# Bobbie Knight

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{{similar names||Bobby Knight (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office              = 15th President of [Miles College](/source/Miles_College)
| term_start          = August 2019
| predecessor         = [George T. French Jr.](/source/George_T._French_Jr.)
| spouse              = [Gary Burley](/source/Gary_Burley)
| occupation          = Businessperson, academic administrator, college president
| education           = [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama),<br/> [Birmingham School of Law](/source/Birmingham_School_of_Law),<br/> [Northwestern University](/source/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](/source/Miles_College) a [HBCU](/source/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](/source/The_Birmingham_Times) |language=en-US}}</ref> Knight, who had been a [trustee](/source/trustee) of Miles College since July 2017, was appointed interim president of the school in August 2019, following the resignation of [George French Jr.](/source/George_T._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](/source/AL.COM) |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](/source/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.](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) degree from the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) at Tuscaloosa; and a [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from the [Birmingham School of Law](/source/Birmingham_School_of_Law).<ref name="CBS42" /> She is also a graduate of [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University)’s [Kellogg School of Management](/source/Kellogg_School_of_Management).<ref name="CBS42" />

She spent 37 years working for [Alabama Power Company](/source/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](/source/AL.COM) |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](/source/Gary_Burley), a former professional football player.<ref name="Williams" />

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