William W. Stevenson ’50

Bill graduated from Groton. At Princeton he earned honors in history, was an associate editor of The Daily Princetonian, and belonged to Dial.

After graduation, Bill entered the University of Virginia School of Law. A year later, he began an eight-year stint with the CIA that included assignments in Berlin and Tokyo for four years. He returned to Virginia’s law school in 1958 and earned his degree in 1959.

He helped to found Monticello National Bank in Charlottesville and became its president in 1967 after returning from a year’s sojourn as special assistant for the AID Mission to Vietnam. Soon thereafter, he “retired” to the board of the First Virginia Bank, which had acquired Monticello. Bill then became president of a private company that invested in equities and real estate.

A staunch Republican, Bill was an avid reader, a lacrosse and football fan, and an enthusiastic tennis player, skier, and traveler.

To Carol, his wife of 46 years; son William; daughter Holly; and two granddaughters, the class extends its sympathy.