Bio – Craig, Robert Smith

Born: July 28, 1928 (Roane County, WV)

Died: April 27, 2020 (Charleston, Kanawha, WV)

Education:

  • Spencer High School (Valedictorian)
  • A.B. Davis & Elkins College (Valedictorian)
  • M.Ed. University of Delaware

Taught:

  • Professor of Business 1961-1988
  • Professor of Business Emeritus 1988-2020

Notes:

  • Served in Japan as an army court reporter at the Tokyo Stockade during the Korean Conflict.
  • Taught at George Washington High School in Danville, VA
  • Business Manager at Stratford College, Danville, VA 
  • Business Manager at Wesley College, Dover, DE (1954)
  • In June 1986, he typed, finished, and published one of his greatest accomplishments: the Virginia Updyke-Updike Genealogy book in honor of his wife. 
  • His other big hobby was needlepoint. A front-page article was published about him in the Charleston Gazette in 1999 to highlight his creations.
  • Taught adult bible classes for 15 years at ChristCurch United Methodist and Edgewood Summit Retirement Residence, both in Charleston, WV.

Sources:

  • Catalog
  • Murmurmontis
  • Obituary Charleston Gazette, June 3, 2020.