Albert A. Malvern was born on May 26, 1923 in Checotah, Oklahoma. Mr. Malvern graduated from Terrell High School in Denison, Texas. He graduated from Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas with a B.S. Degree in Industrial Education. He also received his Master’s Degree in 1953 from Prairie View. In 1969, he received another Master of Education in Administration and Supervision from East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas.

In the fall of 1949, Albert began his career at E.S. Doty High School in McKinney. On December 28, 1950 he married Iola Davis. He worked for the McKinney Independent School District for 36 years as a math teacher and in 1972 became an assistant principal at McKinney High School. He was active in the McKinney Community and was a deacon in the Drexel Street First Baptist Church.

Albert A. Malvern passed away on October 14, 1985. He believed that education was essential to the successful pursuit of any occupation in life. Mr. Malvern was loved by all who knew him and he will always be remembered in the McKinney school system as a man who taught others so much by his example.

Together, the Malverns represent nearly 70 years of service to the students of McKinney. It would be impossible to calculate the impact that they and their legacy have had on the generations of students who have come behind them.

Malvern Elementary

Malvern Elementary