Dodson Houghton.
Associate of Arts, Indian Hills College, Centerville, Iowa, 1959; Bachelor, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, 1962; Master of Education, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, 1965.
Teacher secondary education, Missouri schools with, Missouri Department Education, Jefferson City, 1968; youth specialist, U. Missouri, Springfield, 1969-1980; associate director extension programs, U. Missouri, Springfield, 1980; regional information specialist, U. Missouri, Springfield, since 1980; partner, Mottram-Brown & Sawyer, Commissioned Writers. International journalist. Instructor newswriting workshops.
Board directors Greene County (Missouri) Farm Bureau. Member advisory board University Missouri Agricultural Research Center. Advisory work with University Missouri and Ireland cooperative educational programs.
Fellow Royal Society Arts, United Kingdom. Member Society Professional Journalists (president Southwest Missouri chapter, international journalism committee 1996), Missouri Press Association, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Ozark Press Association, Royal Colonial Light Horse Brigade.
Married Judith West Patrick, July 1, 1960 (divorced 1987). Children: Page, Jon, Summer. Married Margaret Epperson Sawyer, February 5, 1996.