Colonel Corey Ramsby, the 12th president of Southern Preparatory Academy, unpacked the fascinating transformation of this Alabama-based institution. With roots as the Southern Industrial Institute founded in 1898, the academy embraced a military education model in the 1960s and has since thrived as a premier all-male boarding school. Colonel Ramsby, drawing from a rich 30-year military career that spanned the Air Force and Space Force, shares his inspiring journey from service to shaping young minds, highlighting the academy's dedication to academic and technical excellence.