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词条 Joe B. Wyatt
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

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Joe Billy Wyatt[1] served as the sixth chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1982 to 2000.

Early life

A native of Texas, Wyatt received degrees in mathematics from Texas Christian University and the University of Texas.[2]

Career

In 1956, Wyatt worked as a computer scientist for General Dynamics Corporation.[3] He cofounded Symbiotics International in 1965.[3]

He taught computer sciences at the University of Houston from 1965 to 1972.[4] 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.[4] He led EDUCOM, a computer education network of 450 institutions and co-wrote Financial Planning Models for Colleges and Universities.[3]

Wyatt served as the sixth chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1982 to 2000.[2] In 1998, during his tenure, the university received a US$300 million donation from Martha Rivers Ingram.[5]

He served as Director of Ingram Industries from April 1990 to October 1996.[6] He is a Director of El Paso Corporation and Chairman of the Universities Research Association.[6] He is also a Director of the Advanced Network and Services, the EAA Aviation Foundation, Ingram Micro, Inc., and Hercules, Inc..[3] 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.[3] He is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Beta Gamma Sigma.,[3] and Educause.[7]

Personal life

Wyatt has a wife, Faye.[8]

References

1. ^University of Michigan Record
2. ^Biography of Joe B. Wyatt {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402134304/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellorsearch/wyatt.html |date=2012-04-02 }}
3. ^The Washington Advisory Group
4. ^nndb
5. ^William H. Honan, [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/01/us/vanderbilt-u-receives-a-gift-of-300-million.html Vanderbilt U. Receives a Gift of $300 Million], The New York Times, December 1, 1998
6. ^[https://people.forbes.com/profile/joe-b-wyatt/28622 Forbes]
7. ^Educause
8. ^{{cite web|title=Vanderbilt Collection - Kirkland Hall: Joe B. Wyatt|url=http://www.tnportraits.org/wyatt-joe-b.htm|website=Tennessee Portrait Project|publisher=National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Tennessee|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}
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7 : 1936 births|Living people|Texas Christian University alumni|University of Texas at Austin alumni|University of Houston faculty|Harvard University staff|Chancellors of Vanderbilt University

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