Hall of Fame
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Dr. Bob Nichols taught math, coached tennis and served as director of academic advising at YHC before retiring in 2009 after 42 years in the classroom. He was named Coach of the Year four times and selected as Outstanding Teacher of the Year five times at YHC. Two of his YHC teams won Georgia Junior College championships.
Dr. Nichols was an All-American athlete at Georgia Tech where he served as team captain. He served as president and director of Georgia Mountain Tennis Camp, Inc. from 1973-1985 and was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame.
He and his wife, Gayle, ran the popular Georgia Mountains Tennis Camp at the College from 1972 through 1985. In 2012, the couple was recognized for their outstanding contributions to the College when the Bob and Gayle Nichols Tennis Complex was dedicated in their honor. In 2013, Nichols was inducted into the Georgia Tennis
Hall of Fame.
The pair currently resides in Young Harris, where Dr. Nichols still plays tennis on campus a few times a week with a group of what he affectionately refers to as “old geezers.”
