Biography:

Educator; art dealer; consultant. Born– July 12, 1938, Birmingham. Parents– William Geda and Mary Anna (Martin) Hames. Education– Birmingham Southern College, B.A., 1958, M.A., 1971; Samford University, M.Ed. Taught in Birmingham public schools, 1958-1964; at Birmingham University School, 1964-75; assistant headmaster and chairman of the English department, Altamont School, 1975-1991; headmaster, 1991-2002. Director, Town Hall Gallery; president, Birmingham Music Club, member, board of directors, Birmingham Festival of Arts and Birmingham Festival Theatre. Curator for the art collections of several organizations. Member, Alabama Historical Society, Birmingham Historical Society, Birmingham Museum of Art, Society of 18th Century Studies, Birmingham Museum of Art Education Council, and other organizations. Honors–Awarded status of Headmaster Emeritus on his retirement at the Altamont School, 2002;  Freedom Foundation Classroom Teacher award, Hackney Literary prize for poetry in 1969 and 1979, and Silver Bowl award from the Festival of Arts in 1963 and 1971. Distinguished Alumni Award, Birmingham-Southern, 1993. Died November 20, 2002.

Source:

Marquis who’s who online; obituary.

Publication(s):

Hill Ferguson, His Life and Works. Tuscaloosa, Ala.; University of Alabama Press, 1978.