Английская Википедия:Cyrus G. Wiley

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Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Cyrus Gilbert Wiley (August 13, 1881 – January 3, 1930)[1][2] served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth from 1921 and until 1926. He succeeded the first president, Richard R. Wright.[3]

Biography

Early life and education

Wiley attended Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth soon after its founding in 1891. He graduated in 1902.[3]

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.[3] 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

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