William ("Bill") Isaac Allgood
1919 - 1999
Bill Allgood was a graduate of Emory at Oxford, class of 1938. He later joined the faculty as a professor of English and served on the Oxford College Board of Counselors. He also worked for the Georgia Department of Labor, holding such positions as Chief of Methods and Training and Director of Public Relations. In 1975, he was awarded the U.S. Department of Labors Distinguished Career Service Award. Later, Allgood managed the Covington radio station WMOC and worked as editor of the Covington News.
Allgood’s commitment to education and his community was deeply rooted. He and his wife, Marguerite were generous contributors to Oxford College, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to enrich the lives of students and educators. One of their many gifts to the college was a nearly 50-acre estate that they gave in honor of Dr. Fred Landt, a professor of biology at Oxford College from 1954 to 1988, to be used as an outdoor educational facility and conservation preserve for the study of biology, astronomy, environmental science, botany, and freshwater ecology. The estate includes a stream, a 5-acre lake, forests, and wetlands. It also includes a house, an A-frame cottage, additional outbuildings, and a dock. Mr. Allgood named the estate, “Ox House,” based on the adage that he who owns an ox is able to make a living and afford a home. Another generous gift came in 1990, when Bill Allgood established the Marguerite Threadgill Allgood Book Fund in honor of his wife, commemorating his proposal of marriage to her in 1940 at the Soldier’s Cemetery in Oxford.
Allgood’s commitment to education and his community was deeply rooted. He and his wife, Marguerite were generous contributors to Oxford College, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to enrich the lives of students and educators. One of their many gifts to the college was a nearly 50-acre estate that they gave in honor of Dr. Fred Landt, a professor of biology at Oxford College from 1954 to 1988, to be used as an outdoor educational facility and conservation preserve for the study of biology, astronomy, environmental science, botany, and freshwater ecology. The estate includes a stream, a 5-acre lake, forests, and wetlands. It also includes a house, an A-frame cottage, additional outbuildings, and a dock. Mr. Allgood named the estate, “Ox House,” based on the adage that he who owns an ox is able to make a living and afford a home. Another generous gift came in 1990, when Bill Allgood established the Marguerite Threadgill Allgood Book Fund in honor of his wife, commemorating his proposal of marriage to her in 1940 at the Soldier’s Cemetery in Oxford.