Background
Mckissick, James Rion was born on October 13, 1884 in Union, South Carolina, United States. Son of Colonel Isaac Going and Sarah (Foster) Mckissick.
Mckissick, James Rion was born on October 13, 1884 in Union, South Carolina, United States. Son of Colonel Isaac Going and Sarah (Foster) Mckissick.
Bachelor of Arts, South Carolina. College, 1905; graduate student, College of Charleston, 1905-1906. Student Harvard Law School, 1906-1909.
Master of Arts in journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1933.
Doctor of Laws, Furman University, 1934, College of Charleston, 1938, Erskine College, 1939.
Reporter Union Progress, and business manager Union Times, 1905. Reporter Richmond Times Dispatch, 1909-1910, assistant editor, 1910-1911, chief editorial writer, 1911-1914. Admitted to South Carolina. bar, 1914, practicing at Greenville.
Contributing editor Greenville News, 1916, editor, 1916-1919.
Editor Greenville Piedmont, 1919-1926. Lecturer on South Carolina. history, Furman University, 1926-1927.
Dean School of Journalism, University of South Carolina., 1927-1936, now president
Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and the Bible is the divinely inspired word of God that serves as the final written authority for living out the Christian faith.
Member of Staff of Governor Richard I. Manning. Member Democratic State Executive Committee, 1920-1929. Member State Rural Electrification.
Member of the board of visitors, United States Naval Academy, 1943.
Member South Carolina. History Society, South Carolina.
History Association, Alumni Association University of South Carolina. (past president), South Carolina.
Press Association (past president), Citizens Ednl.
Association (past president), American Association Teachers of Journal South Carolina. Education Association, Newcomen Society, Kappa Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha, Sigma Upsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chirurgical Club: Kosmos.
Married Caroline Virginia Dick, May 18, 1927.