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Roy D. Nichols, Jr. Superintendent
Mobile County Public Schools Dr. Roy Nichols, Ed.D has spent much of his adult life in education. He began his educational career as a teacher in 1966 in Milford New York after graduating from State University of New York in Oneonta, New York with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. He has been a principal, Director of Elementary Schools and Middle School Planning and an Assistant Superintendent for Program and Staff Development. This is Dr. Nichol's 4th Superintendency. In 1981 he took over the reins at Marietta City Schools in Marietta, Georgia. He was Superintendent at Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Virginia from 1993-1998 and at Troup County Schools in LaGrange Georgia from 1999-2004. His most recent position was at the University of West Georgia where he served as Department Chairman for the Department of Education Leadership and Professional Studies. Dr. Nichols was born in Murphy, North Carolina and grew up in Walden New York. He holds a Master's Degree in Education Administration from State University of New York, and a Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Massachusetts. He also did Post Doctoral studies at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the University of Georgia in Athens. He and his wife Fran have two children, Greg and Gabrielle. He is an avid reader, sports fan and fisherman.
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