Gray to Join South Shore Foundation Board
January 2008

Robert Gray, of Bull Shoals, superintendent of the Lead Hill School District, is a new member of the South Shore Foundation Board. South Shore Foundation is the charitable division of NATCO Communications in Flippin. The term is for three years.           

Gray has been in the field of education for 26 years and has worked in northern Arkansas for the past three years – first as Flippin Middle School principal. He holds an educational specialist degree from the University of Central Arkansas and earned his Bachelor of Science in Education degree at Henderson State University. Gray is a graduate of Lake Hamilton High School.

In accepting the appointment to the board, Gray said, “I think this partnership will help bridge the school and community gap. This should be a great affiliation to help people in our communities.” A member of the Diamond City Chamber of Commerce, Gray also belongs to Arkansas Officials Association, Arkansas High School Coaches Association, and Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators.

Gray’s family members are his wife, Andrea Beth Gray, a son, Robert L. Gray Jr., and daughter, Heather E. Gray. Gray enjoys time with his family as well as golf, basketball, football, and lake recreation.

The South Shore Foundation awards grants to nonprofit agencies for projects of educational advancement, environmental preservation, and economic development. It funds college and vocational scholarships for Marion, Boone, and Baxter county students.

For more information, or for a grant application, call 1-800-775-6682.