Ward B. Pafford (October 25, 1911 – January 23, 2011) was a chairman of the English Department at

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

from 1953 to 1958, Dean of Valdosta State University from 1966 to 1971, and fourth president of the University of West Georgia from 1971 until his retirement in 1975.

Early life and education

Pafford was born in Jesup, Georgia to Bascom Anthony Pafford and Jeanette Dukes Pafford. He graduated from Savannah High School. Pafford graduated with A.B. and M.A. degrees from

and a PhD from

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

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External links

* Ward B. Pafford papers
Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
1911 births 2011 deaths Emory University alumni Duke University alumni Emory University faculty Valdosta State University faculty Presidents of the University of West Georgia People from Jesup, Georgia {{US-academic-administrator-1910s-stub