Background
Derryberry, William Everett was born on October 11, 1906 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of Felix Oscar and Bonnie Everett (McDonald) Derryberry.
Derryberry, William Everett was born on October 11, 1906 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of Felix Oscar and Bonnie Everett (McDonald) Derryberry.
Bachelor, University Tennessee, 1928. Bachelor (Rhodes scholar), Oxford University, 1932. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1939.
Doctor of Letters, University Chattanooga, 1965. Doctor of Laws, Pepperdine College, 1967.
Professor English Burritt College, Spencer, Tennessee, 1932-1933. Head department English University Tennessee Junior College, 1933-1938. Head department languages and literature Murray (Kentucky) State College, 1938-1940.
President Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, 1940-1974, president emeritus, since 1974.
Regional director United Service Organizations and National War Fund, 1943-1946. Chairman Tennessee Education Legislative Committee, 1943, 44, 45. Advisory board Tennessee Congress Parent Teacher Association.
Secretary Conference on Public Institutions in Southern States, 1949. Member Tennessee Judicial Council. President Tennessee Water Safety Congress, 1951.
Chairman council university presidents Tennessee Board Education. Member American Association of University Professors, National Council English Teachers, University Tennessee Alumni Association (president 1946), Tennessee College Association (president 1945), Southern Association Colleges (commission on higher education), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi. Clubs: Rotarian, Lion.
Married Joan Pitt-Rew, August 5, 1933. Children: Walter Everett, June Elisabeth.
