Cyrus G. Wiley

Cyrus Gilbert Wiley
President Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth
Term	1921 – 1926
Predecessor	Richard R. Wright
Successor	Benjamin F. Hubert
Born	August 13, 1881 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Died	January 3, 1930(1930-01-03) (aged 48) Atlanta, Georgia
Alma mater	Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth [1]
Profession	educator

Cyrus Gilbert Wiley (August 13, 1881 – January 3, 1930)^[2][3] served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth from 1921 and until 1926 succeeding Richard R. Wright.^[1]

Biography

Education

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

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.^[4]

Legacy

The Willcox-Wiley Physical Education Complex, built in 1954 on the university's campus, is named in honor of Cyrus G. Wiley.^[5]

Suggested Reading

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "New Georgia Encyclopedia". http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1428. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
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4. ^ "SSU - Where Savannah Meets the Sea...". http://webpages.charter.net/ssuatl/history2.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
5. ^ "SSU CLASS Facilities". http://www.savstate.edu/class/indexfacilities/facilities.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 

Academic offices
Preceded by Richard R. Wright	President of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth 1921 — 1926	Succeeded by Benjamin F. Hubert

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Name	Wiley, Cyrus G.
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Date of birth	August 13, 1881
Place of birth	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Date of death	January 3, 1930
Place of death	Atlanta, Georgia