High School: Pascagoula High School, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Graduated - 1964; Honor Society; "P" Club - Officer. Lettered in Football, Basketball, and Track.
College: Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi.
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and Economics, 1969, Diamond Anniversary Scholarship (Athletic - Football) Football and Track.
Kappa Alpha Order - Officer.
Law School: Jackson School of Law (now Mississippi School of Law), Jackson, Mississippi.
Juris Doctor, 1975 - Phi Alpha Delta - Charter Member.
Graduate School: McGill University, Institute of Air & Space Law, (in Law School residence 1975-76) Montreal, Quebec, Canada, L.L.M., Master of Laws in Aviation and Space Law, 1981; Vice-President - Institute of Air & Space Law Class (1976); Ranking - Second in Class.