Education
North Carolina State University.
North Carolina State University.
James Linwood Dawson, legally changed to J Lin Dawson in 1993, (born June 24, 1959 in Norfolk, Virginia) serves as the Managing Director of The Lin Dawson Organization, Limited Liability Company. The Lin Dawson Organization is a comprehensive organizational development-consulting firm that is balanced by broad academic backgrounds, practical management, and executive level applications. His primary consultations with corporations and universities are in the areas of organizational design and development, executive coaching, team-building, talent development, and leadership diversity. Lin grew up in Kinston, North Carolina. After graduating from Kinston High School (1977), he accepted a football scholarship from North Carolina State University.
In 1981, he was drafted by the New England Patriots Football Club, Incorporated.
(NFL) where he played ten years. As the starting tight-end, he was an integral part of the AFC Championship and Super Bowl XX team
During his tenure with the Patriots, he served as team chaplain for six years and team representative for four years. After retiring from the NFL in 1991, Dawson has held significant roles in higher education and business settings where he has been a professional athlete, entrepreneur, graduate school professor, counselor, consultant, director, athletic administrator, program designer, and senior officer
Dawson holds an Master of Business Administration with a specialization in human resource management and knowledge/learning management.
He is a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in ManagementOrganizational Change and Leadership. In addition, he travels to Zimbabwe and Kenya where he preaches and conducts pastor leadership seminars, business workshops, conflict resolutions trainings, and youth conferences.
He was named as a member of the New England Patriots ‘Team of the Decade-1980’son’
He is a member of the African American Ethic Sports Hall of Fame and an Inaugural member of the Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame.