D. Ormonde Walker

Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker

Dougal Ormonde Walker (January 5, 1890 in the British Virgin Islands – June 28, 1955 in Kansas City, Kansas[1]) was the 10th president of Wilberforce University, serving from 1936 to 1941.[2] He was the 66th bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.[3][4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dougal Ormonde Walker (1890-1955)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Library". Wilberforce University. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Cleveland Memory". Cleveland State University. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Church History". St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Yvonne Walker-Taylor". National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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