Troy University (TU) has announced that its longtime English Department chair William "Ed" Hicks passed away at the age of 87 on July 18.
An announcement from TU said that Hicks taught for 38 years after entering in 1974.
During his time he taught writing, modern poetry, the modern short story, the modern novel, Southern literature, song writing, fiction and film and sections of world literature and composition.
“We don’t see teachers and thinkers like Ed Hicks very often – he was one of those once-in-a-lifetime teachers dedicated to sharing with others not what to think but how to think,” said Tori Lee Averett, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance and Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Humanities.
“He will be deeply missed, though his influence and impact live on in innumerable ways through the lives he touched and the students he taught.”
Hicks was awarded the Ingalls Award the 1979-1980 school year. He was married to his wife, Deborah, for 36 years. He had three children, Suzanne, Adrienne and Caitlin.
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