Thomas Auburn Sims

Background

Sims, Thomas Auburn was born on October 20, 1925 in Little Rock, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Alexander and Evie Jane (Riche) Sims.

Education

Associate of Arts, East Central Junior College, 1948. Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1957. Master of Business Administration, Babson College, 1962.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1949; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army retired, United States Army, 1967; assistant to purchasing agent, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1968-1969; purchasing manager, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1970-1977; director procurement, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1978-1993.

Achievements

• Thomas Auburn Sims has been listed as a noteworthy shipbuilding company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Governor of Mississippi Minority Advisory Board, Jackson, 1972-1975. Board directors Mississippi Minority Supplier Development Council, Jackson, 1980-1993. Deacon, Sunday school teacher 1st Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, since 1972.

With United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member National Contract Management Association (board directors 1980-1982, member council fellows 1993), Retired Officers Association.

Interests

• Avocation: public speaking.

Connections

Married Ruby Pearl Graham, October 6, 1946. Children: Gloria Jean, Judy Ann, Janet Lea.

Father:

Thomas Alexander Sims

Mother:

Evie Jane (Riche) Sims

Spouse:

Ruby Pearl Graham

child:

Gloria Jean Sims

child:

Judy Ann Sims

child:

Janet Lea Sims