When James (Jim) Basford came to study business at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University the 1950s, he set in motion a tradition that would span three generations and nearly 500 miles.For Jim, education was the foundation upon which he built the rest of his life. He attended Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ for a year or so before joining the Air Force to fight in the Korean War. Soon after, he returned to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ on the GI Bill with a renewed focus on his studies, determined to make the most of his time at the university.In 1978, Jim became the president and CEO of Buckeye Corrugated, Inc., a large packaging manufacturing comp...
