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]
Academics
Name
Class year
Notability
Reference(s)
Charles Elmore
African-American scholar and jazz historian
George E. Kent
1941
Professor of literature (with a specialism in Afro-American literature)
[4]
Business
Name
Class year
Notability
Reference(s)
Jerome Miller
1975
Retired vice president for diversity and inclusion, Toyota Motor Inc; held other vice president and executive positions with the Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines, and TIAA
Former member of the DeKalb County Georgia State Court bench, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives
[8]
Robert E. Robinson
1971
Civil rights attorney and member of the Savannah City Council
U.S. military services
Official U.S. Navy photo of Retired U.S. Navy Captain Donnie CochranLieutenant General Walter E. Gaskin, United States Marine Corps
Name
Class year
Notability
Reference(s)
Annie B. Andrews
1983
Retired U.S. Navy rear admiral who served as the director of the Total Force Requirements Division (OPNAV N12); current assistant administrator for human resource management for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
[9][10]
Donnie Cochran
1976
Retired U.S. Navy captain, completed two tours with the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels
[11]
Walter E. Gaskin
1971
Lieutenant general, U.S. Marine Corps; retired in 2013 at the rank of lieutenant general as the deputy chairman, NATO Committee in Brussels;reviously vice director, Joint Staff; in June 2006, 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
[12]
James E. Wright
Flight instructor for the World War II Tuskegee Airmen
[13]
Journalists and news media personalities
Name
Class year
Notability
Reference(s)
Kareem McMichael
2009
News content specialist (WTOC), actor and film producer
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
Former National Football League player; three-time Super Bowl champion; second to Tony Gonzalez for most receptions (815), receiving yards (10,060), and TD receptions (62) by a tight end in an NFL career; TV presenter, co-hosted Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Skip Bayless; co-hosts ESPN First Take with Stephen A Smith and Molly Querim
[27][28][29]
See also
Savannah State University alumni (category)
References
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^ abSavannah State University from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
^Coleman, James W.; Joanne Veal Gabbin (Winter 1983). "The Legacy of George E. Kent". Black American Literature Forum. 17 (4): 143–147. doi:10.2307/2903975. JSTOR 2903975.
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^"Gonzalez gets record, win". The Examiner. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
^Barnidge, Noell (2009-10-15). "Shannon Sharpe headed home to SSU". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. Retrieved 2009-10-15.