William Moulden

William Moulden attended San Jose State College from 1935-1941. Originally from Palo Alto, Moulden was a member of the SJSC Negro Verse Speaking Choir, which was dedicated to performing poetry. At one 1935 campus event, Moulden and fellow choir members performed the poetry of Black poets, including Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Countee Cullen. He played inside left on the J.C. soccer team. He was also a welter and middleweight in boxing, and went on to compete with the Bayshore Athletic Club and the Redwood City Athletic Club. In 1936, as a member of the campus Radio Club, Moulden held a public demonstration of a Tesla Coil that was made by the Industrial Arts Department. In 1939, as a member of Alpha Eta Rho Aviation club, Moulden received his solo flying license. After leaving SJSC, he served in World War II and became a Major in the U.S. Army. Moulden passed away on October 21, 2001.