This list of Savannah State University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, Georgia State College, Savannah State College, and/or Savannah State University. Notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on the list of Savannah State University faculty.
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university (HBCU) located in Savannah, Georgia.[1] The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in 1898.[2] In 1928 the college became a full four-year degree-granting institution and removed the high school and normal school programs.[2][3] In 1932 the school became a full member institution of the University System of Georgia.[2][3]
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Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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George E. Kent | 1941 | professor of literature (with a specialism in Afro-American literature) | [4] |
Dr.Charles Elmore | African-American scholar and jazz historian |
Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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Jerome Miller | 1974 | Toyota Motor Sales Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | [5] |
Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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Curtis Cooper | Notable Savannah-area civil rights leader. | ||
W. W. Law | 1948 | A nationally-known civil rights leader and preservationist | [6] |
Edna P. Jackson | member of the National League of Cities board of directors and Mayor Pro-Tem of Savannah, Georgia | [7] | |
Barbara J. Mobley | 1969 | A former member of the DeKalb County Georgia State Court bench and a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives | [8] |
Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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Donnie Cochran | 1976 | Retired U.S. Navy Captain who completed two tours with the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels | [9] |
Walter E. Gaskin | 1971 | Major General, U.S. Marine Corps - Currently the Vice Director, Joint Staff. In June 2006, Gaskin became the commanding general of Marine Corps Second Division, making him the senior ranking active-duty African-American Marine and first African-American to command a Marine Corps division | [10] |
James E. Wright | flight instructor for the World War II Tuskegee Airmen | [11] |
Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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JaQuitta Williams | 1993 | former anchor/reporter for WSB-TV, ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia | [12] |
Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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Steven Aycock | 1993 | Head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University | [13] |
Bobby Curtis | 1987 | former National Football League player with the Washington Redskins and New York Jets | [14] |
Roy Ellison | 1987 | National Football League official and umpire during Super Bowl XLIII | [15] |
Troy Hambrick | 2000 | former National Football League running back | [16] |
Matt "Showbiz" Jackson | 1983 | former member of the Harlem Globetrotters | [17] |
Jessie Kenlaw | 1975 | Interim Head Coach of the WNBA's Washington Mystics; former assistant coach with the WNBA Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics | [18][19] |
John Mathis | 1967 | former American Basketball Association forward for the New Jersey Americans | [20] |
Wesley McGriff | 1990 | current defensive backs coach and defensive recruiting coordinator for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Former defensive backs coach for the Miami Hurricanes and former interim coach and defensive coordinator at Savannah State University. | [21][22] |
Ernest "The Cat" Miller | former professional wrestler | [23] | |
Shannon Sharpe | 1991 | former National Football League player; three-time Super Bowl champion, and NFL’s all-time leader in receptions (815) and yards (10,060) by a tight end. He is number 2 on the NFL's all-time TD receptions by a tight end list (62) behind Tony Gonzalez. | [24][25][26] |
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