Philip Eldon Henderson 1945-1951

Having been Assistant to the President and then Vice-President of Western in 1941, Philip Eldon Henderson was very familiar with the school. He was appointed President upon President Thomson’s resignation. He was born in Lynchburg, Ohio, in 1901. He received his degrees from the University of Colorado (AB) and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA). During his term both Clawson Hall and the new science building (later Boyd Hall) were built. He resigned in 1951.