Background
II, Albert King Dixon was born on December 28, 1936 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Albert King and Katharine Blanchard (Simmons) D.
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Albert King Dixon II
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Bachelor in Political Science cum laude, University of Southern California, 1959; postgraduate, Furman U., 1984; postgraduate, U. Oklahoma, 1985; postgraduate, American Institute Banking, 1984-1985.
Career
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, 1959; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Marine Corps, 1975; Executive officer, United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton, California, 1961; Executive officer, United States Marine Corps, Okinawa, Japan, 1961-1962; series officer Recruit Depot, athletic officer, head football coach, United States Marine Corps, San Diego, 1962-1965; commanding officer, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, 1966-1967; instructor, Marine Corps Development and Education Commissioned, head platoon tactics section Basic School, United States Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, 1967-1970; schools officer, staff secretary to commanding general Pacific Fleet Marine Force, United States Marine Corps, Camp Smith, Hawaii., 1970-1973; head football coach, Quantico Marines, 1968; operations and ground training officer, United States Marine Corps, Okinawa, 1973-1974; officer in charge recruiting station, United States Marine Corps, Oklahoma City, 1974-1977; ground support training and equipment officer Headquarters Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps, Washington, 1977-1981; retired, United States Marine Corps, Washington, 1981; executive director, Laurens (South Carolina.) Family Young Men’s Christian Association, 1981-1983; vice president, city executive, Palmetto Bank, Laurens, 1983-1988; associate vice president alumni affairs, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1988; director athletics, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1988-1992; special assistant to president for university promotion and leadership devel, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1993-1997; retired, 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Active Boy Scouts American. Sunday School teacher, elder, member committee various Presbyterian churches, Hawaii, Oklahoma, South Carolina., Virginia. Chairman capital campaign LaurensCounty Library., 1987-1988.
Past president Laurens District H.S. Booster Club, Laurens County Touchdown Club. Past board visitors Lander College. Past member University of Southern California Education Foundation.
Past member foundation board Piedmont Technology. Board directors Dixie Youth Baseball, 1987, vice chairman, player agent, board directors, Laurens, 1982-1988. Board directors Upper Savannah Council Govts., 1988.
President Laurens 100 Club, 1984, 88. Vice chairman Laurens County History Society, 1985-1987, Laurens County Bicentennial Committee, 1985-1986, Palmetto Partnership, Foundation for Drug Abuse, Columbia, 1989-1991. Member study committee City of Columbia Baseball Stadium, 1989-1990.
Member of advisory board Midlands chapter National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Member steering committee Future Group Richland County. Governor Rotary District 7750., 1987-1988.
Member South Carolina. Association Regional Couns. (board directors since 1992, president 1995), Southern Indiana Collegiate Officials Association (athletic directors representative 1989-1990), Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce of C. (member county on education), College Football Association Athletic Dirs.
(member committee 1989-1990), Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Laurens 100 Club (president 1984, 88), Masons, Shriners, Rotary Club of Laurens (district 7750 governor 1987-1988), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa (past president), Kappa Sigma Kappa (past president), Kappa Alpha.
Interests
Connections
Married Augusta Lee Mason, March 27, 1959. Children: Albert King III, Augustus Mason, Lee Simmons.
