| Birthname: | Belle Louise Smith |
| Office: | 11th Virginia Secretary of Education |
| Governor: | Mark Warner |
| Term Start: | January 14, 2002 |
| Term End: | July 22, 2005 |
| Preceded: | Cheri Yecke |
| Succeeded: | Peter A. Blake |
| Office2: | 3rd President of Northern Virginia Community College |
| Term Start2: | July 1998 |
| Term End2: | January 2002 |
| Preceded2: | Richard J. Ernst |
| Succeeded2: | Robert G. Templin, Jr. |
| Office3: | 5th President of Central Virginia Community College |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1992 |
| Term End3: | July 1998 |
| Preceded3: | Johnnie E. Merritt |
| Succeeded3: | Darrel Staat |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Elliott Leslie Wheelan, Jr. |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity University Louisiana State University |
| Signature: | Belle S Wheelan signature.png |
Belle Smith Wheelan (born October 10, 1951) is an American educator who served as Virginia Secretary of Education under Governor Mark Warner. She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges.[1] [2]