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Max Hamrick is one of the key figures responsible for developing the reputation for excellence enjoyed today by David Lipscomb High School. He joined the faculty to teach mathematics in 1928 and was appointed principal in 1933. During his 16 years as principal, he led the high school to its first accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. From 1949 until retirement in 1956 he taught Algebra I and II, geometry, and trigonometry, employing a unique learning exercise that distinguished his methodology. He was an elder at Granny White church of Christ from 1945 until his death in 1979 and preached by appointment throughout middle Tennessee.

Induction Year

1999

Institutional Role

Faculty/Administrator

Keywords

Lipscomb Legends, Max Hamrick, 1999, Lipscomb University

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