John Stanley Wakelam Fargher

Background

Fargher, John Stanley Wakelam was born on November 13, 1944 in St. Louis. Son of John Stanley Wakelam and Dorothy Margaret (Huston) Fargher.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, Montana College Mineral Science and Technology, 1969; MEng, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1971; Master of Science in Systems Management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1979; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1986.

Career

Chief engineer, Iranian A/C Program Mgrs. Office, Tehran, 1975-1977; faculty, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1977-1978; professor acquisition/program management, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1978-1981; deputy program manager light armored vehicle, United States Marine Corps, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1981-1982; production planning and control department head, Naval Aviation Depot, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1982-1984; comptroller and head management controls department, Naval Aviation Depot, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1985-1991; business planning department head, Naval Aviation Depot, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1991-1992; head production engineering department, Naval Aviation Depot, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1992-1993; instructor department industrial engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Maryland., 1984-1985; independent consultant, Raleigh. Examiner Federal Quality Improvement Prototype award Federal Quality Institute,1990, President's Award for Quality and Product Improvement, 1991.

Conf.chmn. 1st, 2d and 3d International Symposiums on Productivity in Government, Washington, 1992, 94, 95. Judge Florida Governor's Sterling award, since 1992.

Membership

With United States Army, 1963-1966. Fellow Institute Industrial Engineers (chairman special productivity projects committee since 1990), American Production and Inventory Control Society (board directors since 1981, Member of Year 1990, charter member REMFG specific interest group), Defense Systems Management College Alumni Association (charter member), J.F. Kennedy School Government Alumni Association (chapter president since 1986).

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, shooting, writing.

Connections

Married Eleanor Joyce Schumert, June 18, 1966. Children: John Stanley Wakelam III, Cynthia Anne, Elizabeth Anne.

Father:

John Stanley Wakelam Fargher

Mother:

Dorothy Margaret (Huston) Fargher

Spouse:

Eleanor Joyce Schumert

child:

Cynthia Anne Fargher

child:

John Stanley Wakelam III Fargher

child:

Elizabeth Anne Fargher