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Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., ALUMNUS

Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., a 1961 graduate of Wiley College, currently serves as interim Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In 1989, Dr. Cole served as the first president of Clark Atlanta University following the consolidation of Atlanta University and Clark College in 1988. Previously, he had been Chancellor of West Virginia Board of Regents and President of West Virginia State College. A native of Texas, Dr. Cole graduated with honors from Wiley College and earned a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago. He has received honorary doctorates from West Virginia State College, the University of Charleston, Allegheny College and Wiley College.

About The Wiley College Spotlight on Achievement

The purpose of the Wiley Spotlight on Achievement is to help foster a collegial academic culture by introducing our Web site visitors and other faculty, students, and Wiley College alumnus to a few of the many success stories at Wiley College. These individuals have either shown exception leadership in teaching, student learning, and/or business.

We invite you to congratulate these individuals on a job well done and for their world-class representation of Wiley College.

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