CANDIDATE PREVIEW: CAPE GIRARDEAU SCHOOL BOARD 1995

Larry H. Trickey, 54, lives at 2901 Bernice. He teaches civics and coaches at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Cape Girardeau. Trickey earned a bachelor's degree from Florida State University, a master's degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis, and a master's degree in teaching from Webster University in St. Louis. He formerly worked at Cape Girardeau Central High School.

His wife, Patricia, is a counselor at Central High School. Trickey has two grown daughters.

R. Ferrell Ervin, 48, lives at 2221 Earleen Drive. He is chairman of the department of mass communications at Southeast Missouri State University. Ervin earned two undergraduate degrees from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He earned a master's from Oklahoma State University in mass communications and a doctorate in journalism from Southern Illinois University.

His wife, Glenna, is a homemaker. They have two children, Blake 12, and Meghan, 9.

Terry Taylor, 43, lives at 121 Sandstone Lane. He is a self-employed meat broker, representing 18 different companies. Taylor graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School.

His wife, Debbie, is a nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital and a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. They have two children, Chris, a freshman at Southeast, and Sara, a sophomore at Central High.

Harold Hager, 61, lives at 1714 Westridge. He is chairman of the mathematics department at Southeast. Hager earned a bachelor's degree in education from Southeast, a master's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his doctorate at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

His wife, Jeanine, is a homemaker. They have two grown daughters.