b. 11 October 1906, Mount Pleasant, TN – d. 26 October 1991, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md in England to Gertrude Joan (PittRew) Derryberry, b. 14 November 1906, Torrington, Devonshire, England – d. 21 January 1998, Cookeville, TN. Dr. William Everett Derryberry. Siblings of William E. Derryberry: Dr. O. Merton Derryberry md Kathryn Martin; Kay Derryberry & F. Woodrow Derryberry.
Dr. William Everett Derryberry, s/o Felix Oscar Derryberry (1883-1934) & Bonnie Everett McDonald (1883-1959)
Mrs. Joan (PittRew) Derryberry was an accomplished musician, who organized and supported many cultural events and musical programs areawide. "Mrs. D.," as she was
affectionately called, composed and played a sonata in the first major concert of the Tennessee Tech Music Department in 1948 and was the composer of the Tennessee Tech hymn.
During Dr. Wm. Everett Derryberry's tenure as president of Tennessee Polytechnic Institure, now Tennessee Technological University, enrollment increased, it became a university, and state fundings was secured to operate
the Seventh Street School as a training ground for teachers. Later the school's name was changed to TTC. Under Dr. Derryberry's guidance, the school offered master's degrees in engineering and education. New dorms
and classrooms were built to accommodate the increased enrollment.
Gov. Prentiss Cooper chose William Everett Derryberry as president of TPI in 1940. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee, and he earned a second Bachelors Degree and a M. A. from Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. Everett married Joan PittRew of
Devonshire, England, who came to Tech with him. Derryberry served as TPI's president until 1974, the longest serving chief executive of the institution. During his administration, Tech built most of the campus structures, added the master's and doctorate programs, became Tennessee
Technological University, and increased student enrollment to almost 6,400.
President Derryberry's avocation was architecture, and building the campus was his delight. He used the quadrangle design that he had observed in Oxford, constructing buildings around open quads. He continued the use of the Georgian and neoclassical styles of the older
campus buildings. Classroom buildings, dormitories, athletic facilities, and administration building, a library, a basketball coliseum, a university center, and a new president's home were all constructed during his presidency.
President Derryberry was interested in developing the academic program at Tech. He achieved accreditation for the individual programs as well as reaccreditation for the school; he established the master's degree program in several disciplines and the Rh.D. program in engineering; and he worked with the Tennessee general Assembly to change the school's name to Tennessee Technological University.
Everett Derryberry was born in 1906 in Mount Pleasant, TN and raised in Columbia, TN. A smart youth, he was valedictorian of his high school class, where he also played varsity football for seventh through twelfth grade. He then attended and played football for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he graduated with straight A's, a feat never before accomplished in the history of the university. From there he was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England where he earned an MA Oxon and met the lovely and talented Miss Joan Rew, whom he wed in 1933. In 1935, a son, Walter, was born, followed by a daughter, June, in 1937. He taught English at Burritt College, UT Martin and Murray State
College in Kentucky before, in 1940, Governor Prentice Cooper's call came in, asking him to come to Cookeville for the job of President of Tennessee Polytechic Institure. He was instrumental in the growth and development of TPI, which under his auspices became Tennessee Technological University. The first building on campus, the administration building, came to bear his name: Derryberry Hall.∼William Everett Derryberry was born in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 11, 1906. Upon graduation from Central High School in Columbia, he entered UT where over the next four years he achieved a perfect 4.0 average and graduated in 1928 with a B.A. degree, summa cum laude. It was the best academic record in the history of the University to that time. As a student, Derryberry engaged in a multiplicity of athletic and social activities. A member of the football team, he earned letters in 1925 and 1927 and played on Coach Robert Neyland s first undefeated squad. He also was a member of the tennis team, played intramural basketball, and was elected president of the sophomore class and president of the Volunteer Honor Society. When, in 1926, the director of the Glee Club had to resign in mid-season, Derryberry was asked to fill in for him. During his senior year, Derryberry was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, and while at St. John's College, Oxford, studying English literature, he continued to mix athletics and academics in wholesome and successful proportions. He captained the St. John's tennis team, was a member of the university's international championship lacrosse team, and played doubles at Wimbledon, all the time earning an Oxford B.A. in 1932 and an M.A. in 1940. Upon his return from Oxford, Derryberry joined the faculty of Burritt College in Spencer, Tennessee, as head of the English Department. -- Burritt College Alumni Association
Dr. William Everett Derryberry, s/o Felix Oscar Derryberry (1883-1934) & Bonnie Everett McDonald (1883-1959)
Mrs. Joan (PittRew) Derryberry was an accomplished musician, who organized and supported many cultural events and musical programs areawide. "Mrs. D.," as she was
affectionately called, composed and played a sonata in the first major concert of the Tennessee Tech Music Department in 1948 and was the composer of the Tennessee Tech hymn.
During Dr. Wm. Everett Derryberry's tenure as president of Tennessee Polytechnic Institure, now Tennessee Technological University, enrollment increased, it became a university, and state fundings was secured to operate
the Seventh Street School as a training ground for teachers. Later the school's name was changed to TTC. Under Dr. Derryberry's guidance, the school offered master's degrees in engineering and education. New dorms
and classrooms were built to accommodate the increased enrollment.
Gov. Prentiss Cooper chose William Everett Derryberry as president of TPI in 1940. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee, and he earned a second Bachelors Degree and a M. A. from Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. Everett married Joan PittRew of
Devonshire, England, who came to Tech with him. Derryberry served as TPI's president until 1974, the longest serving chief executive of the institution. During his administration, Tech built most of the campus structures, added the master's and doctorate programs, became Tennessee
Technological University, and increased student enrollment to almost 6,400.
President Derryberry's avocation was architecture, and building the campus was his delight. He used the quadrangle design that he had observed in Oxford, constructing buildings around open quads. He continued the use of the Georgian and neoclassical styles of the older
campus buildings. Classroom buildings, dormitories, athletic facilities, and administration building, a library, a basketball coliseum, a university center, and a new president's home were all constructed during his presidency.
President Derryberry was interested in developing the academic program at Tech. He achieved accreditation for the individual programs as well as reaccreditation for the school; he established the master's degree program in several disciplines and the Rh.D. program in engineering; and he worked with the Tennessee general Assembly to change the school's name to Tennessee Technological University.
Everett Derryberry was born in 1906 in Mount Pleasant, TN and raised in Columbia, TN. A smart youth, he was valedictorian of his high school class, where he also played varsity football for seventh through twelfth grade. He then attended and played football for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he graduated with straight A's, a feat never before accomplished in the history of the university. From there he was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England where he earned an MA Oxon and met the lovely and talented Miss Joan Rew, whom he wed in 1933. In 1935, a son, Walter, was born, followed by a daughter, June, in 1937. He taught English at Burritt College, UT Martin and Murray State
College in Kentucky before, in 1940, Governor Prentice Cooper's call came in, asking him to come to Cookeville for the job of President of Tennessee Polytechic Institure. He was instrumental in the growth and development of TPI, which under his auspices became Tennessee Technological University. The first building on campus, the administration building, came to bear his name: Derryberry Hall.∼William Everett Derryberry was born in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 11, 1906. Upon graduation from Central High School in Columbia, he entered UT where over the next four years he achieved a perfect 4.0 average and graduated in 1928 with a B.A. degree, summa cum laude. It was the best academic record in the history of the University to that time. As a student, Derryberry engaged in a multiplicity of athletic and social activities. A member of the football team, he earned letters in 1925 and 1927 and played on Coach Robert Neyland s first undefeated squad. He also was a member of the tennis team, played intramural basketball, and was elected president of the sophomore class and president of the Volunteer Honor Society. When, in 1926, the director of the Glee Club had to resign in mid-season, Derryberry was asked to fill in for him. During his senior year, Derryberry was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, and while at St. John's College, Oxford, studying English literature, he continued to mix athletics and academics in wholesome and successful proportions. He captained the St. John's tennis team, was a member of the university's international championship lacrosse team, and played doubles at Wimbledon, all the time earning an Oxford B.A. in 1932 and an M.A. in 1940. Upon his return from Oxford, Derryberry joined the faculty of Burritt College in Spencer, Tennessee, as head of the English Department. -- Burritt College Alumni Association
b. 11 October 1906, Mount Pleasant, TN – d. 26 October 1991, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, md in England to Gertrude Joan (PittRew) Derryberry, b. 14 November 1906, Torrington, Devonshire, England – d. 21 January 1998, Cookeville, TN. Dr. William Everett Derryberry. Siblings of William E. Derryberry: Dr. O. Merton Derryberry md Kathryn Martin; Kay Derryberry & F. Woodrow Derryberry.
Dr. William Everett Derryberry, s/o Felix Oscar Derryberry (1883-1934) & Bonnie Everett McDonald (1883-1959)
Mrs. Joan (PittRew) Derryberry was an accomplished musician, who organized and supported many cultural events and musical programs areawide. "Mrs. D.," as she was
affectionately called, composed and played a sonata in the first major concert of the Tennessee Tech Music Department in 1948 and was the composer of the Tennessee Tech hymn.
During Dr. Wm. Everett Derryberry's tenure as president of Tennessee Polytechnic Institure, now Tennessee Technological University, enrollment increased, it became a university, and state fundings was secured to operate
the Seventh Street School as a training ground for teachers. Later the school's name was changed to TTC. Under Dr. Derryberry's guidance, the school offered master's degrees in engineering and education. New dorms
and classrooms were built to accommodate the increased enrollment.
Gov. Prentiss Cooper chose William Everett Derryberry as president of TPI in 1940. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee, and he earned a second Bachelors Degree and a M. A. from Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. Everett married Joan PittRew of
Devonshire, England, who came to Tech with him. Derryberry served as TPI's president until 1974, the longest serving chief executive of the institution. During his administration, Tech built most of the campus structures, added the master's and doctorate programs, became Tennessee
Technological University, and increased student enrollment to almost 6,400.
President Derryberry's avocation was architecture, and building the campus was his delight. He used the quadrangle design that he had observed in Oxford, constructing buildings around open quads. He continued the use of the Georgian and neoclassical styles of the older
campus buildings. Classroom buildings, dormitories, athletic facilities, and administration building, a library, a basketball coliseum, a university center, and a new president's home were all constructed during his presidency.
President Derryberry was interested in developing the academic program at Tech. He achieved accreditation for the individual programs as well as reaccreditation for the school; he established the master's degree program in several disciplines and the Rh.D. program in engineering; and he worked with the Tennessee general Assembly to change the school's name to Tennessee Technological University.
Everett Derryberry was born in 1906 in Mount Pleasant, TN and raised in Columbia, TN. A smart youth, he was valedictorian of his high school class, where he also played varsity football for seventh through twelfth grade. He then attended and played football for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he graduated with straight A's, a feat never before accomplished in the history of the university. From there he was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England where he earned an MA Oxon and met the lovely and talented Miss Joan Rew, whom he wed in 1933. In 1935, a son, Walter, was born, followed by a daughter, June, in 1937. He taught English at Burritt College, UT Martin and Murray State
College in Kentucky before, in 1940, Governor Prentice Cooper's call came in, asking him to come to Cookeville for the job of President of Tennessee Polytechic Institure. He was instrumental in the growth and development of TPI, which under his auspices became Tennessee Technological University. The first building on campus, the administration building, came to bear his name: Derryberry Hall.∼William Everett Derryberry was born in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 11, 1906. Upon graduation from Central High School in Columbia, he entered UT where over the next four years he achieved a perfect 4.0 average and graduated in 1928 with a B.A. degree, summa cum laude. It was the best academic record in the history of the University to that time. As a student, Derryberry engaged in a multiplicity of athletic and social activities. A member of the football team, he earned letters in 1925 and 1927 and played on Coach Robert Neyland s first undefeated squad. He also was a member of the tennis team, played intramural basketball, and was elected president of the sophomore class and president of the Volunteer Honor Society. When, in 1926, the director of the Glee Club had to resign in mid-season, Derryberry was asked to fill in for him. During his senior year, Derryberry was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, and while at St. John's College, Oxford, studying English literature, he continued to mix athletics and academics in wholesome and successful proportions. He captained the St. John's tennis team, was a member of the university's international championship lacrosse team, and played doubles at Wimbledon, all the time earning an Oxford B.A. in 1932 and an M.A. in 1940. Upon his return from Oxford, Derryberry joined the faculty of Burritt College in Spencer, Tennessee, as head of the English Department. -- Burritt College Alumni Association
Dr. William Everett Derryberry, s/o Felix Oscar Derryberry (1883-1934) & Bonnie Everett McDonald (1883-1959)
Mrs. Joan (PittRew) Derryberry was an accomplished musician, who organized and supported many cultural events and musical programs areawide. "Mrs. D.," as she was
affectionately called, composed and played a sonata in the first major concert of the Tennessee Tech Music Department in 1948 and was the composer of the Tennessee Tech hymn.
During Dr. Wm. Everett Derryberry's tenure as president of Tennessee Polytechnic Institure, now Tennessee Technological University, enrollment increased, it became a university, and state fundings was secured to operate
the Seventh Street School as a training ground for teachers. Later the school's name was changed to TTC. Under Dr. Derryberry's guidance, the school offered master's degrees in engineering and education. New dorms
and classrooms were built to accommodate the increased enrollment.
Gov. Prentiss Cooper chose William Everett Derryberry as president of TPI in 1940. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee, and he earned a second Bachelors Degree and a M. A. from Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. Everett married Joan PittRew of
Devonshire, England, who came to Tech with him. Derryberry served as TPI's president until 1974, the longest serving chief executive of the institution. During his administration, Tech built most of the campus structures, added the master's and doctorate programs, became Tennessee
Technological University, and increased student enrollment to almost 6,400.
President Derryberry's avocation was architecture, and building the campus was his delight. He used the quadrangle design that he had observed in Oxford, constructing buildings around open quads. He continued the use of the Georgian and neoclassical styles of the older
campus buildings. Classroom buildings, dormitories, athletic facilities, and administration building, a library, a basketball coliseum, a university center, and a new president's home were all constructed during his presidency.
President Derryberry was interested in developing the academic program at Tech. He achieved accreditation for the individual programs as well as reaccreditation for the school; he established the master's degree program in several disciplines and the Rh.D. program in engineering; and he worked with the Tennessee general Assembly to change the school's name to Tennessee Technological University.
Everett Derryberry was born in 1906 in Mount Pleasant, TN and raised in Columbia, TN. A smart youth, he was valedictorian of his high school class, where he also played varsity football for seventh through twelfth grade. He then attended and played football for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he graduated with straight A's, a feat never before accomplished in the history of the university. From there he was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England where he earned an MA Oxon and met the lovely and talented Miss Joan Rew, whom he wed in 1933. In 1935, a son, Walter, was born, followed by a daughter, June, in 1937. He taught English at Burritt College, UT Martin and Murray State
College in Kentucky before, in 1940, Governor Prentice Cooper's call came in, asking him to come to Cookeville for the job of President of Tennessee Polytechic Institure. He was instrumental in the growth and development of TPI, which under his auspices became Tennessee Technological University. The first building on campus, the administration building, came to bear his name: Derryberry Hall.∼William Everett Derryberry was born in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 11, 1906. Upon graduation from Central High School in Columbia, he entered UT where over the next four years he achieved a perfect 4.0 average and graduated in 1928 with a B.A. degree, summa cum laude. It was the best academic record in the history of the University to that time. As a student, Derryberry engaged in a multiplicity of athletic and social activities. A member of the football team, he earned letters in 1925 and 1927 and played on Coach Robert Neyland s first undefeated squad. He also was a member of the tennis team, played intramural basketball, and was elected president of the sophomore class and president of the Volunteer Honor Society. When, in 1926, the director of the Glee Club had to resign in mid-season, Derryberry was asked to fill in for him. During his senior year, Derryberry was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, and while at St. John's College, Oxford, studying English literature, he continued to mix athletics and academics in wholesome and successful proportions. He captained the St. John's tennis team, was a member of the university's international championship lacrosse team, and played doubles at Wimbledon, all the time earning an Oxford B.A. in 1932 and an M.A. in 1940. Upon his return from Oxford, Derryberry joined the faculty of Burritt College in Spencer, Tennessee, as head of the English Department. -- Burritt College Alumni Association
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