John Mark Lilley (born March 24, 1939) served as the 14th president of the

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from 2001 to 2005 and 13th president of

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from 2006 to 2008.Baylor Presidency biography

Biography

Lilley was born on March 24, 1939, in

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/ref> His father was a

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pastor.Baylor appointment
/ref> He graduated from Baylor University in the 1960s, and received a doctorate from the

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(

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, DMA, Church Music) in 1971. He also received a certificate from the Harvard Business School in 1978. From 1966 to 1976, he worked at The Claremont Colleges. From 1976 to 1980, he served as assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Kansas State University. From 1980 to 2001, he was dean and then provost at

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for twenty-one years. He served as the president of the

from 2001 to 2005 and

from 2006 to 2008. He was fired by the

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. He is a

minister. He has served on the boards of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, the

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, the Erie Philharmonic,

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, the Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System, the Northwestern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Council, the Erie Plastics Corporation, the McMannis Educational Trust, the Erie Conference, the Community Coalition, the Education Collaborative, the

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, the

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, and the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities. He is also a corporator of the Hamot Health Systems, Inc and the St. Vincent Health Center. He also served as President of the Rotary Club of Erie (1986-87). He served as a convenor for the Texas Baptist University presidents. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and

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. A library at

has been named after him.Erie library

References

External links

A Guide to the Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, John M. Lilley, AC 0556
University Archives, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries {{DEFAULTSORT:Lilley, John M. 1939 births Living people Baptists from Louisiana Baylor University faculty Harvard Business School alumni Kansas State University faculty Nevada Democrats People from Converse, Louisiana Pennsylvania State University faculty Presidents of Baylor University Presidents of the University of Nevada, Reno USC Thornton School of Music alumni University of Nevada, Reno faculty