Adams Elementary, a K-5 elementary school in South Lincoln, was named after Lt. Colonel Paul Adams and opened August of 2008.
Born in Greenville, S.C., Adams began a distinguished military career in the Air Force and became a fighter pilot for the Tuskegee airmen in World War II. Col. Adams’ career saw nine major campaigns and he received the Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters.
When he retired from the Air Force, Adams began his teaching career at Lincoln High. He was one of three black teachers in Lincoln Public Schools when he started teaching in 1964. He taught industrial arts at Lincoln High until 1982, when he retired from school but not from teaching and serving his community.
ADA can also refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
