Early "Builders"

Several individuals were instrumental in bringing the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary to Norfolk. Among them are the following:

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J. A. C. Chandler

  • President of the College of William and Mary
  • Strong supporter of the Norfolk Division
  • Chandler Hall (now Constant Hall) was named in his honor.
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Joseph Ewart Healy

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A. H. Foreman

  • Chairman of the Noroflk School Board
  • Member pof the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary
  • Foreman Field was named in his honor.
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Robert Morton Hughes

  • Member of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary (1893-1917)
  • Suggested the need for a two-year branch of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk
  • Hughes Library (now Perry Library) and Hughes Hall were named in his honor.
  • The Old Dominion University Library's Special Collections houses The Papers of Robert Morton Hughes

Some Early Administrators and Faculty

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H. Edgar Timmerman

First director of the Norfolk Division, 1930-1932

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Edward Gwathmey

Second director of the Norfolk Division, 1932

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William T. Hodges

Director, 1933-1941

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Perry Y. Jackson

Chemistry Faculty, 1930

Interviewed on April 24, 1975

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W. Gerald Akers

One of the first faculty 1931-1972

Foreign languages Department

Interviewed on July 10, 1974

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Thomas L. Scott

Director of Athletics, 1930-1940

Early "Builders"