1964
I majored in English and Organ at Duke and was graduated in 3 years. I did graduate work in Musicology at UNC and UGA. I planned on teaching music but when I applied at Clayton Junior College in Morrow, Georgia, I was told they had enough music instructors but needed someone in the Admissions Office. I knew nothing about the area but took the job. In a year I was named the first Registrar of the college and subsequently became the Registrar and Director of Admissions. I worked there 15 years. The Registrar at Georgia Tech then asked me to work at GaTech as Director of Students Records and after a year or so I was named Associate Registrar. I loved college administration from the very beginning and enjoyed my career every day of my 32 years.
A degree in English with the other degree requirements provided me with a strong liberal arts education which was a good base for anything I wanted to do at the time I was getting into the work force. I believe in a strong liberal arts and sciences education, although I understand that today in order to be competitive you must have more technical education.
English Department