Larry McGruder

Background

McGruder, Larry was born on June 13, 1958 in Rocky Mount, Georgia, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Education, Fort Valley State University, 1980. Master of Arts in History, Miami University, Ohio, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Ohio, 1984.

Career

Teaching fellow Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1982—1984. Professor history Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia, since 1984.

Achievements

• Larry McGruder has been listed as a noteworthy history professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member chancellor search committee University Systems Georgia, Atlanta, 1993—1994. Member fund raising committee Friends United for Education, Tifton, 1994—1995. Chairperson Goizueta Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee, 2003—2004.

Member several sub-committees Habitat for Humanity, 1990—1994. Chair incentive grants committee Tift County Foundation Educational Excellence, 1996—2005. Chair sub-committee Reading Capital of the World, 2002—2005.

Member of Alpha Kappa Mu, Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Researching local history, hiking, travel.

Connections

Married Linda Wilkins-McGruder. 1 child Stephen Alden.

Spouse:

Linda Wilkins-McGruder

child:

Stephen Alden McGruder