Paul Edward “Ed” Ray, B.A., M.S., N.B.C.T.
Chair, Science Department

Mr. Ray attended West Virginia University and The American University, receiving the B.A. and the M.S. degrees in Chemistry. His educational and administrative training was done at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Mr. Ray is a National Board Certified Teacher in AYA Science. He is also certified by the State of North Carolina in Comprehensive Science, Math, and the Academically Gifted. He was Central North Carolina’s “Chemistry Teacher of the Year” in 2000 and has taught in middle school, high school, preparatory school, the community college, and the University for 27 years. Presently he teaches Chemistry, Chemistry II, and Physical Science at ORMA. He is the Chair of the Science Department.

In addition to his skills as an educator and instructor, Mr. Ray is also a licensed, single-engine pilot and has completed all FAA examinations in instrument rating, ground school instructor and flight school instructor. Mr. Ray has also been a teaching, tennis professional. He has served as Regional Director for the Southern Professional Tennis Association and was a board member of the USPTA and the Professional Tennis Registry. He has been awarded the Presidents Award both by the Southern Professional Tennis Association and the North Carolina Tennis Association, as the one person who has done the most for tennis in the SPTA and in North Carolina.

He is married to Myra and has one daughter, Kristen, and a black cat named Kissy. During the Christmas season he can often be found in Longboat Key, Florida. He enjoys following college football and basketball, especially his beloved alma mater, West Virginia University. Go Eers!