James Jackson Biography
JAMES K. JACKSON SR.
104 Gooseberry Spur
Tetonia,Idaho
83452
EDUCATION:
Iowa State University- Ames, Iowa.. Degree: B.S. in Industrial Education and Physical Education -1969
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, Illinois. Degree: M.S. in Vocational Education -1987
Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) Private Pilot with Single engine Land & Seaplane Ratings-1974
F.A.A. Certified Airframe & Power Plant (A&P) Technician- 1989
EMPLOYMENT:
Retired High School Educator
CAREER RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS:
1986- Experimental Aircraft Association (E.A.A.) ``National Aviation Educators` Award``
1988- ``E.A.A. National `School Flight` Project Champions``- M.H.S.
1989- F.A.A. Regional Award for ``Excellence in Aviation Education``
1990- General Aviation Manufactures` Association (G.A.M.A.) award for ``Excellence in Aviation Education``
1991- National Congress on Aviation and Space Education (N.C.A.S.E.) ``National Wings of Fame Award``
1992- Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame ``Spirit of Flight Award``
1993- E.A.A. ``National Project `School Flight` Champions``- M.H.S.
- Inducted to the ``National Teachers Hall of Fame`` (N.T.H.F.)
- N.T.H.F. presented by President Clinton at the White House- Washington, DC.
1994- Round Trip `World Record Flight` (World and United States Aviation and Space Records Book) in a M.H.S. student built airplane from Kenosha, Wisconsin to the Arctic Circle, North West Territories, Canada.
1995- A. Scott Crossfield ``Aerospace Educators Award``
- National Aviation Crown Circle Award- N.C.A.S.E.
PUBLICATIONS:
Jackson, James ``A Follow-up Study of Completers in Airplane Construction``- Southern Ill. University library 1987
Jackson, J.K. ``How to Sell the Administration on Airplane Construction``- Industrial Education Magazine, 1987 Vol. 9,pp
44-45.
MEDIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
EAA experimenter Magazine vol. 9 No 4, 1989, pp 8- 9
Channel 7 Chicago TV Harry Porterfields `Someone You Should Know` program- Oct. 1991
National School Board News- Oct. 13, 1991, vol. 12, no. 20
`Voice of America` - International Radio Broadcast- 1982 & 1992
Juneau Empire newspaper- Juneau, Alaska- Oct. 12, 1992
Chicago Tribune Newspaper- Sept. 2, 1995
National Educational Association Journal- Spring 1992
National Geographic Magazine- June 1995
Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine- May 2002
LIFE EXPERIENCES:
N.C.A.A. All-American (2nd. Place) Gymnastics- 1967
U.S.A. Professional Gymnastics Team Still Rings Champion- 1968
Climbed to the summit of Mt. McKinley, Alaska (20,320`) without supplemental oxygen- 1983
Over 1,000 sport parachuting experiences
Private Pilot with over 2,500 hours as `pilot in command`
Instructed & test-flown five high `school-student` built experimental category type aircraft (www.mhslake.net)
Single engine airplane round-trip flight (4,200 miles) from Chicago, Illinois to the `magnetic North Pole`- August 3, 2002
Distinguished Guest- Hook& catapult takeoff/ tour on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier- 2005
Professional organizations:
Experimental Aircraft Association
Airplane Pilots Association
National Education Association
National Civil Air Patrol Association