Title
Harold Edward Greer. 1909-2004
Subject
Greer, Harold Edward, 1909-2004
Educators
Description
Harold Edward Greer was named Lion of the Year in 1965 by the Tuscaloosa Lions Club. Greer was admired for his lifelong commitment to public education, community service and his church, Calvary Baptist of Tuscaloosa.
He was born in Edwardsville, Alabama, October 26, 1909, and graduated from Cleburne County High School in Heflin. He earned his A.B. and M.A. degrees from Howard College in Birmingham (now Samford University) and the A.A. from University of Alabama.
Upon completion of his work at Howard, he taught math in Heflin for three years before being named principal at Ranburne, Alabama, for six years. He then served as Superintendent of Cleburne County Schools for three years. Taking a break from education, he bought and ran a business in Heflin for two years before returning to education as Principal of Gordo, Alabama, schools in 1946.
In 1949 he was employed as assistant principal of Tuscaloosa High School where he was to serve for fourteen years, the last three as principal.
He continued his work in education as an administrator for the City School System until his retirement in the late 1970s.
Greer was a lifelong member of the Lions Club and served as its president; he was named Lion of the Year in 1965. He was on the Board of Deacons at Calvary Baptist Church and served in other capacities there, as well.
Upon his death at 95 in 2004, a scholarship, the Harold Greer School of Education Scholarship, was set up in his honor for Tuscaloosa students. Greer is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Tuscaloosa.
He was born in Edwardsville, Alabama, October 26, 1909, and graduated from Cleburne County High School in Heflin. He earned his A.B. and M.A. degrees from Howard College in Birmingham (now Samford University) and the A.A. from University of Alabama.
Upon completion of his work at Howard, he taught math in Heflin for three years before being named principal at Ranburne, Alabama, for six years. He then served as Superintendent of Cleburne County Schools for three years. Taking a break from education, he bought and ran a business in Heflin for two years before returning to education as Principal of Gordo, Alabama, schools in 1946.
In 1949 he was employed as assistant principal of Tuscaloosa High School where he was to serve for fourteen years, the last three as principal.
He continued his work in education as an administrator for the City School System until his retirement in the late 1970s.
Greer was a lifelong member of the Lions Club and served as its president; he was named Lion of the Year in 1965. He was on the Board of Deacons at Calvary Baptist Church and served in other capacities there, as well.
Upon his death at 95 in 2004, a scholarship, the Harold Greer School of Education Scholarship, was set up in his honor for Tuscaloosa students. Greer is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Tuscaloosa.
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Publisher
Tuscaloosa News
Date
2004
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
2008
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph