Stuart Gulley

Frank Stuart Gulley became the seventh president of Woodward Academy on July 1, 2009. President Gulley came to Woodward Academy from LaGrange College, where he served as president for 13 years. A native of Nashville, Tenn., President Gulley graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in Modern European History, cum laude, in 1983.

Following his time at Vanderbilt, he attended Emory University's Candler School of Theology, from which he earned the Master of Divinity degree, magna cum laude, in 1986. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Georgia State University in 1999, which he began while working full-time at Emory University. He is the author of a book, 'The Academic President as Moral Leader: James T. Laney at Emory University, 1977-1993,' published by Mercer University Press in 2001. In 2016, President Gulley was named the Most Admired CEO in Education by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and in 2018 he was named Educator of the Year by the Atlanta Business Journal. In 2019 and 2021, President Gulley was named one of The Atlanta 500 by Atlanta magazine where he was recognized as one of the city's most powerful leaders. He serves as Chairman of the Board for the Meridian Herald and the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA). Dr. Gulley and his wife, Kathleen, are the parents of two sons who are part of Woodward Academy classes of 2015 and 2017.