J. Wade Gilley

J. Wade Gilley

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 1991–1999
Personal details
Born	(1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 Fries, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Nanna Beverly
Children	3
Alma mater	Virginia Tech 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 PhD degrees in engineering. Gilley also taught at Virginia Tech, Bluefield State College, George Mason University, and Marshall University. From 1977 to 1982, he was the Virginia Secretary of Education.^[2]

References

Presidents of Marshall University

Principals	Peck (1837-1839) Patton (1839-1840) Thom (1840-1843) Poage (1843-1850) Clark (1850) (teacher) Foster (1850) (teacher) McFarland (1850-1853) Field (1853-1854) Boyers (1854-1858) Thackston (1858-1861) Brown (1861) (teacher) Thrush (1861) (teacher) Mason (1863-1867) (teacher) Thompson (1868-1871) Powell (1871-1872) Morrow (1872-1873) Clark (1873-1874) Chesterman (1874-1881) Thackston (1881-1884) Kenny (1884-1886) Hodges (1886-1896) Corbly (1896-1907)

Presidents	Corbly (1907-1915) Woodley (1915-1919) Hamilton (1919-1923) Shawkey (1923-1935) Allen (1935-1942) Williams (1942-1946) Smith (1946-1968) Nelson, Jr. (1968-1970) Dedmon (1970-1971) (acting) Barker (1971-1974) Hayes (1974-1983) Clagg (1984) (acting) Nitzchke (1984-1990) Gilley (1991-1999) Perry (1999-2000) (interim) Angel (2000-2005) Farrell (2005) (interim) Kopp (2005-2014) White (2014-2016) (interim) Jerome A. Gilbert (2016-)

Presidents of the University of Tennessee System

Boling (1970–1988) Alexander (1988–1991) Johnson (1991–1999) Gilley (1999–2001) Fly (2001–2002) Shumaker (2002–2003) Petersen (2004–2009) Simek (interim, 2009–2010) DiPietro (2011– )

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