Searching for academic excellence: Twenty colleges and universities on the move and their leaders

by J. Wade Gilley

The authors surveyed prominent higher education officials for examples of institutions that modeled academic excellence.

210 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1986

About the author

James Wade Gilley was 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. 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.