Feb 19, 2013 | 2013 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Phyllis Wilson taught second grade for 30 years, from 1963-93, mostly at Bruce Drysdale starting in 1966. She first taught at Flat Rock Elementary for a year, then Hillandale for two more years. She was Bruce Drysdale’s teacher of the year twice. She has served...
Feb 19, 2013 | 2013 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Louise Williams (1917-2011) taught elementary school for 32 years, including more than a decade in Mills River and 16 at Balfour until her retirement in 1979. She mostly taught fourth grade. She customized instruction to individual students and cared for their needs...
Feb 19, 2013 | 2013 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
John Whitmire coached Edneyville High basketball, as a highlight of a teaching and coaching career that thrived in 1965-84 and that he still carries on over a span of 48 years. Whitmire led the Edneyville boys to two conference titles and their best AA finish ever,...
Feb 19, 2013 | 2013 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Sadie Patton (1886-1975) gave to local education, with words, money and deeds. She donated 109 farm acres for Blue Ridge Technical Institute (now Blue Ridge Community College), in memory of her late husband Preston F. Patton. The administration building is named for...
Feb 19, 2013 | 2013 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Kathryn Morgan was an educator for 32 years. She taught health and physical education for a quarter century at Hendersonville High School (HHS), from 1974-99. She was then assistant principal and lead teacher during her final seven years. She was the 1996 N.C. high...
Feb 19, 2013 | 2013 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized
Mary Valentine Mims taught home economics in the all-black Ninth Avenue School from 1948 to 1965, then at integrated Hendersonville High School until her retirement in 1985. Her teaching career spanned 37 years. Ninth Avenue dedicated one of its yearbooks to her. The...
