Principal W. H. Dennis

W. H. Dennis (1911–1965)

Principal William H. Dennis received an A.B. from Morehouse College, a master’s degree from Atlanta University, and a doctorate from Teachers College. Dennis left Moultrie in 1946 to become a professor of education at Albany State College, where he would later become president, serving from 1953 to 1965. Dennis is described as a farsighted and taciturn principal and a dedicated, conscientious, hardworking man who maintained his belief in the importance of “interest in the student” at Albany State. While his presidency was defined by Albany State’s expansion, he preferred to describe his success as the focus on the student and on student affairs (Ramsey, 1973, p. 252). The emergence of the Albany (civil rights) Movement during the early 1960s would prove difficult for Dennis’ presidency at Albany State.

“Mr. Dennis was very astute and very smart but not very talkative—he was all business. He demanded hard work from all teachers and demanded respect from students. But he was also at times casual as he mingled with the students. In fact, he was very active with students.”
George Walker, a student during the time of the Secondary School Study

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