Byrd Prillerman
American educator (1859–1929) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
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| Born | October 19, 1859 Franklin County, Virginia, United States |
| Died | April 25, 1929 (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]
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