Cyrus G. Wiley

Cyrus Gilbert Wiley
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 (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. "New Georgia Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
3. Burkett, R.K.; Burkett, N.H.; Gates, H.L. (1991). Black biography, 1790-1950: a cumulative index 2. Chadwyck-Healey. ISBN 9780898870855. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
4. "SSU - Where Savannah Meets the Sea...". Retrieved 2008-08-31.
5. "SSU CLASS Facilities". Retrieved 2008-08-31.