Belle Wheelan

American educator

Belle Wheelan

11th Virginia Secretary of Education
In office January 14, 2002 – July 22, 2005
Governor	Mark Warner
Preceded by	Cheri Yecke
Succeeded by	Peter A. Blake
3rd President of Northern Virginia Community College
In office July 1998 – January 2002
Preceded by	Richard J. Ernst
Succeeded by	Robert G. Templin, Jr.
5th President of Central Virginia Community College
In office January 1, 1992 – July 1998
Preceded by	Johnnie E. Merritt
Succeeded by	Darrel Staat

Personal details
Born	Belle Louise Smith (1951-10-10) October 10, 1951 (age 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Elliott Leslie Wheelan, Jr.
Alma mater	Trinity University Louisiana State University University of Texas at Austin
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Belle Smith Wheelan (born October 10, 1951) is an American educator who served as Virginia Secretary of Education under Governor Mark Warner. She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "News". American Press. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
^ "Va. Education Secretary Leaving for Accrediting Group". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

Offices and distinctions

Academic offices
Preceded by Johnnie E. Merritt	President of Central Virginia Community College 1992–1998	Succeeded by Darrel Staat
Preceded by Richard J. Ernst	President of Northern Virginia Community College 1998–2002	Succeeded by Robert G. Templin, Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by Cheri Yecke	Virginia Secretary of Education 2002–2005	Succeeded by Peter A. Blake

Cabinet
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Anita Rimler (2002–2006)
Secretary of Administration	Sandra Bowen (2002–2006)
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry	Robert Bloxom (2005–2006)
Secretary of Commerce and Trade	Michael J. Schewel (2002–2006)
Secretary of Education	Belle Wheelan (2002–2005) Peter A. Blake (2005–2006)
Secretary of Finance	John M. Bennett (2002–2006)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources	Jane Woods (2002–2006)
Secretary of Natural Resources	W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (2002–2006)
Secretary of Public Safety	John W. Marshall (2002–2006)
Secretary of Technology	George Newstrom (2002–2004) Eugene Huang (2004–2006)
Secretary of Transportation	Whittington W. Clement (2002–2005) Pierce Homer (2005–2006)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff	William H. Leighty (2002–2006)
Counsel to the Governor	Robert Blue (2002–2005) Robert P. Crouch (2005–2006)
Assistant for Commonwealth Preparedness	John H. Hager (2002–2004) George W. Foresman (2004–2006)
Special Advisor for Workforce Development	Barbara Bolin (2003–2006)