Background
Bullard, Todd Hupp was born on May 31, 1931 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Luther Todd and Virginia (Netting) Bullard.
educator president provost student
Bullard, Todd Hupp was born on May 31, 1931 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Luther Todd and Virginia (Netting) Bullard.
Student, Bethany (West Virginia) College, 1949-1950; Bachelor of Arts, W.Liberty (West Virginia) State College, 1953; Master of Arts, West Virginia University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1964.
He earned a bachelor"s degree from West Liberty University in 1953 where he served as student body president and founded the Chi Nu fraternity. He went on to earn degrees in political science: First a master"s degree from West Virginia University in 1956 and then a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964. His first position was as director of education at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville.
He subsequently served in the Army for two years in Germany.
While in graduate school, he took his first administrative position, director of Parkersburg Community College. After graduating, he moved to become president of Potomac State College.
In March 1970, Bullard was tapped by the newly installed Rochester Institute of Technology president Paul A. Miller to become that institution"s first provost. His mission was to improve the "educational level and quality" of the institute.
In June 1980, he assumed the presidency of Bethany College.
Bullard"s professional activities included serving as president of the West Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges and the West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents. He also served as commissioner-at-large of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, chairman of the Council of Chief Academic Officers, Rochester Area Colleges, and member and chair of evaluation teams of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. After retiring, he took a position as scholar-in-residence for the Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, where he worked until 1991.
He died of complications from diabetes.
Board of directors Boy Scouts American, various community organizations Member American Political Science Association, West Virginia Association College and University President, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Ella J. Rickey, June 6, 1953. Children: Todd Whittam, Katharine Ann, Alice Elizabeth, Janice Louise, James Hupp.