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]
Administration
Institute presidents
There have been twelve presidents in the history of Savannah State University. The current president is Cheryl Davenport Dozier.
Other administration
Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
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The Honorable Otis Johnson | Former faculty member and former mayor of Savannah, Georgia 2003-2011 |
Media
Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
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Shirley B. James | Student Services | Former SSU licensed professional counselor and the publisher and editor of The Savannah Tribune | [4][5] |
Social Sciences
Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
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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 President of the Georgia NAACP, Former Southeast Region Director and former member of the Savannah State Social Sciences faculty | [6] |
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 |
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Horace Broadnax | Athletic | the current head men's basketball coach and a member of the 1984 NCAA Division-I Men’s National Championship Team | [7] |
Steve Davenport | Athletic | the current head football coach | [8] |
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 | [9] |
See also
- Presidents of Savannah State University
- Savannah State University faculty
- Savannah State Tigers football coaches
References
- ^ "List of HBCUs -- White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". 2007-08-16. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ a b c "Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Savannah State University". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ a b "New Georgia Encyclopedia: Savannah State University". Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ "Shirley B. James Appointed to Savannah Airport Commission". Savannah Airport Commission. Archived from the original on 2009-01-12.
- ^ Alan Sverdlik: Savannah Tribune from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2008-11-14). Retrieved on 2009-02-11.
- ^ "City of Savannah". City of Savannah. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ "Savannah State University Head Men's Basketball Coach Horace Broadnax". Savannah State University. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- ^ "SSU Hires Davenport To Lead Football Program". Savannah State University Athletics. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Russell Ellington: A Coach for Life". Retrieved 2008-09-04.
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