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Himes first studied at the two-year Hartford College in Hartford. The defunct institution was located on East Union Street in Hartford on the site of the current offices of the Ohio County school superintendent. After his military service, Himes procured the bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from the Methodist-affiliated Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro. In 1959, he received the master of arts degree in social science from Appalachian State University in Boone in western North Carolina. He taught history for two years at Appalachian State. He also did other graduate work at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and at [[Vanderbilt University]] in Nashville, Tennessee. At the 1999 Campbellsville University commencement ceremony, Himes received an honorary doctor of humane letters.[1]

Himes first studied at the two-year Hartford College in Hartford. The defunct institution was located on East Union Street in Hartford on the site of the current offices of the Ohio County school superintendent. After his military service, Himes procured the bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from the Methodist-affiliated Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro. In 1959, he received the master of arts degree in social science from Appalachian State University in Boone in western North Carolina. He taught history for two years at Appalachian State. He also did other graduate work at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and at [[Vanderbilt University]] in Nashville, Tennessee. At the 1999 Campbellsville University commencement ceremony, Himes received an honorary doctor of humane letters.[1]

Himes was twenty-nine when he joined the Campbellsville University faculty. His long-time colleagues in history and political science were Gilbert R. Tredway of Jasper, Indiana (retired 1984), Damon R. Eubank (born 1959) of Campbellsville, and William Edward Bennett (1943-2006), a former member of the Taylor County School Board. Another colleague was former Kentucky State Representative Russ Mobley of Campbellsville. Himes for a number of years directed the CU European-study program during the summer session.  

Himes was twenty-nine when he joined the Campbellsville University faculty. His long-time colleagues in history and political science were Gilbert R. Tredway of Jasper, Indiana (born 1922; retired 1984), Damon R. Eubank (born 1959) of Campbellsville, and William Edward Bennett (1943-2006), a former member of the Taylor County School Board. Another colleague was former Kentucky State Representative Russ Mobley of Campbellsville. Himes for a number of years directed the CU European-study program during the summer session.  

Campbellsville University, founded in 1906 as Russell Creek Academy, had in 2008 an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students who represented 98 Kentucky counties, 25 states and 29 nations. The university was included in ''U.S. News & World Report'' 2008 listing of "America’s Best Colleges." It ranked 22nd in "Best Baccalaureate Colleges" in the American South and eighth in the South for "Great Schools, Great Prices."[1]

Campbellsville University, founded in 1906 as Russell Creek Academy, had in 2008 an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students who represented 98 Kentucky counties, 25 states and 29 nations. The university was included in ''U.S. News & World Report'' 2008 listing of "America’s Best Colleges." It ranked 22nd in "Best Baccalaureate Colleges" in the American South and eighth in the South for "Great Schools, Great Prices."[1]