Background
Walker-Taylor, Yvonne was born on April 17, 1916 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Dougal Ormonde and Eva Emma (Revallion) Walker.
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Yvonne Walker-Taylor
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Yvonne Walker-Taylor, American academic administrator. Named Woman of Year, Metropolitan Civic Women's Association, Dayton, 1984, one of Top Ten Women, Dayton Newspapers-Women's Coalition, Dayton, 1984, Outstanding Woman of Year, Iota Phi Lambda, Dayton, 1985; recipient Drum Major for Justice award Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1986; named to Greene County Hall of Fame, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Wilberforce University, 1936. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1938. Education Specialist, University Kansas, 1964.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Morris Brown College, 1985. Doctor Pedagogy (honorary), Medaille College, 1985. Doctor Pedagogy (honorary), Northeastern College, 1985.
Career
Assistant academic dean, Wilberforce U., Ohio., 1967-1968; vice president, academic dean, Wilberforce U., Ohio., 1973-1983; provost, Wilberforce U., Ohio., 1983-1984; president, Wilberforce U., Ohio., 1984-1988; Distinguished Presidential professor Education, Control State University, 1990-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors National Commission on Cooperative Education, 1977-1982, 83-88, United Way, Xenia, Ohio, 1985-1988. Chairman culture planning council National Museum Afro-American History. Secretary Greene Oaks Health Center, 1983-1987.
Board trustees, Dayton Art Institute. Vice president judicial council African Methodist Episcopal Church. Member Ohio Humanities Council, since 1994, Greene City Violence Board.
Member Committee on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on Education, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa. Club: Links (past president).
Interests
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Avocations: reading; swimming. Horseshoes; tennis; bicycling. E-mail: [email protected].
Connections
Married Robert Harvey Taylor (deceased).
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Religion
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Education
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1936
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1938
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1964
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1985
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1985
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1985
Career
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1967 - 1968
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1983 - 1984
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1990 - 1996
Awards
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Named Woman of Year, Metropolitan Civic Women's Association, Dayton, 1984, one of Top Ten Women, Dayton Newspapers-Women's Coalition, Dayton, 1984, Outstanding Woman of Year, Iota Phi Lambda, Dayton, 1985. Recipient Drum Major for Justice award Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1986. Named to Greene County Hall of Fame, 1990.Named Woman of Year, Metropolitan Civic Women's Association, Dayton, 1984, one of Top Ten Women, Dayton Newspapers-Women's Coalition, Dayton, 1984, Outstanding Woman of Year, Iota Phi Lambda, Dayton, 1985. Recipient Drum Major for Justice award Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1986. Named to Greene County Hall of Fame, 1990.