Born in Dublin, Georgia on May 7, 1956: Honor Graduate, Dublin High School, 1974, B.S. Accounting, Mercer University, 1978, Honor Graduate, Atlanta Law School, 1983. President, Laurens County Historical Society, Director, Dublin-Laurens Museum, Member at Large, Dublin City Board of Education, Past President, Dublin High School Band Boosters, Columnist and feature writer, Dublin Courier Herald, Past Chairman, Dublin Downtown Development Authority (Main Street), Past President, Kea Memorial Foundation, Awarded the Carolyn Watson Community Service Award, 2004, Daughters of the American Revolution History Award, 1994, Reserve Officer's Association Outstanding Sophomore Cadet Mercer University Army ROTC, 1976, Feature Writer, Laurens Now Magazine, Survivor of Heart Attack, 2009, Member of Statewide History Committee, Civil War Heritage Trails, Inc., Deputy Magistrate Court Judge, Laurens County, 1985.