Endowment History – James Shields Scholarship

Established in 1991

James Shields established this scholarship in 1991. Shields graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the field of industrial engineering. He joined the company of Judd & Detweiler, Inc. in 1937. During his forty three years at Judd & Detweiler, he held positions of Controller (1947), Treasurer and Director (1953), Executive Vice President (1954), President (1959), and Chairman of the Board (1976).

After a reorganization of the company in 1976, he became President of the new parent company, Judd’s, Incorporated, and Chairman of the Board of the wholly owned subsidiaries—Port City Press, Shenandoah Valley Press, Inc., and Mount Jackson Press, Inc. James retired from full service in 1980 but continued to hold chairmanships until the company was sold in 1997 and became Perry-Judd’s. In 2006, Perry-Judd’s was sold to RR Donnelley for $176 million.

James is a past President of the Printing Industry of Washington, D.C. and the D.C. Chapter of Financial Executives Institute. He was also Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Union Employers Division of the Printing Industry of Washington, Vice Chairman of the PIA Government Relations Committee, Regional Vice President of GATF, and a member of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Board of Trade. Shields received the Distinguished Service Award in 1962 and the Fifth Annual Management Night Award presented by nine Washington graphic arts organizations in 1969.

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