Vernon Malone

Vernon Malone
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 14th district
In office January 1, 2003 – April 18, 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Dan Blue[1]
Personal details
Born	(1931-12-20)December 20, 1931 Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 18, 2009(2009-04-18) (aged 77) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater	Shaw University
Occupation	School Administrator

Vernon Malone (December 20, 1931 – April 18, 2009) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fourteenth Senate district from 2003 until his death in 2009. His district included constituents in Wake County. A retired teacher and educational administrator from Raleigh, Malone was a graduate of Shaw University and held public offices in Wake County for over three decades.

Malone was born in Wake Forest on December 20, 1931.^[2]

As school board chairman, he presided over the merger of Raleigh city schools and Wake County public schools in 1976. He served as a Wake County commissioner from 1980 until his election to the Senate in 2002.

In the Senate, Malone continued to work in education. He was co-chairman of the Senate's higher education committee and appropriations committee for higher education.

Outside of public office, Malone worked as a classroom teacher and as a school administrator before becoming superintendent of the Governor Morehead School for the blind in Raleigh.

Malone served as vice-chair of Shaw University's board of trustees, as well as a trustee for North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Museum of Art and Wake Education Partnership. He was also a director of Capital Bank, a community bank headquartered in Raleigh.

He was an alumnus of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Malone died at his home in Raleigh on April 18, 2009.^[3]

The Vernon Malone Career and College Academy, an application-based public school in the Wake County Public School System opened in 2014 and named for the former educator. The school focuses on career and technical education (CTE).

• North Carolina General Assembly - Senator Vernon Malone official NC Senate website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Vernon Malone (NC) profile
• Follow the Money - Vernon Malone 2008200620042002 (campaign contributions)