Background
Scafidel, Jim R. was born on August 14, 1942 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Phillip and Clara Mae Scafidel.
freelance/self-employed writer
Scafidel, Jim R. was born on August 14, 1942 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Phillip and Clara Mae Scafidel.
Bachelor, Mississippi State University, 1964. Master of Arts, University Mississippi, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University South Carolina, 1976.
Instructor Southwestern State College, Weatherford, Oklahoma, 1966—1968, Jacksonville (Alabama) State University, 1968—1970. Part-time teacher University Mississippi, University, 1972—1982, University South Carolina, Columbia, 1980—1982. Freelance writer Jackson, Mississippi, since 1982.
Education consultant South Carolina National Corporation, Columbia, 1977—1978. Newspaper columnist Clarion Ledger, Jackson, 1983—1994.
Married Beverly Gwen Robinson, August 6, 1966.