James R. Scales

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Dr. James Ralph Scales (born 1919) was president of Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951-1965, and eleventh president of Wake Forest University, from 1967 to 1983. Scales was born in Delaware County, Oklahoma. While still living in Oklahoma, he was active in Democratic Party politics, serving as an alternate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention.

The James R. Scales Fine Arts Center on the Wake Forest campus is named for him.


Preceded by:
Harold W. Tribble		 President of Wake Forest University
1967 - 1983		 Succeeded by:
Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.
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