J. Kelly Nix
| James Kelly Nix | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Superintendent of Education | |
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In office 1976–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Louis J. Michot |
| Succeeded by | Thomas G. Clausen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 6, 1934 Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jo'Ann K. Nix |
| Children |
Kevin Patrick Nix (deceased) |
| Parents | T. J. and Lillian O. Nix |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater |
Oak Grove High School |
| Occupation | Businessman; former educator |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
October 6, 1934
Oak Grove
Kevin Patrick Nix (deceased)
Elizabeth Nix Bond
Emily Nix
Oak Grove High School
University of Louisiana at Monroe
James Kelly Nix (born October 6, 1934) is a businessman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was from 1976 to 1984 the Louisiana Superintendent of Education, then an elected position. The superintendent is now appointed by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education based on a recommendation from the governor.
Nix was born and reared in Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. His parents, T. J. Nix (1904-1971) and Lillian O. Nix (1905-1973) are interred at the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Nix graduated in 1953 from Oak Grove High School. He served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. He received a bachelor's degree from what is now the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as Northeast Louisiana State College, and a master's and further graduate studies from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. From 1962 to 1965, after he left LSU, he was a researcher for the Public Affairs Research Council, a "good government" interest group headed at the time by Edward J. Steimel, later the executive director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. From 1965 to 1968, he taught public administration at the college level. From 1969 to 1971, Nix was the executive director for the North Delta Regional Planning and Development District in Monroe.
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