W. David Baird

Seaver College Dean Emeritus W. David Baird came to Pepperdine as the Howard A. White Professor of History in 1988 and served as Seaver Dean from 1998 to 2008. Baird holds degrees in history and geography and has written or edited 11 books and numerous articles, most on the history of the American West and Native Americans. A native of Oklahoma, Baird and his wife, Jane, have lived in Malibu since 1988.