Yvonne Walker-Taylor (1931–2006) was the 16th president of Wilberforce University and the first female African American college president in the United States.
Yvonne Walker-Taylor
Born
Yvonne Walker
(1931-04-16)April 16, 1931
Died
October 25, 2006(2006-10-25) (aged 75)
Nationality
American
Education
Wilberforce University, Boston University, University of Kansas
Occupation
Educator
Biographyedit
Walker-Taylor née Walker was born on April 16, 1931. She was the daughter of Eva Emma Revallion and Dougal Ormonde Walker (1890-1955). Her father was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the tenth president of Wilberforce University.[1]
In the 1970s she began serving in an administrative capacity at Wilberforce, first as academic dean then provost of the college.[3]
In 1984 Walker-Taylor was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University, becoming the first female African American college president in the United States.[4] She served as president until retiring in 1988. She went on to work at Central State University as a visiting education professor and then as interim president of Payne Theological Seminary.[3]
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^ abc"Yvonne Walker Taylor, Educator". African American Registry. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ abcd"Biography of Yvonne Taylor". Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^"Yvonne Walker-Taylor". National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
December 15, 2023
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