Early Life and Education
Elson S. Floyd is a native of Henderson, North Carolina, a city located about 40 minutes north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. He is the oldest of four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Elson Floyd. He attended the Darlington School, a coeducational college preparatory school in Rome, Georgia.
Dr. Floyd holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science and speech (1978), a master of education degree in adult education (1982), and a doctor of philosophy degree in higher and adult education (1984), all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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