List of Savannah State University faculty

This list of Savannah State University faculty includes current and former faculty, staff and presidents of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, Georgia State College, Savannah State College, and/or Savannah State University. Notable graduates, non-graduate former students and current students are found on the List of Savannah State University alumni.

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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Administration

Institute presidents

Main article: President of Savannah State University

There have been twelve presidents in the history of Savannah State University. The current president is Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. who became president on May 30, 2007.[4]

Other administration

Name Department Notability Reference
The Honorable Otis Johnson Former faculty member and the current mayor of Savannah, Georgia


Media

Name Department Notability Reference
Shirley B. James Student Services Former SSU licensed professional counselor and the publisher and editor of The Savannah Tribune [5][6]


Social Sciences

Name Department Notability Reference
Charles J. Elmore Mass Communications Former SSU professor and department chair and author of An Historical Guide to Laurel Grove Cemetery South, a book on SSU’s Richard R. Wright, and The Athletic Saga of Savannah State College. Elmore’s last publication is All That Savannah Jazz published in 1999
Francys Johnson Social Sciences NAACP Southeast Region Director and former member of the Savannah State Social Sciences faculty [7]
E. J. Josey Social Sciences American activist and librarian who served as an instructor of Social Sciences and History (1954-1955)
Mohamed Haji Mukhtar Social and Behavioral Sciences Professor of African and Middle Eastern History and noted author on the history and sociology of Somalia and Islam


Athletics

Name Department Notability Reference
Horace Broadnax Athletic the current head men's basketball coach and a member of the 1984 NCAA Division-I Men’s National Championship Team [8]
Steve Davenport Athletic the current head football coach [9]
Russell Ellington Mathematics compiled a 148-91 record (.619 winning percentage) as Savannah State College’s men's head basketball, the most wins by a men's basketball coach in the school's history [10]


See also

References

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  1. ^ "List of HBCUs -- White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". 2007-08-16. http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-list.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
  2. ^ a b c "Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Savannah State University". http://www.petersons.com/blackcolleges/profiles/savannah.asp?sponsor=2904. Retrieved 2007-08-27. 
  3. ^ a b "New Georgia Encyclopedia: Savannah State University". http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1428. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  4. ^ "Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D President Savannah State University". http://www.savstate.edu/news/YarbroughWelcomeJuly07REV.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-27. 
  5. ^ "Shirley B. James Appointed to Savannah Airport Commission". Savannah Airport Commission. http://www.savannahairport.com/news.php?key=183. 
  6. ^ Alan Sverdlik: Savannah Tribune from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2008-11-14). Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
  7. ^ "City of Savannah". City of Savannah. 2007. http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/SavannahGaGOV.nsf/mainportal/government?opendocument. Retrieved 2007-04-05. 
  8. ^ "Savannah State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Horace Broadnax". Savannah State University. http://www.savstate.edu/athletics/mbasketball/headcoach.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 
  9. ^ "SSU Hires Davenport To Lead Football Program". Savannah State University Athletics. http://www.ssuathletics.com/news/2011/1/7/FB_0107111125.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  10. ^ "Russell Ellington: A Coach for Life". http://savannahnow.com/node/354305. Retrieved 2008-09-04.