William Beaty Boyd | |
|---|---|
| President of the University of Oregon | |
| In office 1975–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Robert D. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Paul Olum |
| President of Central Michigan University | |
| In office 1968–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Judson Foust |
| Succeeded by | Harold Abel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1923 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Died | December 16, 2020 (aged 97) Racine, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian College Emory University University of Pennsylvania |
William Beaty Boyd (February 2, 1923 – December 16, 2020) was an American academic administrator and professor. Boyd was an alumnus of Presbyterian College (BA 1946), Emory University (MA 1947), and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. 1954). He was a professor of history at Michigan State University and Alma College. He was also Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Boyd served as president of Central Michigan University from 1968 to 1975 and the University of Oregon from 1975 to 1980.[2][3][4] In the fall of 1977, National Lampoon's Animal House was filmed on the Oregon campus and in greater Eugene.[5] He died at his home in Racine, Wisconsin at the age of 97 on December 16, 2020.[6]