| Cyrus Gilbert Wiley | |
| President of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth | |
| Term Start: | 1921 |
| Term End: | 1926 |
| Birth Date: | August 13, 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Predecessor: | Richard R. Wright |
| Successor: | Benjamin F. Hubert |
| Alma Mater: | Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth |
| Profession: | educator |
Cyrus Gilbert Wiley (August 13, 1881 – January 3, 1930)[1] [2] served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth from 1921 and until 1926. He succeeded the first president, Richard R. Wright.[3]
Wiley attended Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth soon after its founding in 1891. He graduated in 1902.
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. Additionally, the college was established as a federal agricultural extension center.[4]
The Willcox-Wiley Physical Education Complex, built in 1954 on the university's campus, is named in honor of Cyrus G. Wiley.[5]