Title: Max Ray Joyner, Sr. Oral History, September 12, 2009

Identifier: UA95.17   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/61827)

Description: In this oral history interview Max Ray Joyner, Sr. speaks about his early employment, how he started working in the insurance business and details of his career, and how he met his wife, Kitty Joyner. He speaks about how, while he struggled academically before serving with the U.S. Army in the Korean war, on returning he was admitted to East Carolina College by Leo Jenkins, at the time Vice-Chancellor under Dr. Messick. Joyner gives an account of the involvement he and his wife had in establishing and supporting community service and cultural organizations at ECU and in Greenville, including the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival and Time for Science. He discusses his services to East Carolina University, including his role in founding and directing the East Carolina Foundation and his involvement in the Pirate Club and the Board of Trustees, as well as serving on administrative and athletic search committees and establishing several scholarships. Joyner also speaks about his wife, Kitty, and her interests, education, and service activities. Interviewer: Zachary P. Dale.