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Cyrus G Wiley

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Preceded by
  
Richard R. Wright

Name
  
Cyrus Wiley

Succeeded by
  
Benjamin F. Hubert

Profession
  
educator

Education
  
Savannah State University

Cyrus G. Wiley
Alma mater
  
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth

Died
  
January 3, 1930, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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

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Education

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

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. Additionally, the college was established as a federal agricultural extension center.

Legacy

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

Suggested Reading

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

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