Joe Billy Wyatt[1] served as the sixth chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1982 to 2000. Prior to his appointment at Vanderbilt, Wyatt was the Vice President for Administration at Harvard University[2]
Joe B. Wyatt | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Joe Wyatt | |
| 6th Chancellor of Vanderbilt University | |
| In office 1982–2000 | |
| Preceded by | G. Alexander Heard |
| Succeeded by | E. Gordon Gee |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Faye Wyatt |
| Alma mater | Texas Christian University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
Early life
editA native of Texas, Wyatt received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from Texas Christian University and a Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Texas at Austin.[3]
Career
editIn 1956, Wyatt worked as a computer scientist for General Dynamics Corporation.[4] He cofounded Symbiotics International in 1965.[4]
He taught computer sciences at the University of Houston from 1965 to 1972.[5] He moved to Harvard University, where he first worked in the Office of Information Technology from 1972 to 1976 and as Vice President for Administration from 1976 to 1982.[5] He led EDUCOM, a computer education network of 450 institutions and co-wrote Financial Planning Models for Colleges and Universities.[4]
Wyatt served as the sixth chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1982 to 2000.[3] In 1998, during his tenure, the university received a US$300 million donation from Martha Rivers Ingram.[6]
He served as Director of Ingram Industries from April 1990 to October 1996.[7] He is a Director of El Paso Corporation and Chairman of the Universities Research Association.[7] He is also a Director of the Advanced Network and Services, the EAA Aviation Foundation, Ingram Micro, Inc., and Hercules, Inc.[4] He was a co-founder of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation, and is a former Chairman of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Government Industry Research Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences.[4] He is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Beta Gamma Sigma.,[4] and Educause.[8]
Personal life
editWyatt has a wife, Faye.[9]
References
edit- ^ University of Michigan Record
- ^ "History of the Office". February 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Biography of Joe B. Wyatt Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f The Washington Advisory Group
- ^ a b nndb
- ^ William H. Honan, Vanderbilt U. Receives a Gift of $300 Million, The New York Times, December 1, 1998
- ^ a b Forbes
- ^ Educause
- ^ "Vanderbilt Collection - Kirkland Hall: Joe B. Wyatt". Tennessee Portrait Project. National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Tennessee. Retrieved August 29, 2017.