Birth Place

Abilene, Texas

Total Years Teaching

37

Total Years in Georgia

33

Birth Date

September 25, 1924

Colleges and Universities

1941 Peabody Demonstration School

1964 University of Georgia, Education Specialist Certification

1948 Peabody College, Bachelor of Science Degree

1970 Georgia State University, Certification in Education Administration

1949 Peabody College, Master of Music in Music Theory

1972 University of Georgia, Certification in Instructional Supervision

Teaching Experience

1942-43 Part-time Director, Donelson High (Tennessee)

1950-54 (Summers) Brass Instructor

Foster Music Camp, Eastern Kentucky State

1949-53 Director, Sansom High School, Gadsden, Alabama

1953-54 Band Director, Cartersville (Georgia) City Schools

1954-69 Director, Marietta High School

1961 (Summer), Band Director and Instructor of Graduate Courses in School of Music, Peabody College

1969 Chairman, Music Department, Governor's Honors Program, Macon, Georgia

1969-71 Principal, Keith Junior High, Marietta, Georgia

1971-81 Supervisor of Instrumental Music, Cobb County Schools

1981-83 Director of Fine Arts, Cobb County Schools

1983-1992 GMEA Executive Secretary/Treasurer

Professional Organizations

Georgia Society of Association Executives

MENC

GMEA State Instrumental Chairman (two-2 year terms), District Chairman (one term), President (one term), 2nd Vice President (one term), Chairman, Finance Committee (one term), Chairman, Ethics Committee (one term)-Past Presidents Representative (3 terms)

NBA Southern Division Chairman (one term)

Cobb County Administration Association Vice President (one term)

Phi Beta Mu Chapter Secretary (two terms), President (one term), National Board of Directors (two terms)

Special Honors

President of the Sophomore Class at Peabody College

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, Senior year at Peabody

Kappa Phi Kappa Honorary Educational Fraternity

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Optimist and Kiwanis International

Cobb County Arts Council

Cobb Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors (two terms)

1968 Anderson Boys Club Board of Directors (two terms)

Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Board of Directors

"Citizen of the Year" Marietta Civitan Club

1962 Dedication of the Marietta High School Yearbook

1991 Legion of Honor from Band World Magazine and John Phillip Sousa Foundation

Honored with composition written by Alfred Reed entitled "Ramparts of Courage", commissioned by Georgia Chapter of Phi Beta Mu and performed by the 1995 Georgia All-State Band conducted by David Gregory

Special Honors to Performing Organizations

1963 Optimist International Convention, Toronto

1966 Florida State University Midwinter Symposium on Bands

1967 MENC Southern Division

Two Excellent and Twelve Superior Ratings at GMEA festivals with Bands with superiors in sightreading each year

1966 Opening ceremonies of Atlanta Falcons

1966 Best band in the WSB-TV's Salute to America Parade

1967 Kiwanis International Convention, Houston

1967 Six Flags Over Georgia Performance

1969 Performance at Equitable Building in Atlanta

National TV (ABC and CBS) four times

Year Inducted

1987 Charter Member

Sponsor

James Bradley