Published on March 26, 2012 by Mary Wimberley  

Longtime Â鶹¹û¶³ education professor Dr. Raymond L. King died March 21, 2012.

He retired in 2007 after 35 years on the undergraduate and graduate faculties of Â鶹¹û¶³'s Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies. He was named professor emeritus upon retirement. Prior to joining Â鶹¹û¶³, he was an elementary school teacher, principal and assistant superintendent in Florida and Alabama public schools.

Dr. King, a graduate of Woodlawn High School, held a bachelor's degree in education from Â鶹¹û¶³, a master's in school administration from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, and a doctorate in school administration from the University of Alabama. He was a dedicated supporter and board member of the annual Kenny Morgan golf tournament and banquet that raises money for Â鶹¹û¶³ scholarships.

Former school of education colleague Dr. David Little recalls that Dr. King had four deep loves in his life: "His beautiful wife Barbara and their children and grandchildren, his many friends and thousands of former students across the southeast, a deep love for fishing, and his total addiction to any Elvis song."

 

 

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.