1946
Is born in Juniper, Georgia.
1968
Graduates from Savannah State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in French with a minor in English.
1969
Serves in the U.S. Air Force until 1973.
1977
Graduates from Georgia Southern University with a Master of Education.
1979
Earns a master’s degree through a joint program at Savannah State University and Armstrong State University.
2002
Graduates from the Business University of Costa Rica with a Doctor of Education.
2003
Becomes an elementary school principal with the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.