Isaac Epps Ready (December 17, 1903[1] –March 2, 1987[2]) was the first President of the North Carolina Community College System, serving from 1963 to 1970.[2]
Isaac Epps Ready | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of the North Carolina Community College System | |
| In office 1963–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Fountain Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1903 Johnston, South Carolina |
| Died | March 2, 1987 (aged 83) Raleigh, North Carolina |
Ready obtained degrees from the University of South Carolina and New York University, working as a teacher and principal in several North and South Carolina school districts from 1925 until 1945, when he became superintendent of the Roanoke Rapids public schools.[2] In 1958, he was appointed to lead a curriculum study for the N.C. State Board of Education, resulting in the 1963 Community College Act that established the community college system in North Carolina. Ready was a co-author of the act.[2] Following his retirement, he was appointed a visiting professor (later, an emeritus professor) of adult and community college education at North Carolina State University.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Cedarwood Cemetery (Roanoke Rapids) - Surname starts with R". Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Isaac Ready, junior college pioneer, dies". The News & Observer. March 3, 1987. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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