Guy Bailey

American sociolinguist

PersonAge 76humanQ5622062

Also known as Guy H. Bailey · Guy Hubert Bailey

Born: August 9, 1950
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2019-12-30
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Citizenship: United States
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2017-03-26
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Occupation: sociolinguist
, university president
, academic administrator
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Education: University of Tennessee
, University of Alabama
, Emory University
+1 more
Employer: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
, Texas A&M University
, Emory University
+6 more

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Guy Hubert Bailey is an American sociolinguist and the 1st president of the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley. He was the president of the University of Alabama, his baccalaureate alma mater. 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.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Given name: Guy
Family name: Bailey
Field of work: sociolinguistics

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