MEMBER AT-LARGE
James L. Lowman was born in Fairway, Kansas in 1975. He grew up in both Kansas and Missouri.
Lowman attended Wentworth Military Academy for High School graduating in 1995 and Junior College graduating in 1997, and later attended Rockhurst College.
He worked in Radio in the Kansas City area on air at WDAF 61 Country and later traveled the world setting up/consulting radio station with a radio automation systems company out of Quincy, Illinois. Finally returning to Kansas City to become Director of IT for Entercom Radio Kansas City. After his radio life James started and still runs an IT Tech support company out of Kansas City, but still participates in Kansas City radio events and can still be heard on the air.
Lowman is an active Freemason in 3 masonic lodges in Kansas City. He has served his three lodges as Worshipful Master and has also served the Grand Lodge of Missouri three times as a Grand Lodge Officer, as well as served on multiple masonic committees. He is also a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Guthrie in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and a member of the Abdallah Shrine in Kansas. James also is a member of Tranquility Lodge No 2000 (the lodge was founded when Buzz Aldren landed on the Moon) in the state of Texas as a lifetime member.
He also has the honor of being an Honorary Past Master of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, and being a Chapter Advisor in “Mother Chapter” Order of DeMolay in Kansas City, MO.
Lowman served on the Alumni Association near the closing of Wentworth Military Academy as President Elect. Lowman was also a Century Club member.
He also was one of the founding Executive Team members during the founding of the Wentworth Military Academy Museum and has served as the Vice President of the Museum Executive Team since the museum’s conception and Chairman as of late 2023.
If it had not been for Wentworth Military Academy Lowman’s life would have probably turned out a lot differently, and most likely would not have been as successful in life if it had not been for his Mother and Father sending him to Wentworth at a time in the Lowman household where it was not a financially logical idea, but was a need rather than a want. Not because he was a bad kid that was in trouble all the time, but because he was failing out of public school, and did not have teachers that cared like the teachers and faculty that taught at Wentworth Military Academy who helped to change and turn his life around. His first semester at Wentworth he was on the honor role and deans list after being an “F” student for most of his public high school life. To the faculty and teachers at WMA he still feels a deep gratitude of appreciation for that.
Because of Wentworth, Lowman learned great leadership skills that helped him in the real world, and made life long lasting friendships, brotherhood, and a Wentworth family that he cherishes to this day.