Background
Wakeley, John Halbert was born on November 2, 1932 in Bucyrus, Ohio, United States. Son of John Matthews and Winifred Florence (Kanable) Wakeley.
educator psychologist university administrator
Wakeley, John Halbert was born on November 2, 1932 in Bucyrus, Ohio, United States. Son of John Matthews and Winifred Florence (Kanable) Wakeley.
AB, College of Wooster, 1954. Master of Science, North Carolina State College, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1961.
Research associate, Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York, 1961-1964; assistant professor, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, 1964-1967; assistant dean, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1965-1967; acting chairman, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1967-1968; acting assistant dean, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1968-1969; associate professor, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1967-1972; professor, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1972-1980; chairman, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1973-1980; dean, Memphis (Tennessee) State University, 1980-1987; vice chancellor, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1987-1994; chancellor, Western Carolina U., since 1994. Member of advisory board Academy Psychology Bulletin, E. Lansing, 1972-1980, editorial board Administration & Society, 1972-1980.
Board directors Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, 1984-1987, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, 1988-1989, Institute for College and Universities Teaching, since 1993. Member American Psychological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Higher Education, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Married Esther Sue Reed, September 9, 1956. Children: Susan Elaine, Daniel Reed, Joel Richard, Sara Diane.