WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY — The Wilmington community is remembering Dr. Bertha Boykin Todd, a pioneering educator and civic leader whose impact spanned generations. Williston Middle School shared news of her death on Tuesday, saying the school is “grieving today as we say goodbye to one of our greats,” and calling Todd someone “who helped shape Wilmington.”
Todd was born in Sampson County, the daughter of two educators. Her father was the first principal of a comprehensive high school in Garland, and her mother taught third grade. She was an identical twin to the late Dr. Myrtle Boykin Sampson and grew up in a large blended family with 12 siblings.
After attending North Carolina College at Durham, now North Carolina Central University, Todd earned an undergraduate degree in biology and a master’s degree in library science. She later completed a second master’s degree and an Ed.S. in administration and supervision from East Carolina University…