Background
Hill, Boyd H. was born on February 21, 1931 in Dunedin Isles, Florida, United States. Son of Boyd Howard and Minnie Cauthen (Buchanan) Hill.
Hill, Boyd H. was born on February 21, 1931 in Dunedin Isles, Florida, United States. Son of Boyd Howard and Minnie Cauthen (Buchanan) Hill.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke U., 1953; Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1963; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957-1958.
Instructor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1962-1964; assistant professor medieval history, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1964-1966; associate professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1967-1971; professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1971; department chairman history, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1981-1985; department chairman classics., U. Colorado, Boulder, 1986-1987; scholarship director, College Arts and Science, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1992. Visiting assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-1967.
Town trustee Jamestown, Colorado, 1990-1992. With United States Army, 1953-1955. Member American History Association (councillor Pacific Coast branch 1971-1974), MedievalAcad.
American (councillor 1973-1976), Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association (president 1983), Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Alette Louise Olin, January 26, 1956. Children: Boyd Buchanan, Michael Howard.