Dr. Maude A. Small graduated from Booker T. Washington HS as Salutatorian in 1950 and received a scholarship to Wiley College from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Small graduated Summa Cum Laude in Mathematics. She taught at Madison HS, Sequoyah Junior HS, John Henry Brown Elementary and was Math Division Chair at Pearl C. Anderson. She obtained her Master's Degree from NTSU in 1962. In 1970, Maude was moved to Skyline HS and became a guidance counselor. She obtained her Ed.D. from East Texas State University. In 1992, she began at Paul Quinn College, serving as Math Division Chair for two years. Dr. Small was named Who's Who Among College and University Professors.