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Jim Larimer grew up in the Midwest and attended
Purdue University where he earned a BS, MS, & Ph.D.
After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the
University of Michigan he joined the faculty at Temple
University in Philadelphia and was a Department
Chairman from 1979 to 1983. Prior to moving to
California in 1986 to work at NASA's Ames Research
Center, he was the Director of the Sensory Physiology
Program at the National Science Foundation in
Washington, DC. At NASA he is a Senior Scientist and
research engineer working in the field of electronic
displays. He is an International Vice President of an
engineering society, the Society for Information Display,
that supports the worldwide display industry. A project
he began at NASA was awarded an Emmy last year by
the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Jim and his wife have lived on the coastside since
1987. They have two school age daughters. Jim has
been active in school activities and served on the Site
Council at Farallone View. Jim has no financial property
interests in the community other than the Miramar
residence that he owns with his wife. He is running for
the CCWD Board because of his concerns about
maintaining an adequate water system for fire
protection.
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