Woodford Roy Porter (1918-2006) was the first African American to be elected to the Louisville board of education in 1959, [1] and later became president of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees. He was also the first African American member of the YMCA Metropolitan Board, [2] and the first African American on the board of Mid-America Bancorp, the holding company of the Bank of Louisville. [3] The University of Louisville named the Woodford R. Porter Scholarship for him in the 1984, [4] and in September 2010, named the building for College of Education and Human Development in honor of Porter and his wife, Harriett. [3]
References
- ^ Kleber, John E. (2015-01-13). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813149745.
- ^ "Porter, Woodford Roy, Sr. · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b Today, UofL (2010-09-03). "Belknap Campus building named to honor Woodford, Harriett Porter | UofL News". UofL News. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Woodford R. Porter Scholarship Program — University of Louisville Cultural Center". louisville.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
Woodford Roy Porter (1918-2006) was the first African American to be elected to the Louisville board of education in 1959, [1] and later became president of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees. He was also the first African American member of the YMCA Metropolitan Board, [2] and the first African American on the board of Mid-America Bancorp, the holding company of the Bank of Louisville. [3] The University of Louisville named the Woodford R. Porter Scholarship for him in the 1984, [4] and in September 2010, named the building for College of Education and Human Development in honor of Porter and his wife, Harriett. [3]
References
- ^ Kleber, John E. (2015-01-13). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813149745.
- ^ "Porter, Woodford Roy, Sr. · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b Today, UofL (2010-09-03). "Belknap Campus building named to honor Woodford, Harriett Porter | UofL News". UofL News. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Woodford R. Porter Scholarship Program — University of Louisville Cultural Center". louisville.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.