Dr. Lucas G. (Luke) Boyd is the retired principal of Battle Ground Academy. Dr. Lucas G. "Luke" Boyd first saw the light of day in a three-room shotgun house on Jabe Dunaway's place near Anguilla, Mississippi. It was the depths of the Depression. His father had lost everything and had returned to the land to feed his family. However, within a few years he was managing one of those sprawling, 2,000-plus acre cotton plantations the Delta was know for. This plantation culture of his early years left an indelible mark on young Luke.
A stroke of good fortune and a good scholarship allowed him to attend The University of Mississippi, where he earned a B.S. degree. During his career he attended a total of five universities, three of which saw fit to grant him degrees: Middle Tennessee State University (M.S.), The University of Tennessee (Ph.D. in English History). Stints at The University of North Carolina and The University of Chattanooga were for special study in Economics and Far Eastern History, respectively.
He entered the Army through the ROTC program and served for two years as a lst Lt. in an armored unit. After leaving the service, he began a career in education which spanned 43 years both at the secondary and college levels. He retired after serving for 19 years as Principal of Battle Ground Academy, a private, college preparatory school in Franklin, Tennessee.
His publishing credits include: two books, Coon Dogs and Outhouses, Vol. I, Don't Call Me Hero (ghost writer) the story of a WW II bomber pilot; 9 short stores; l article in The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. He currently writes regular columns for a local newspaper, The Williamson Herald, and for Mature Lifestyles magazine.
He and his wife, Sara, have been married for 53 years and have two children and two grandchildren. They live in Franklin, Tennessee.