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William Waddell Boyd

Oxford, Butler County, Ohio

President of the Western College for Women from 1914 to 1931

William Waddell Boyd, College President; born Allegheny, Pa., March 8, 1862; son of Rev. Joseph Reed Boyd and Martha J. (McGonagle) Boyd; educated: Lancaster, Ohio public schools; Muskingum Coll. (1 yr); Marietta, OH College (4 yrs); College degrees: A.B.; A.M.; Ped. D. Teacher, Grammar Schools Cambridge, OH 1 yr; Prin. Crawfis Institute, Lancaster, OH 3 yrs; Prin. high school, Marietta, OH 1 yr; Spt. Schs., Marietta, OH. 7 yrs; Supt Schs., Painesville, OH 4 yrs; high school Inspector, Ohio State University 5 yrs; dean College Education, Ohio State Univ. 7 yrs; Pres. Western College for Women, Oxford, OH, 1914-?; Member Ohio State Bd. School Examiners 1897-1902; Socs. and Clubs: Cincinnati, Ohio Business Men's Club; Cincinnati School Masters' Club; Ohio Teachers' Assn.; National Educational Assn; Presbyterian; Author of "Government and Civil Institutions of Ohio"; Home address: Oxford,
Butler Co; Ohio

Source: The Ohio blue book or who's who in the Buckeye state : a
cyclopedia of biography of men and women of Ohio by Charles Summer Van
Tassel-Toledo, Ohio : C. S. Van Tassel, 1917

William Waddell Boyd was born March 8, 1862, in Allegany, Pennsylvania.
Boyd was President of the Western College for Women from 1914 to 1931. Prior to his appointment in 1914, Dr. Boyd was Dean of the College of Education at Ohio State University. Prior to becoming Dean at OSU, he was a school superintendent in both Marietta and Painesville, Ohio. He also had been high school inspector for the state of Ohio. He was author of the book "Civil Government and Civil Institutions of Ohio." Dr. Boyd received his A.B. in 1884 ; A.M. ,1887; Ped.D., 1911; all from Marietta College. He was a dynamic president for 16 years.

Dr. Boyd began tours of Europe for the students. The tours continued through the 1920's until the Depression. The enrollment steadily increased each year. A new dorm was opened. The beautiful Kumler Chapel was built. Both the Ernst Nature Theater (used for outdoor performances), and the Lodge (used by the students and faculty for get-togethers; it still is today) were gifts.. A gift of land with a large home on it near the Western campus became "Patterson Place," the official President's home. Dr. Boyd was the first president to occupy Patterson Place.

The growing interest in music helped to raise money to build Presser Hall; it was opened the final year of President Boyd's term, 1931. Dr. Boyd died in Columbus, Ohio, on February 2, 1944.

[The Western College Memorial Archives, Diane Kaufman]

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