D. Ormonde 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]

Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker

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

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

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[1] "Dougal Ormonde Walker (1890-1955)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[wulib-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.

[stjames-4] "Church History". St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[National_Afro-American_Museum_and_Cultural_Center-5] "Yvonne Walker-Taylor". National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Retrieved 12 February 2022.