William David Chappelle III

This article is about an American music professor. For the American baseball player, see Bill Chappelle.

William David Chappelle III
Born	(1938-12-16)December 16, 1938 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 29, 1998(1998-07-29) (aged 59) Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Brown University Antioch College (BA)
Occupations	Music professor vocal performance teacher
Organization	Antioch College
Spouse	Yvonne Seon
Children	Dave Chappelle
Relatives	William D. Chappelle (grandfather) W. D. Chappelle Jr. (uncle)
Awards	Walter F. Anderson Award

William David Chappelle III (December 16, 1938 – July 29, 1998) was an American professor of music and a civil rights organizer in Ohio. He spent much of his career at Antioch College, where he served as dean of students.

Life and career

Chappelle was born on December 16, 1938, in Columbia, South Carolina.^[1] He attended Brown University, and then graduated from Antioch College with a Bachelor of Arts in music.^[1]

Chappelle served in the United States Army for four years, and played clarinet in the service.^[1] After moving to Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1967, he became a faculty member in the Co-op Department.^[1] He then became a professor in the music department, where he mainly taught vocal performance.^[1] Chappelle served terms both as dean of students and as Dean of Community Services.^[2]

Chappelle was also active as an organizer in the civil rights movement in Ohio.^[1] In the 1970s he was a member of the Yellow Springs Human Relations Commission.^[1] He was also the co-founder of the advocacy organization H.U.M.A.N., for Help Us Make A Nation,^[1] and he was a founder of the African American Cross-Cultural Works.^[3] Chappelle taught a class on anti-racist activism at Antioch College.^[4] As part of his activism, Chappelle organized the Blues Week in Yellow Springs, Ohio.^[5] He also worked for several years on community programs in Washington, D.C., and he worked as a statistician.^[2]

In 2010, Chappelle received the Walter F. Anderson Award from the Antioch College Alumni Association, alongside Edythe Scott Bagley and Jim Dunn.^[6] The Anderson Award "recognizes contributions by alumni and friends who have advanced Antioch College's ideals by breaking down racial and ethnic barriers".^[3]

Chappelle died in July 1998 in Yellow Springs.^[1][7]

William David Chappelle III's grandfather was the educator and bishop William D. Chappelle, and his son is the comedian Dave Chappelle.^[1]

References

1. "William (Bill) David Chappelle (1938-1998)". The 365 project. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. "Walter F. Anderson Award - William David Chappelle III Part Two". Antioch College on YouTube. September 15, 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
3. "Walter F. Anderson Award". Antioch College. 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. Bachman, Megan; Moyenda, Bomani (September 19, 2019). "Organizing to end racism— The history of H.U.M.A.N." Yellow Springs News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. Shows, Lauren (January 2, 2020). "The Decade in Review: Arts". Yellow Spring News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
6. "Alumni Awards". Antioch College. 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
7. "W D Chappelle in Social Security Death Index".