W. A. Hayden Schilling (born June 2, 1935) was the Robert Critchfield Professor of English History at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, where he taught from 1964 until his retirement in 2015.[1]

W. A. Hayden Schilling
OccupationHistorian
Alma materSouthern Methodist University, Vanderbilt University
SubjectTudor-Stuart England
Notable awards2005 Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year

Academic career edit

Schilling attended Southern Methodist University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History in 1959. He then attended Vanderbilt University, earning his Master of Arts in 1962 and his PhD in 1970.[1] His dissertation was The Central Government and the Municipal Corporations in England, 1642-1663.[2] Schilling began teaching history at Wooster in 1964, achieved tenure in 1971, and the rank of professor of history in 1976. He served as Chair of the History Department from 1974–1976, and again from 2001–2004. He was dean of admissions from 1982–1989 and from 1990–1994.[3]

Coaching career edit

Schilling served as head coach of men's tennis at Wooster from 1980–2013.[4] During his tenure, the team had more than 450 wins and four North Coast Athletic Conference championships.[5] Schilling is a five-time North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Coach of the Year (1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2004).[4]

Activism edit

Schilling participated in Freedom Summer in 1966 when he taught at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama.[citation needed] He also served as chair of the Committee on Black Education at the College of Wooster which introduced a Black Studies curriculum to the school.[6] In 1973, Schilling was a member of the Wayne County Interfaith Commission on Human Rights.[7]

Awards and honors edit

Schilling was a Fulbright Scholar at Royal Holloway College, The University of London, in 1962–1963.[8][9] In 2005, he won the U.S. Professor of the Year Award for Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Faculty Profiles: Hayden Schilling". The College of Wooster. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ Schilling, William Albert Hayden (1975). "Hayden+Schilling" "The Central Government and the Municipal Corporations in England, 1642-1663". Google Scholar Citation. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ Schilling, Hayden (November 4, 2009). "CV—Professor Hayden Schilling". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Schilling Steps Down as Men's Tennis Coach". Wooster Athletics. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Wooster Men's Tennis All-Time Results". The College of Wooster Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Afro-American "A" Major Approved With 13 Courses Added". The Wooster Voice. 85 (24): 1. May 1969.
  7. ^ US Department of Labor, Manpower Administration (1973). Dictionary for Reaching Minority Groups (PDF). Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 155.
  8. ^ Schilling, W.A. Hayden. "W.A. Hayden Schilling Resume". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  9. ^ Regula, Ralph (November 18, 2005). "Honoring Dr. W.A. Hayden Schilling, 2005 Professor of the Year". Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 154. Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  10. ^ "2005 National Winners". U.S. Professors of the Year. Council for Advancement and Support of Education & Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. November 17, 2005. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

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