Benjamin F. Hubert

Benjamin F. Hubert

Hubert pictured in the The Hubertonian 1947, Savannah State yearbook
President Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College
Term 1926 – 1947
Predecessor Cyrus G. Wiley
Successor James A. Colston
Born December 25, 1884
Macon County, Georgia
Died April 29, 1958(1958-04-29) (aged 73)
Atlanta, Georgia
Profession educator

Benjamin Franklin Hubert (December 25, 1884 – April 29, 1958)[1][2] served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College from 1926 until 1947.[3]

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Biography

President

Hubert succeeded Cyrus G. Wiley as president of the college in 1926. Hubert came to the college from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.[3] 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.[3]

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.[3]

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References

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  3. ^ a b c d "New Georgia Encyclopedia". http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1428. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
Academic offices
Preceded by
Cyrus G. Wiley		 President of
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth
1926 — 1947		 Succeeded by
James A. Colston
Acting Presidents:
  • Meyers
  • Hall
  • Bolden
  • Brock
  • Scott
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