Isaac Ready

Isaac Epps Ready (December 17, 1903[1] –March 2, 1987[2]) was the first President of the North Carolina Community College System, serving from 1963 to 1970.[2]

Isaac Epps Ready
1st President of the North Carolina Community College System
In office
1963–1970
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byBenjamin Fountain Jr.
Personal details
Born(1903-12-17)December 17, 1903
Johnston, South Carolina
DiedMarch 2, 1987(1987-03-02) (aged 83)
Raleigh, North Carolina

Ready obtained degrees from the University of South Carolina and New York University, working as a teacher and principal in several North and South Carolina school districts from 1925 until 1945, when he became superintendent of the Roanoke Rapids public schools.[2] In 1958, he was appointed to lead a curriculum study for the N.C. State Board of Education, resulting in the 1963 Community College Act that established the community college system in North Carolina. Ready was a co-author of the act.[2] Following his retirement, he was appointed a visiting professor (later, an emeritus professor) of adult and community college education at North Carolina State University.[2]

References
  1. "Cedarwood Cemetery (Roanoke Rapids) - Surname starts with R". Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  2. "Isaac Ready, junior college pioneer, dies". The News & Observer. March 3, 1987. Retrieved February 22, 2021.


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