Background
Colley, John Scott was born on June 29, 1942 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Alred Gordon and Lottie Tupper (Pugh) Colley.
college president English literature educator
Colley, John Scott was born on June 29, 1942 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Alred Gordon and Lottie Tupper (Pugh) Colley.
Bachelor, Randolph-Macon College, 1964. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Randolph-Macon College, 1991. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1969.
Professor English, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1968-1988. Provost Hampden-Sydney (Virginia) College, 1988-1998. President Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, since 1998.
Chair governing council Wye Faculty Seminar, Wye Woods, Maryland, since 1998. Member commission on women in higher education American Council on Education, Washington, 1999&. Commissioner Southern Association Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, since 1998.
Board directors Georgia Council for Economic Education, Atlanta, since 1998.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Christine H. Colley, April 3, 1981. 1 child, Gwen Hilary.