Dr. Jim Vickrey, Author at Alabama Political Reporter

Dr. Jim Vickrey

A Southerner by birth, then by choice, Dr. Vickrey is a retired university president and professor emeritus, as well as a lawyer. He taught argumentation, “great American speeches,” leadership, rhetorical theory and practice, and other courses at five universities during a 40+ year-long career in higher education. He served in academic administration at Auburn, the University of Montevallo, and Troy University, winning a variety of awards along the way. He is the author of four published books, with two others in preparation, has authored thousands of commentaries on similar subjects since 1965 for state newspapers and radio and TV stations, and dozens of journal and periodical articles. He has just been reappointed to the board of trustees of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honorary society. Writing from Montgomery, he is available at [email protected] for queries, as well as arranging book signings and/or talks on the book, in which he doesn’t pull punches.