William Jasper Hale (September 26, 1874 – October 5, 1944) was an American academic administrator.
Hale was born in rural poverty in Marion County, Tennessee, on September 26, 1874.
[2] Hale expanded the campus, with the completion of six more buildings by 1935.
He fundraised $40,000 for the War savings stamps of the United States.
[3] His wife was his secretary at TSU, and their three children graduated from the university.