Background
Boyd, Willard Lee was born on March 29, 1927 in St. Paul. Son of Willard Lee and Frances L. (Collins) Boyd.
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Boyd, Willard Lee was born on March 29, 1927 in St. Paul. Son of Willard Lee and Frances L. (Collins) Boyd.
Bachelor of Science in Law, University of Minnesota, 1949; Bachelor of Laws, University of Minnesota, 1951; Master of Laws, University of Michigan, 1952; Doctor of Juridical Science, University of Michigan, 1962.
Past president National Committee Accrediting. Past chairman American Association Universities. Past advisory board Illinois Arts Alliance, past member, National Council Arts, Advisory Committee Getty Center Education Arts.
Associate Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, 1952—1954. From instructor to professor law University Iowa, Iowa City, 1954—1964, associate dean Law School, 1964, vice president academy affairs, 1964—1969, president, 1969—1981, 2002—2003, president emeritus, since 1981. President The Field Museum, Chicago, 1981—1996, president emeritus, since 1996.
Board director National Arts Strategies. Member American Law Institute, since 2002, since 2000. Past member advisory board Metropolitan Opera.
Past advisory board Illinois Humanities Council, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago Cultural Affairs Board, Illinois Arts Alliance. Chairman National Museum Sciences Board, 1988—1996. Chair board directors Harry S Truman Library.
Institute, 1997—2001.
Board of directors National Federation Humanities Couns., Women of the West Museum. Chairbd. directors Harry S. Truman Library. Institute, since 1997, chair Illinois Arts Alliance.
Past member National Council on Arts. Advisory board member Metropolitan Opera. Past advanced.com. Getty Center for Education in Arts, Illinois Humanities Council, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago Cultural Affairs Board.
Member American Bar Association (member section legal education and admission to bar chairman 1980-1981, county member 1975-1982, committee social labor and industrial legislations 1963-1965,chairman 1965-1966, chairman county of section on legal education and admission), American Association Universities (chairman), National Commission Accrediting (president), Iowa Bar Association.
Married Susan Kuehn, August 28, 1954. Children: Elizabeth Kuehn, Willard Lee, Thomas Henry.