Benjamin F. Hubert
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| Benjamin F. Hubert | |
| President Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College | |
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| Term | 1926 – 1947 |
| Predecessor | Cyrus G. Wiley |
| Successor | James A. Colston |
| Born | |
| Profession | educator |
Benjamin F. Hubert served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College from 1926 until 1947. [1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] President
Hubert succeeded Cyrus G. Wiley as president of the college in 1926. Hubert came to the college from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. [1] Under his leadership the college became a full-time degree-granting institution as the high school and normal programs were disestablished. The school also became a full member institution of the University System of Georgia in 1932 and the name was changed to Georgia State College that same year. [1]
[edit] Legacy
The Benjamin F. Hubert Technical Science Center on the university's campus houses the school's chemistry, computer science, and engineering departments and classrooms. [1]
[edit] Suggested Reading
- Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Ill.:Versa Press.
[edit] References
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| Preceded by Cyrus G. Wiley |
President of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth 1926 — 1947 |
Succeeded by James A. Colston |
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