D. Ormonde Walker Explained

Dougal Ormonde Walker (January 5, 1890 in the British Virgin Islands  - June 28, 1955 in Kansas City, Kansas) was the 10th president of Wilberforce University, serving from 1936 to 1941.^[1] He was the 66th bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.^{[2] [3]}

His daughter, Yvonne Walker-Taylor, served as the 16th president of Wilberforce University, becoming the first female African American college president in the United States.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Library. Wilberforce University. 24 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615054505/http://www.wilberforce.edu/student_life/library_archives_timeline.html. 15 June 2010. dead.
2. Web site: Cleveland Memory. Cleveland State University. 24 March 2010.
3. Web site: Church History. St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. 24 March 2010.
4. Web site: Yvonne Walker-Taylor . National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center . 12 February 2022.