J. Wade Gilley

4th President of the University of Tennessee system
In office 1999–2001
Preceded by	Joe Johnson
Succeeded by	Emerson H. Fly
President of Marshall University
In office August 1, 1991 – July 31, 1999
Preceded by	Dale F. Nitzschke
Succeeded by	A. Michael Perry
3rd Virginia Secretary of Education
In office January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982
Governor	John N. Dalton
Preceded by	Robert R. Ramsey
Succeeded by	John T. Casteen III

Personal details
Born	James Wade Gilley (1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 (age 85) Fries, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nanna Beverly
Children	3
Alma mater	Virginia Tech (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Occupation	engineer

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] 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.^[2]

References

^ "James Wade Gilley". www.marshall.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23.
^ "Finding Aid for the J. Wade Gilley Collection AR.0600". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-04.

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