Thislist 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/orSavannah State University. Notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on thelist of Savannah State University faculty.
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported,historically black university (HBCU) located inSavannah,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 theUniversity System of Georgia.[2][3]
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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
Official U.S. Navy photo of Retired U.S. Navy CaptainDonnie CochranLieutenant General Walter E. Gaskin, United States Marine Corps
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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
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
Defensive backs coach and defensive recruiting coordinator for theVanderbilt Commodores; former defensive backs coach for theMiami Hurricanes and former interim coach and defensive coordinator at Savannah State University
Former National Football League player; three-timeSuper Bowl champion; second toTony Gonzalez for most receptions (815), receiving yards (10,060), and TD receptions (62) by a tight end in an NFL career; TV presenter, co-hostedSkip and Shannon: Undisputed withSkip Bayless; co-hosts ESPNFirst Take with Stephen A Smith and Molly Querim
^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.JSTOR2903975.
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