Biography:

Jim received his Bachelors of Arts in Business and Management from the University of Maryland in 1975. He continued his studies at Andrews University where he earned his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1987 where he began teaching flight and aviation full time in the Department of Aviation in 2001. Jim thinks of himself like a kid when he watches airplanes take off and land; he never gets tired of it. Breaking those ‘surely bonds of earth’ is a passion that he lives to pass on to others here at Andrews University.