Cyrus Gilbert Wiley | |
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President of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth | |
In office 1921–1926 | |
Preceded by | Richard R. Wright |
Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Hubert |
Personal details | |
Born | August 13, 1881 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Died | January 3, 1930 Atlanta, Georgia | (aged 48)
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. He succeeded the first president, Richard R. Wright.[1]
Wiley attended Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth soon after its founding in 1891. He graduated in 1902.[1]
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]
The Willcox-Wiley Physical Education Complex, built in 1954 on the university's campus, is named in honor of Cyrus G. Wiley.[5]