James R. Scales

Dr. James Ralph Scales (born May 27, 1919) was president of Oklahoma Baptist University, 1961-1965, 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.

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Preceded by John Wesley Raley	Oklahoma Baptist University President 1961 - 1965	Succeeded by Grady C. Cothen

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