Cyrus G. Wiley
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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.
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