Guy H. Bailey | |
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1st President of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | |
Assumed office April 28, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
27th President of the University of Alabama | |
In office August 15, 2012 – October 31, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Robert Witt |
Succeeded by | Judy Bonner |
15th President of Texas Tech University | |
In office August 1, 2008 – August 15, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Jon Whitmore |
Succeeded by | Duane Nellis |
12th Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City | |
In office January 1, 2006 – August 1, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Lehmkuhle (interim) |
Succeeded by | Leo Morton |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy Hubert Bailey August 9, 1950 |
Education | University of Alabama (BA, MA) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (PhD) |
Guy Hubert Bailey (born August 9, 1950) is an American sociolinguist and the 1st president of the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley.[1][2] He was the president of the University of Alabama, his baccalaureate alma mater.[3][4][5] He was previously the president of Texas Tech University and held earlier positions at Emory University, Texas A&M University, and Oklahoma State University, prior to serving as dean of liberal arts at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. From there he became provost of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Before assuming the role at Texas Tech, he was the chancellor of the University of Missouri–Kansas City.