Carl R. Woodward

Carl Raymond Woodward (July 20, 1890 – October 2, 1974) was an American educator and college administrator who served from 1951 to 1958 as the first president of the University of Rhode Island.

He was born in the Tennent section of Manalapan Township, New Jersey and graduated in 1906 from Freehold High School in. He attended Rutgers University and earned his BS in 1914 and MA in 1919.[1] He went on to get his PhD from Cornell University in 1926.

From 1920 to 1941, he held various position at Rutgers University. In 1941, he was named the 5th president of what was then Rhode Island State College. In 1951, Rhode Island State College achieved University status and he served as the 1st president of University of Rhode Island until his retirement in 1958. He was a member of the State of Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Herron, Elizabeth; and Warnock-Weiner, Nancy. "Inventory to the Records of the Rutgers University Office of the Secretary (Carl Raymond Woodward), 1928-1943", Rutgers University, May 2002. Accessed February 2, 2022. "Dr. Carl Raymond Woodward was born July 20, 1890, in Tennent, New Jersey. He attended Freehold High School in New Jersey, graduating in 1906. For the next two years, Dr. Woodward worked on his father's farm. From 1908 until 1910, he taught in a one-room rural school in Monmouth County, New Jersey, entering Rutgers University in 1910 where he graduated with the Class of 1914."
  2. "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  3. "University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  4. "CARL R. WOODWARD Biography". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-15.


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