Todd Hupp Bullard (May 31, 1931 – January 1, 2009) was a 20th-century American educator, most notable for having served as president of

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and Bethany College, and provost of

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Career

Bullard was born in

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to L. Todd Bullard and Katharine Virginia Netting Bullard. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from

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in 1953 where he served as student body president and founded the Chi Nu fraternity. He went on to earn degrees in political science: First a master's degree from

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in 1956 and then a doctorate from the

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in 1964. His first position was as director of education at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville. He subsequently served in the Army for two years in Germany. While in graduate school, he took his first administrative position, director of Parkersburg Community College. After graduating, he moved to become president of Potomac State College. In March 1970, Bullard was tapped by the newly installed

president Paul A. Miller to become that institution's first provost. His mission was to improve the "educational level and quality" of the institute. In June 1980, he assumed the presidency of Bethany College. Bullard's professional activities included serving as president of the West Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges and the West Virginia Association of college and University Presidents. He also served as commissioner-at-large of the

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, chairman of the Council of Chief Academic Officers,

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, and member and chair of evaluation teams of the

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, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and the

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. After retiring, he took a position as scholar-in-residence for the Center for Public Service at the

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, where he worked until 1991. He is also a descendant of Anne Hupp, who was famous for defending Miller's Blockhouse from a Shawnee Indian attack, in 1782, for over 24 hours after her husband and father were killed. He died of complications from diabetes.

References

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