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Vikki Kendrick Collins
October 5, 1951 ~ April 15, 2012
By Dr. Trellys Riley
Dr. Vikki Kendrick Collins of Phenix City, Ala., and formerly Manchester, Ga.,
passed away April 15. She was respected by her students, colleagues and friends, as well as
educators across the globe. Dr. Collins was an Associate Professor within Troy University’s
College of Education on the Phenix City Campus. As a faculty member she was the epitome
of a true professor. She was highly respected within the early childhood education discipline
as a well-published researcher. Her research, in particular on childcare in the American South,
still appears in current early childhood research and practice literature. Dr. Collins maintained a
balance between her research, teaching and service work. On May 20th, the Kappa Delta Pi
students posthumously honored Dr. Collin’s family with the 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award.
The last line on the award appropriately read, “A dedicated educator; a cherished friend.”
From its inception, each year Dr. Collins was instrumental in writing and editing articles
for the Lessons Magazine. For all of these reasons, this issue of The Troy University
College of Education Lessons magazine is dedicated to her memory.