Biography:

Educator; college president. Born– January 16, 1895, Birmingham. Parents– Rufus Alexander Cook and Vashti Rosala Edwards Cook. Married– Delene Mims, August 28, 1924. Children– One. Education– Birmingham Southern College, B.A., 1925; University of Alabama, M.A., 1931. Served as principal of Fairfield High School;  became professor of economics and sociology at the State Teachers’ College in Florence. Appointed president of Snead Junior College, 1942. In 1938, Athens College awarded him the degree of Doctor of Letters and Humanities. Died June 4, 1956.

Source:

Owen’s The Story of Alabama.

Publication(s):

Selected Writings. Montgomery, Ala.; Paragon Press, 1956.