Wallis Beasley, a former one-time acting president of Washington State University, died Tuesday in Pullman, Washington at the age of 92. A sociologist, Beasley served as acting WSU president in 1966-1967, between the administrations of C. Clement French and Glenn Terrell.

Over his WSU career Beasley chaired or was a member of many university committees, and for several years he was faculty athletic representative to the Pacific Athletic Conference – now Pac-10. After Terrell’s arrival, Beasley served as executive vice president until his retirement in 1981. Wazzu’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum is named in his honor.