Riddick, W. C. (Wallace Carl), 1864-1942
Variant namesWallace 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
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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)
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| correspondedWith | Aleksandar I, King of Yugoslavia, 1888-1934 | person |
| associatedWith | Caldwell, John T. (John Tyler), 1911-1995 | person |
| associatedWith | North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina State College. Office of the Chancellor. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina State College. Office of the Chancellor. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina State University. Dept. of Civil Engineering. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North Carolina State University. Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Peele, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1855. | person |
| associatedWith | Riddick family. | family |
| associatedWith | Riddick, W. C., Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Withers, William Alphonso, 1864-1924. | person |
| associatedWith | Withers, William Banks | person |
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| Serbia |
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| Students, Foreign |
| Serbian students |
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Person
Birth 1864-08-05
Death 1942-06-09
