Byrd Prillerman

Byrd Prillerman (October 19, 1859 – April 25, 1929) was an American educator and school administrator. Prillerman was the fourth principal of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute (present-day West Virginia State University) from 1909 until 1919 and is considered by West Virginia State as the institution's fourth president.^[a] Byrd Prillerman School in Raleigh County, West Virginia, was named for him.^[2][3] The school burned in 1962 and was not rebuilt. A scholarship has been established commemorating the school.^[4] Prillerman Hall at West Virginia State University is named for him.

Byrd Prillerman
Portrait of Prillerman from the El Ojo yearbook (1923)
4th President of West Virginia State University[a]
In office 1909–1919
Preceded by	James McHenry Jones
Succeeded by	John Warren Davis
Personal details
Born	(1859-10-19)October 19, 1859 Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Died	April 25, 1929(1929-04-25) (aged 69) Kanawha City, West Virginia, United States
Resting place	Rakes-Peters Cemetery Institute, West Virginia, United States
Spouse	Mattie Eugenia Brown Prillerman
Children	Delbert McCulloch Prillerman Ednora Mae Prillerman Cooper Myrtle Elizabeth Prillerman

Prillerman taught at West Virginia Collegiate Institute before becoming its president. John Warren Davis succeeded him as president.^[5] He served as its president from 1909 to 1919.^[6]

See also

• List of presidents of West Virginia State University

References

Explanatory notes

1. West Virginia State University was founded as the West Virginia Colored Institute in 1891, and was later known as West Virginia Collegiate Institute (1915), West Virginia State College (1929), and finally West Virginia State University (2004). Prillerman was titled as the institute's fourth principal during his tenure; however, West Virginia State University considers him the university's fourth president.^[1]

Citations

1. "Office of the President: Past Presidents". West Virginia State University. 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. "Byrd Prillerman School (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
3. "Byrd Prillerman High School Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
4. "Byrd Prillerman High School Memorial Scholarship Fund". BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION - LOCAL GIVING. LASTING LEGACIES.
5. Woodson, C. G. (1922). "Early Negro Education in West Virginia". The Journal of Negro History. 7 (1): 23–63. doi:10.2307/2713579. hdl:2027/osu.32435074353632. JSTOR 2713579. S2CID 149565330 – via JSTOR.
6. "Drain-Jordan Library Archives Department - Prillerman Hall - Campus Buildings and Artifacts, West Virginia State University". library.wvstateu.edu.

External links

• Media related to Byrd Prillerman at Wikimedia Commons
• Byrd Prillerman at Find a Grave