Cyrus G. Wiley

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Cyrus Gilbert Wiley
President Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth
Term 1921 1926
Predecessor Richard R. Wright
Successor Benjamin F. Hubert
Born
Alma mater Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth [1]
Profession educator

Cyrus Gilbert Wiley served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth from 1921 and until 1926 succeeding Richard R. Wright. [1]

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Education

Wiley was a 1902 graduate of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth. [1]

[edit] President

Wiley succeeded Richard R. Wright as president of the college in 1921. During his term as president the first female students were admitted as boarding students on the campus. [1] Additionally, the college was established as a federal agricultural extension center. [2]

[edit] Legacy

The Willcox-Wiley Physical Education Complex, built in 1954 on the university's campus, is named in honor of Cyrus G. Wiley. [3]

[edit] Suggested Reading

  • Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Ill.: Versa Press.

[edit] References

Academic offices
Preceded by
Richard R. Wright
President of
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth

18911921
Succeeded by
Benjamin F. Hubert


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