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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Walter Nathaniel Ridley becomes the first known Black person to receive a doctorate from a state-supported Southern university, earning a Doctor of Education from the University of Virginia on June 15 with outstanding academic record.
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Walter Nathaniel Ridley, head of the department of psychology at Virginia State college, probably became the first known Negro to receive a doctorate from a state-supported Southern university when the University of Virginia awarded a Doctor of Education degree to him Monday, June 15.
A native of Newport News, Va., Dr. Ridley maintained a straight "A" average in all courses except one. For that one, he earned a B+ average.
Besides his outstanding academic record at Virginia, Dr. Ridley was initiated into Kappa Delta Pi honor society for professional leaders in education.
A graduate of Howard university, the VSC psychologist later earned his Master of Arts degree there. He then did graduate work at Ohio State university and the University of Minnesota before transferring to the University of Virginia in the fall of 1951.
In the above picture Dr. Ridley is shown with (left to right) Former Governor Colgate W. Darden, Jr., now president of the University and Prof. Lindley J. Stoles, Head of the Department of Education of the University.
U. of Va. Gives Doctor's Degree To Negro Educator
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Walter Nathaniel Ridley, head of psychology at Virginia State College, receives Doctor of Education degree from University of Virginia, becoming the first known Negro to earn a doctorate from a state-supported Southern university. Native of Newport News, Va., he maintained a straight A average except one B+, was initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, graduated from Howard University with MA, and transferred to UVA in fall 1951 after work at Ohio State and Minnesota.