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He holds a M.A. degree in Developmental and Adult Education from Texas State University-San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas. He has a B.A. degree in English, with a minor in mathematics from Texas College in Tyler, Texas. He has taken classes at the Institute for Christian Studies in Austin, Texas. He has taken classes at Texas A&M University at Texarkana in Texarkana, Texas. He is a spiritual leader who believes that all Christians should exalt the Savior, equip the saints, and evangelize sinners. He is a licensed and ordained gospel preacher and teacher. He serves on the Executive Board for the Staff Council at Texas State University—San Marcos. He organized and established the Student Academic Support Programs (SASP) at Texas State. He is President of the Coalition of Black Faculty and Staff at Texas State University—San Marcos for 2003. He is a member of the retention faculty for the Council of Opportunities in Education (COE). He conducted retention seminars at California State University—Long Beach; University of Maryland—College Park; Dade County Community College in Miami, Florida; Southern University in New Orleans, Louisiana; DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.; and Central Community College in Seattle, Washington. He attended and participated in planning sessions for the Council of Opportunities in Education (COE) in Lansdowne, VA and Incline Village, NA in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He was the keynote speaker at the Non-Traditional Student Organization awards banquets in 1997 and 1998. He received the Non-Traditional Student Organization’s Service Award in 1997. He was the keynote speaker at the Golden Key International Honor Society in 1996. He became an honorary member of the Golden Key International Honor Society in 1996. He presented a concurrent session at the National Tutoring Conference in Little Rock, AK in 1997. He was presented the first Ann B. Faulkner Professional Development Award in 1995. He is a member of the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and National Association of the Developmental Education (NADE). He was the first Black to become a member of the Rotary Club of San Marcos. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education. He has always been in a leadership role of some sort, whether on his job, in his community, in his church, or a combination of either of the three. He believes in everyone doing their part, and he is willing to help everyone to become the very best they can be. Even through James has done all of these things, he will be quick to tell you what Paul said in Philippians 3:7—“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.” James is a very strong man who leads by example, yet he is not intimidated by Satan to do things that does not lineup with God’s will. James’ only ambition in life is to be more like Christ each day of his life. |
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