Guy Bailey

Guy H. Bailey
1st President of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Assumed office
April 28, 2014
Preceded byOffice established
27th President of the University of Alabama
In office
August 15, 2012  October 31, 2012
Preceded byRobert Witt
Succeeded byJudy Bonner
15th President of Texas Tech University
In office
August 1, 2008  August 15, 2012
Preceded byJon Whitmore
Succeeded byDuane Nellis
12th Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
In office
January 1, 2006  August 1, 2008
Preceded byStephen Lehmkuhle (interim)
Succeeded byLeo Morton
Personal details
Born
Guy Hubert Bailey

(1950-08-09) August 9, 1950
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BA, MA)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (PhD)

Guy Hubert Bailey (born August 9, 1950) is an American sociolinguist and the 1st president of the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley. He was the president of the University of Alabama, his baccalaureate alma mater. He was previously the president of Texas Tech University and held earlier positions at Emory University, Texas A&M University, and Oklahoma State University, prior to serving as dean of liberal arts at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. From there he became provost of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Before assuming the role at Texas Tech, he was the chancellor of the University of Missouri–Kansas City.