Young, Herrick B. (Herrick Black), 1904-

Herrick Black Young served as President of Western College from 1953 to 1969. Born in Wisconsin in 1904, he was educated at Indiana University (AB) and Columbia (MA). He served as Executive Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions for 15 years and Executive Director of Columbia University's International House Association. The group had international houses in 33 countries and Herrick Young visited every one of them. Young traveled extensively establishing connections in many countries and was considered an expert on international education. He made many significant decisions while at Western. Young was responsible for the recruitment of international students and the reinstatement of overseas seminars to the college. He allowed Civil Rights workers to train on the Western campus in the summer of 1964 before going to Mississippi to register African American voters. Three of the volunteers who trained at Western that summer entered Mississippi and were murdered. This brutal act focused national attention on the Civil Rights Movement. Thomson Hall was completed during his administration in 1963. Following his departure he worked as a consultant to the President of Tunghai University in Taiwan and also served as President of the Near East Foundation.

From the guide to the Herrick Black Young Collection, 1956-1968, 1953-1969, (Miami University)

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