Riddick, W. C. (Wallace Carl), 1864-1942

Wallace Carl Riddick (1864-1942). Professor of engineering (1892-1916), Head of Civil Engineering Department (1895-1908), Vice President of the College (1908-1916), President of North Carolina State University (1916-1923), first Dean and organizer of the Engineering School (1923-1937), and a professor of Hydraulics after his 1937 retirement. Riddick graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. degree (1885) and received his C.E. degree from Lehigh University (1890). He received an honorary LL.D. from Wake Forest University and Lehigh University (1917), and a Doctor of Engineering from North Carolina State University (1939).

From the description of Wallace Carl Riddick papers, 1913, 1931, 1980 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 466878589

• 1862: Born, Wake County, North Carolina
• 1881 - 1883 : Attended Wake Forest College
• 1885: Graduated from the University of North Carolina with an A.B. degree
• 1890: Graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in civil engineering
• 1892 - 1916 : Professor of Civil Engineering at North Carolina State
• 1893: Married Lillian Daniel
• 1905 - 1909 : Lieutenant Colonel on the Staff of Governor Glenn
• 1908 - 1916 : Vice-President of North Carolina State College
• 1916 - 1923 : President of North Carolina State College
• 1917: Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Lehigh University
• 1917: Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Wake Forest College
• 1918: Charter member of the North Carolina Society of Engineers
• 1923 - 1937 : Organizer and first Dean of the Engineering School
• 1931: Awarded the Officers Cross of the Order of St. Sava by King Alexander I of Yugoslavia; this was given in appreciation of his kindness and consideration to two students of that country who were at North Carolina State after World War I
• 1937 - 1942 : Dean Emeritus and Professor of hydraulics
• 1939: Awarded honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by North Carolina State College
• June 9, 1942: Died, Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1892 - 1942 : During his career, Riddick was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Phi, and Kappa Alpha fraternities

From the guide to the Wallace Carl Riddick Papers, 1913 - 1980, (Special Collections Research Center)