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Jim White Biography
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You clicked the bio for Jim White, Public Relations Chairman for the NIA.
If you are curious about what one insulator collector is like, here is a
brief profile.
First my 5
proudest accomplishments in life:
1.
Being the
first in my entire family to not only attend college, but to graduate in three
years and complete my graduate degree in the fourth.
2.
Marrying my
wife and raising 5 children
3.
Putting 5
children through college
4.
Constructing
the $51,000,000 Farm Bureau Headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana and
renovating the $9,000,000 Omni Severin Hotel
5.
Being Fund
Raising Chairman for the Carmel Clay Veterans Memorial and
raising $374,000 to construct a 7-ton bronze landmark memorial devoted to all
who served.
Work experience
includes: (1) County Energy Manager, Home Builders Association of Indiana
(2009 – Present) ; (2)
General Manager, Primrose
Development LLC and (3) General Manager, Quadrant Development, Inc; (4) Commercial
Project Manager, Mansur Development Company; (5) Asst.
Executive Director, Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis; (6) Deputy
Director, Division of Economic Development, City of Indianapolis
–Department of Metropolitan; (7) Director
of Governmental Affairs and Public Relations, Builders Association of
Greater Indianapolis; (8) Senior Planner,
City of Indianapolis; (9) Urban
Soil Conservationist, USDA/Marion County Soil and Water Conservation
District and City of Indianapolis; (10)
High School Science Teacher, Mount
Vernon High School.
Insulator Collecting: While
an art student at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, I found a couple very
common insulators. The rest is
history as I attempted to own every insulator I saw.
That was the late 1960s. Since
that time I have collected many items from bottles, postcards, glass candy
containers to fishing tackle; but none as rewarding as glass insulators.
Due to
limited display space I collect the smallest of the insulators called
“ponies”. My specialty is
California Glass Works as they have a variety of color and are small.
I have recently become interested in King City Glass Works production as
they came from North Central Indiana.
Besides insulator collecting: I
am a doting grandfather of 9 little insulator collectors (more coming).
I also am Contributing Photographer for Referee Magazine (a national
sports publication based in Wisconsin) shooting most sports at the High School,
College and Pro levels. I tournament
bass fished for 8 years.
Advice to new collectors: (1)
be patient (2) attend shows (3) get permission to dig or hunt, but many good
insulators are buried (4) get to know one or more veteran collectors who might
be your mentor and educate yourself about the hobby.
My
Favorite Insulator Event: Springfield
Fall Insulator Show
I am
proud to have won the “Springfield Most Educational Display” twice.
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