Forest Kent Wyatt

Background

Wyatt, Forest Kent was born on May 27, 1934 in Berea, Kentucky, United States. Son of Forest E. and Almeda (Hymer) Wyatt.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1956; Master of Education, University of Southern Mississippi, 1960; Doctor of Education, U. Mississippi, 1970; postgraduate, Harvard Institute Ednl. Management, 1975.

Career

Instructor, coach, University Military School, Mobile, Alabama, 1956-1960; teacher, administrator, Bolivar County district schools, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1960-1964; alumni secretary, Delta State University, 1964-1969; administrative assistant to president, director administrative services, associate professor education, Delta State University, 1969-1975; president, Delta State University, 1975-1995; director, Union Planters Bank of Northwest Mississippi, since 1995. Director Grenada Bank.

Achievements

• Forest Kent Wyatt has been listed as a noteworthy University president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past board directors United Givers Fund, Cleveland Beautification Commission. Past board directors, past vice president Mississippi Committee for Humanities, Delta Area county Boy Scouts American Friends of State Library. Commission; past chairman Industrial Development Foundation.

Past president Cleveland Crosstie Arts Council. Past trustee Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Past board directors Mississippi Economics Council.

Past president Gulf South Conference. Board directors Southeastern Regional Vision for Education With United States Army, 1957-1958. Member Mississippi Association Educators, American Council on Education (member commission on governmental relations), American Council on Teachers Education, Mississippi Association School Adminstrs., American Association State Colleges Universities (board directors, past chairman athletic committee, committee governance, committee professional development task force on athletics), National Collegiate Athletic Association (county, past chairman student-athlete advising committee, pres's. commission, gender equity committee, executive director search committee, past chairman athletics certified study committee division II, chairman division II project team eligibility, amateurism project team), Mississippi Association Colls.

(past president), Southern Association Colleges Schools (Commision on Colls.), Inter-Alumni Council, Cleveland Chamber of Commerce (past president), Cleveland Country Club (director), Lions, Phi Delta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.

Connections

Married Janice Collins, March 4, 1956. Children: Tara Janice Wyatt Mounger, Elizabeth Pharr Wyatt Mitchell.

Father:

Forest E. Wyatt

Mother:

Almeda (Hymer) Wyatt

Spouse:

Janice Collins

child:

Elizabeth Pharr Wyatt Mitchell Wyatt

child:

Tara Janice Wyatt Mounger Wyatt