J. Wade Gilley

J. Wade Gilley
4th President of the University of Tennessee system
In office
1999–2001
Preceded byJoe Johnson
Succeeded byEmerson H. Fly
President of Marshall University
In office
August 1, 1991 – July 31, 1999
Preceded byDale F. Nitzschke
Succeeded byA. Michael Perry
3rd Virginia Secretary of Education
In office
January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982
GovernorJohn N. Dalton
Preceded byRobert R. Ramsey
Succeeded byJohn T. Casteen III
Personal details
Born
James Wade Gilley

(1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 (age 86)
Fries, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNanna Beverly
Children3
Alma materVirginia Tech (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Occupationengineer

James Wade Gilley (born August 15, 1938) is an American academic. He served as the president of University of Tennessee system from 1999 to 2001. Gilley also was president of Marshall University from 1991 to 1999.[1][2] He attended Virginia Tech where he earned B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in engineering. Gilley also taught at Virginia Tech, Bluefield State College, George Mason University, and Marshall University. From 1977 to 1982, he served as Virginia Secretary of Education.[3]

  1. ^ "Marshall University Principals and Presidents". Marshall University. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "James Wade Gilley". www.marshall.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23.
  3. ^ "Finding Aid for the J. Wade Gilley Collection AR.0600". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-04.