Former HUD secretary Dr. Ben Carson visits JMA

  • Dr. and Mrs. Carson, along with lower school students and faculty, pose in the gymnasium with their new books. CONTRIBUTED
    Dr. and Mrs. Carson, along with lower school students and faculty, pose in the gymnasium with their new books. CONTRIBUTED
  • The JMA administrative team (l-r) Laura McDaniel, Amy Duke, Misty Glover, Jeremy Mayweather, Jennifer Watkins, Courtney Nipper, Justin Mills welcome Dr. Carson and Mrs. Carson (center). CONTRIBUTED
    The JMA administrative team (l-r) Laura McDaniel, Amy Duke, Misty Glover, Jeremy Mayweather, Jennifer Watkins, Courtney Nipper, Justin Mills welcome Dr. Carson and Mrs. Carson (center). CONTRIBUTED
  • Dr. and Mrs. Carson read Dr. Carson’s book Why America Matters to the lower school. CONTRIBUTED
    Dr. and Mrs. Carson read Dr. Carson’s book Why America Matters to the lower school. CONTRIBUTED
    Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson visited John Milledge Academy (JMA) Nov. 6 to read his book Why America Matters to the Lower School. Growing up, Carson lived in a single-parent home in poverty and was taught by his mother to achieve success, according to the Carson Scholarship Fund website. Carson worked hard academically and personally to...

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