James Harold Daughdrill

Background

He was the son of James Harold Daughdrill and Louisa Coffee Dozier.

Career

He was installed as president in 1973 and retired in 1999. In 1973 he became president of Rhodes College, at a time when the college was struggling financially. During his tenure, he helped grow the student body from 980 students to 1,450 students.

The college endowment grew from $6 million to over $200 million and during his tenure, Daughdrill maintained a balanced budget.

He also initiated the change in the college"s name from Southwestern at Memphis to Rhodes College. He attended the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

He attended Davidson College before graduating from Emory University in 1956. He went to the Columbia Theological Seminary where he graduated magna cum laude from in 1964.

He was awarded a honorary Doctor of Divinity (Doctor of Divinity) degree from Davidson College.

He died on May 3, 2014 aged 80. The J. Hal Daughdrill Award, is given to the "Most Valuable Player" of the Lynx football team The Rebecca Rish Gay Award and Walter East. Gay Award are given to the "Athletes of the Year" and are named after the parents of former President Daughdrill’s wife, Libby Daughdrill.

Achievements

• He was an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

Membership

He was Chairman of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education, and Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Accreditation to the United States. Department of Education. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Connections

Father:

James Harold Daughdrill,

Mother:

Louisa Coffee (Dozier) Daughdrill,

Spouse:

Elizabeth Anne Gay

child:

James Harold III Daughdrill,

child:

Louisa Rish Daughdrill Hoover Daughdrill,

child:

Elizabeth Gay Daughdrill Boyd Daughdrill,