Davis Young Paschall Explained

Davis Young Paschall
Order:22nd
President of the
College of William & Mary
Term Start:1960
Term End:1971
Predecessor:Alvin Duke Chandler
Successor:Thomas Ashley Graves Jr.
Birth Date:2 October 1911
Alma Mater:College of William & Mary
University of Virginia

Davis Young Paschall (October 2, 1911  - October 25, 2001)[1] [2] was the twenty second president of the College of William & Mary, serving from 1960 to 1971.[3] Prior to that, he served as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1957 to 1960,[4] during the state-decreed period of Massive Resistance. During his superintendency public schools in the state were closed by gubernatorial and legislative fiat and subsequently, Dr. Paschall took steps to reopen those schools during the federal requirements.His papers from his time as president of the College of William & Mary can be found in the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William & Mary.[5]

Death

On the 25 October 2001, 23 days after his 90th birthday, Paschall died from natural causes.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presidents and Deans of American Colleges and Universities. 26 July 1966. Who's who in American education.. 26 July 2017. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Davis Young Paschall - Special Collections Research Center Wiki . 2011-02-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112174042/http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Davis_Young_Paschall . 2012-01-12 .
  3. Web site: 20th Century Presidents. College of William & Mary. 4 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110305010531/http://www.wm.edu/about/administration/president/history/twenty/index.php. 5 March 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Davis Y. Paschall. Daily Press. 4 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Office of the President. Davis Young Paschall. Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary. 4 February 2011.