Background
Hill, James Lee was born on December 10, 1941 in Meigs, Georgia, United States. Son of Willie Lee and Vanilla (Williams) Hill.
college dean English language educator
Hill, James Lee was born on December 10, 1941 in Meigs, Georgia, United States. Son of Willie Lee and Vanilla (Williams) Hill.
Bachelor of Science, Fort Valley (Georgia) State College, 1963; Master of Arts, Atlanta U., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1976.
Instructor English, Winder (Georgia) City Schools, 1964-1965; chair English department, Hancock Center High School, Sparta, Georgia, 1965-1968; chair English department, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina., 1974-1977; from instructor to associate Professor of English, Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, 1968-1986; Professor of English, Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, since 1986; chair English department, Albany (Georgia) State College, since 1977; dean arts and science department, Albany (Georgia) State College, since 1981. Chairman College Composition nd Communication Conference, Urbana, Illinois, l982-83. President SAADE, Alabama, l985-86.
Secretary Albany Urban League, 1978-1981. Chairman Georgia Endowment for Humanities, Atlanta, 1983-1984. President Georgia Friends of Humanities, Atlanta, since 1988.
Participant Leadership Albany, 1986. Board directors Project Read, Albany, since 1989. Member Jack and Jill, Phi Beta Sigma (president Albany chapter l979-).
Married Flossie M. Jackson. Children: Deron James, Toussaint LeMarc.