Pope, Louis Billy, 1927-

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Birth 1927

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Educator and higher education counselor of Kernesville, N.C.

From the description of Postcard Collection, [ca. 1910-2000] (bulk [ca. 1960-1990's]). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 49647510

From the description of Postcard Collection, [ca. 1906-2002] (bulk [ca. 1960-1990's]) (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 82397314

Louis Billy Pope (1927- ), professor of education and, for eight years, head of the guidance center at High Point College, High Point, N.C.A native of Forsyth County, N.C., Pope graduated from High Point College in 1948 and received his Ph. D. in education from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1958.

Pope taught in the Forsyth County school system, served as director of guidance at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., and was on the faculty of St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, N.C., before joining the faculty of the psychology and education departments at High Point College.

From the description of Louis Billy Pope papers, 1890s-2001. WorldCat record id: 26507127

Louis Billy Pope was born in 1927 in Kernersville, Forsyth County, N.C. He lived and worked in Forsyth County and neighboring Guilford County most of his life.

Pope was graduated from High Point College in High Point, N.C., in 1948. He later attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, receiving his master's degree in 1952 and Ph.D. in 1958, both from the School of Education, where his studies centered on counseling.

Pope served as teacher and counselor in the Forsyth County school system, director of guidance at Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., and on the faculty of Saint Andrews College, Laurinburg, N.C. In 1964, Pope joined the psychology and education departments at High Point College, rising to full professor. He also headed the College's guidance center for eight years. He became professor emeritus in 1987.

Pope was long active in community and church groups and alumni and other campus organizations, especially the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, Kernersville Crisis Control, and the Friends of the Library at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

From the guide to the Louis Billy Pope Papers (#4550), 1890s-2001, (Southern Historical Collection)

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