Dr. Prudence Christine King attended Mount Vernon College, where she served as President of Student Government and graduated salutatorian of her class. After Mount Vernon, Prudence's parents sent her to Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School, where she mastered shorthand and typing.

Prudence earned her masters in education from Boston University and rose to the challenge of teaching high school. Her well-timed humor and wit underpinned her popularity as a teacher who could relate to her students while inspiring their personal best.

Four evenings a week, she set off in her little green MG convertible, always top down, and sped over to Harvard University, where she earned a doctorate in education.

Prudy's twenty-five year career at the University of Massachusetts, Boston was one of continuous growth and significant contributions. She started as a popular professor, sharing her knowledge in education classes and history-oriented seminars. Yet, Prudy's relentless pursuit of new challenges soon led her to the university's administration, where she advanced to the demanding role of Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance. In this role, she leaves a lasting legacy, having played a key part in designing the master plan that brought new buildings to the campus. During her last years at U Mass, Prudy would pivot once again. She returned to her first love - teacher education. She would serve as Director of the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program until 2006 when she retired.

Prudy dedicated a year to Lesley University where she worked to strengthen and enhance their teacher education program. Next, Prudy would explore the West, spending short chapters in California and Arizona where she worked as the ASU Honorary Associate Dean of the Education Department.

Ultimately, she returned to Massachusetts, gravitating toward communities that were rich in thought and stimulating conversation. One such community was the Tufts Osher Program, where she became a master teacher, training others in how to teach lifelong learning classes.

Donations may be made in Prudence's memory to the Brookhaven Employee Scholarship Fund. The donation is made as a check to Brookhaven at Lexington with Employee Scholarship Fund written in the memo line.