Dr. Randy Moon retiring after 30 years of teaching English at Hazard Community and Technical College

Published on Apr 25, 2023

Professor Randy Moon started at HCTC on August 1, 1993. He taught classes such as American Literature, Major Black Authors and Creative Writing. 

"Each exercise was challenging in a sense," one student wrote in a course evaluation. "I have always been interested in reading and writing. The course was set up to inform the students on ways to improve their writing skills and techniques to help prepare them to write papers for other classes as well," the student noted. 

He obtained his bachelor's of arts degree from Brigham Young University. He later earned a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. 

Moon and his wife, Jacqueline, of 45 years live in Hazard. They have two sons along with two grandchildren. 

“It's been 30 years of making wonderful friends, getting to know the kinfolk, growing deep roots in Kentucky, working hard, finding joy and suffering and fulfillment, and discovering that Appalachia is more complex and diverse than I ever could have imagined, and that I never want to leave which isn't something I expected when I first came here. 

Dr. Moon said he will spend his retirement working on writing projects. He and his wife want to spend as much time as possible with their grandchildren. Moon also added they would like to tour the Maritime Provinces and Quebec in Canada.