{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{similar names||Bobby Knight (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = 15th President of Miles College | term_start = August 2019 | predecessor = George T. French Jr. | spouse = Gary Burley | occupation = Businessperson, academic administrator, college president | education = University of Alabama,<br/> Birmingham School of Law,<br/> Northwestern University | name = Bobbie Knight | 1blankname = Other names | 1namedata = Bobbie Knight Burley | image = Bobbie Knight, Miles College President, Brown Hall - Fall 2023.jpg }} '''Bobbie Knight''' is an American businessperson, academic administrator and college president. She is the 15th president of Miles College a HBCU in Fairfield, Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-10 |title=President Bobbie Knight's Golden Touch Brings Miles College Success |url=https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2022/03/president-bobbie-knights-golden-touch-brings-miles-college-success/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=The Birmingham Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Knight, who had been a trustee of Miles College since July 2017, was appointed interim president of the school in August 2019, following the resignation of George French Jr. and she was selected as the permanent president six months later.<ref name="Beahm">{{Cite web |last=Beahm |first=Anna |date=2020-03-06 |title=Bobbie Knight named permanent president of Miles College |url=https://www.al.com/news/2020/03/bobbi-knight-named-permanent-president-of-miles-college.html |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=al |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-03 |title=Miles College President Gets a Vote of Confidence and a Contract Extension |url=https://jbhe.com/2022/01/miles-college-president-gets-a-vote-of-confidence-and-a-contract-extension/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="CBS42">{{Cite web |date=2019-07-18 |title=Bobbie Knight named interim president of Miles College |url=https://www.cbs42.com/top-stories/bobbi-knight-named-interim-president-of-miles-college/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=CBS 42 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Biography == Knight has a B.S. degree from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; and a J.D. degree from the Birmingham School of Law.<ref name="CBS42" /> She is also a graduate of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.<ref name="CBS42" />
She spent 37 years working for Alabama Power Company, including in roles as vice president of the Birmingham Division, vice president of public relations, and general manager of supply chain.<ref name="Beahm" /><ref name="Williams">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Roy L. |date=2012-02-26 |title=On the record: Bobbie Knight, head of Alabama Power's Birmingham division |url=https://www.al.com/businessnews/2012/02/on_the_record_bobbie_knight_he.html |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=al |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Martin |first=C. Sunny |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=htoiAQAAMAAJ |title=Who's Who in Black Birmingham: The 2006 Edition |date=April 2006 |publisher=Real Times Media |isbn=978-1-933879-00-0 |pages=43 |language=en}}</ref> She retired from the power company in 2016.
Knight is married to Gary Burley, a former professional football player.<ref name="Williams" />
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