William Goodell Frost

William Goodell Frost (July 2, 1854 – September 11, 1938) was an American educator who served as the third president of Berea College from 1890 to 1920, and a scholar of the Greek language. He is credited with coining the phrase "Appalachian American."

Biography William Goodell Frost was born in Le Roy, New York on July 2, 1854, to Rev. Lewis P. Frost, and Maria Goodell Frost, abolitionist conductors on the Underground Railroad. His grandfather William Goodell was also a notable abolitionist and temperance supporter, and Frost's aunt, Lavinia Goodell, was the first woman licensed to practice law in Wisconsin. Frost stepped down as president of Berea in 1920.

He died at his home on the college campus on September 11, 1938, and was buried at Berea Cemetery.