{{short description|American sociolinguist}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Guy H. Bailey | image = | caption = | order = | office = 1st President of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | term_start = April 28, 2014 | term_end = | predecessor = ''Office established'' | successor = | title2 = 27th President of the University of Alabama | term_start2 = August 15, 2012 | term_end2 = October 31, 2012 | predecessor2 = Robert Witt | successor2 = Judy Bonner | title3 = 15th President of Texas Tech University | term_start3 = August 1, 2008 | term_end3 = August 15, 2012 | predecessor3 = Jon Whitmore | successor3 = Duane Nellis | office4 = 12th Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City | term_start4 = January 1, 2006 | term_end4 = August 1, 2008 | predecessor4 = Stephen Lehmkuhle (interim) | successor4 = Leo Morton | birth_name = Guy Hubert Bailey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|8|9}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | profession = | spouse = | children = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | education = University of Alabama (BA, MA) <br>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.<ref>{{cite LCAuth |id=n84010058}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = UT regents name former Alabama president sole finalist for inaugural UT-RGV presidency|newspaper = The McAllen Monitor|url = http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/ut-regents-name-former-alabama-president-sole-finalist-for-inaugural/article_0e897d46-cf04-11e3-b03a-001a4bcf6878.html|date = 2014-04-29|accessdate = 2014-04-29|first = Jacob|last = Fischler}}</ref> He was the president of the University of Alabama, his baccalaureate ''alma mater''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eaton |first=Kim |title=Guy Bailey era begins at University of Alabama |date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=Tuscaloosa News |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120904/NEWS/120909932 |accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = It's back to 'Bama for Bailey: Hired away from Tech, Crimson Tide alum happy to go 'home'|newspaper = Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|url = http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-07-11/alabama-officially-hires-techs-bailey-new-president|date = 2012-07-12|accessdate = 2012-07-16|first = Jay|last = Reeves|pages = A1, A4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/07/dr-guy-bailey-named-president-of-the-university-of-alabama/|title = Dr. Guy Bailey Named President of The University of Alabama|publisher = University of Alabama|date = July 11, 2012|accessdate = July 11, 2012 }}</ref> 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.
==Education== Bailey holds a bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the University of Alabama and a doctorate in English linguistics from the University of Tennessee. He did postdoctoral studies at Emory University and Stanford University. He is the author of over 100 books and articles.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-07-06/guy-bailey-finalist-university-alabama-president | title = Gone with the Tide | newspaper = Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | pages = A1, A10 | first1 = Brittany | last1 = Hoover | first2 = Ray | last2 = Westbrook | first3 = Holden | last3 = Wilen | date = 2012-07-07 | accessdate = 2012-07-13 }} Print version contains details not found in the web version. See also {{cite news | url = http://today.ttu.edu/2008/07/guy-bailey | title = Guy Bailey becomes Texas Tech's 15th president | magazine = Texas Tech Today | date = 2008-07-24 | accessdate = 2012-07-07 }}</ref>
==Career==
===University of Texas at San Antonio=== Before accepting the position of chancellor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Bailey served as the provost at the University of Texas at San Antonio.<ref name="UMKC">[http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/07/25/daily5.html "Bailey selected as Chancellor of UMKC"]. ''Kansas City Business Journal''. July 25, 2005</ref>
===University of Missouri–Kansas City=== Bailey's term as chancellor of the University of Missouri–Kansas City began on January 1, 2006.<ref name="UMKC" />
===Texas Tech University=== {{see also|List of Texas Tech University presidents}} On July 2, 2008, Bailey was selected to succeed Jon Whitmore as the president of Texas Tech University. He assumed the position on August 1, 2008.<ref>[http://today.ttu.edu/2008/07/guy-bailey "Guy Bailey Becomes Texas Tech's 15th President"]. ''Texas Tech University''. July 24, 2008</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/08/05/News/Techs.New.President.Guy.Bailey.Officially.Takes.Office-3396824.shtml |title=Tech's new president, Guy Bailey, officially takes office |access-date=2008-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814054111/http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/08/05/News/Techs.New.President.Guy.Bailey.Officially.Takes.Office-3396824.shtml |archive-date=2008-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bailey's wife, Jan Tillery, is a Texas Tech graduate who was raised in the Lubbock area.<ref>[http://lubbockonline.com/stories/070208/loc_298664614.shtml "Tech appears set on president"]. ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''. July 3, 2008</ref>
===University of Alabama===
On July 11, 2012, Bailey was named the incoming president of the University of Alabama. His appointment began in early September 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dr. Guy Bailey Named President of The University of Alabama | publisher=University of Alabama News] | url=http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/07/dr-guy-bailey-named-president-of-the-university-of-alabama/ | accessdate=2 August 2012}}</ref> On October 31, 2012, Bailey announced he was stepping down as president of the University, to focus on his wife's healthcare needs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/10/announcement-from-university-of-alabama-president-guy-bailey/ |title=University of Alabama News » Announcement from University of Alabama President Guy Bailey |access-date=2012-10-31 |archive-date=2012-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102183633/http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/10/announcement-from-university-of-alabama-president-guy-bailey/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley===
In 2014, Bailey was revealed to be a shortlisted candidate for the position of inaugural president of The University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley.<ref>{{cite web | title=In search for inaugural UT-RGV president, 4 of 5 remaining candidates identified | publisher=[The McAllen Monitor] | url=http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/in-search-for-inaugural-ut-rgv-president-of-remaining-candidates/article_ba2e2a14-ae2c-11e3-bd49-001a4bcf6878.html | accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> He was announced as the sole finalist, and ''de facto'' incoming president, on 28 April 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title = UT regents name former Alabama president sole finalist for inaugural UT-RGV presidency|newspaper = The McAllen Monitor|url = http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/ut-regents-name-former-alabama-president-sole-finalist-for-inaugural/article_0e897d46-cf04-11e3-b03a-001a4bcf6878.html|date = 2014-04-29|accessdate = 2014-04-29|first = Jacob|last = Fischler}} {{cite news|title = Regents name Guy Bailey sole finalist for president of UTRGV|url = http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2014/04/28/regents-name-guy-bailey-sole-finalist-president-utrgv|date = 2014-04-28|accessdate = 2014-04-29}}</ref>
==Work in linguistics== Bailey is known nationally for his work in linguistics and has often researched jointly with his wife. One of his most notable projects is a long-term sociolinguistic study, in collaboration with Patricia Cukor-Avila, in the Brazos Valley of Texas.
==Family== Bailey has two adult children, Jordan and Brooks, from his first marriage. He was married to his second wife Jan Tillery-Bailey until her death on September 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |first=Natalie |last=Gross |title=Jan Bailey, wife of former Tech president, passes away Sunday after long cancer battle |newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |date=September 2, 2013 |url=http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2013-09-02/jan-bailey-wife-former-tech-president-passes-away-sunday-after-long-cancer |accessdate=September 5, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817204712/http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2013-09-02/jan-bailey-wife-former-tech-president-passes-away-sunday-after-long-cancer |url-status=live |archivedate=August 17, 2014}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{University of Texas Rio Grande Valley presidents}} {{University of Alabama presidents}} {{Texas Tech University presidents}}
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