William Jackson '58
A native of Laurium, Michigan, Jackson owned and operated NWR Electronics in Marquette, Michigan, from 1958 to 1980. The company served the utility and mining industries in the upper Midwest. In 1971, Jackson, a person of vision and resolve, founded a cable telecommunications operation, CableAmerica Corp.
Jerry Jason '92
Jason is a flight director at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. He is responsible for managing and carrying out human space flights to the International Space Station (ISS). Only seventy-five flight directors have served at NASA in the fifty years of space flight.
Dr. Barbara Jones '92
Barbara Jones is a dog's best friend. And a cat's, too.
She's a pushover for strays. She is their advocate and protector. They give her purpose as she strives for their good treatment, and she wants to extend that standard around the world.
Carlos Jorda '71
He began his career as a process engineer at a refinery owned by Creole Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary of Exxon, and he quickly moved into management. After the Venezuelan petroleum industry was nationalized, he worked in many technical and managerial positions for the state-owned oil company, Petroleum of Venezuela, which owns CITGO Petroleum.