- Guy Bailey
Guy Bailey is the president of
Texas Tech University inLubbock, Texas . Before assuming the role at Texas Tech, he was the chancellor of theUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City . Earlier, he served as provost of theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio .Career
University of Missouri–Kansas City and University of Texas at San Antonio
Before accepting the position of chancellor at the
University of Missouri–Kansas City , Bailey served as the provost at theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio . [http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/07/25/daily5.html "Bailey selected as Chancellor of UMKC"] . "Kansas City Business Journal ".July 25 ,2005 ]Bailey's term as chancellor of the University of Missouri–Kansas City began on
January 1 ,2006 .Texas Tech University
On
July 2 ,2008 , Bailey was selected to succeed Jon Whitmore as the president ofTexas Tech University . He assumed the position onAugust 1 ,2008 . [ [http://today.ttu.edu/2008/07/guy-bailey "Guy Bailey Becomes Texas Tech's 15th President"] . "Texas Tech University ".July 24 ,2008 ] [ [http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/08/05/News/Techs.New.President.Guy.Bailey.Officially.Takes.Office-3396824.shtml Tech's new president, Guy Bailey, officially takes office] ] Bailey's wife, Jan Tillery, is a Tech graduate who was raised in the Lubbock area. [ [http://lubbockonline.com/stories/070208/loc_298664614.shtml "Tech appears set on president"] . "Lubbock Avalanche Journal ".July 3 ,2008 ]Work in linguistics
Bailey is known nationally for his work in
linguistics and has often researched jointly with his wife. One of his most notable projects is a long-termsociolinguistic study, in collaboration withPatricia Cukor-Avila , of anAfrican-American town nicknamed "Springville" in theBrazos Valley ofTexas .References
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