David Wiley Mullins (born August 11, 1906 in Ash Flat, Arkansas,[1] died September 22, 1987[2]) was an American academic.
He later became the chair of the department of educational administration for Alabama Polytechnic Institute, which would later become Auburn University.
[3] After the war, Mullins returned to Alabama Polytechnic Institute as a vice president, serving from 1949 to 1960.
In 1959, John Tyler Caldwell left the Arkansas to become chancellor of North Carolina State University.
However, similar to most college campuses during the 1960s, Mullins also presided over the tumultuous period that included the Vietnam War protests.
Additionally, Mullins helped create the University of Arkansas System, brokering a series of mergers.