List of Georgia State University people

This is a list of Georgia State University people. Georgia State University is an urban research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it serves a diverse population of approximately 50,000 ^[1] students, and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. The current university president is M. Brian Blake. ^[2] 33°45′10″N84°23′10″W / 33.75278°N 84.38611°W / 33.75278; -84.38611

Notable alumni

• ABRA, musician, actress
• Angela Doyinsola Aina, public health practitioner
• Yolo Akili, activist, writer, and emotional health advocate
• Amalia Amaki, artist and art historian
• Sandra Lynn Barnes, educator, sociologist and author
• Foley Beach, archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America
• Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, academic
• Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Mayor of Atlanta
• Coy Bowles, musician, Zac Brown Band
• David Brown, former host of public radio show Marketplace
• John Burke, Grammy-nominated pianist and composer
• Max Burns, former Congressman, Georgia 12th District
• Ann-Marie Campbell, president, Southern Division, The Home Depot
• Joey Cape, musician, Lagwagon
• Benita Carr, photographer
• Dru Castro, musician, Grammy winner
• Joyce Chandler, former educator and member of the Georgia House of Representatives ^[3]
• Brad Cohen, teacher and author of Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had
• Kat Cole, COO of Cinnabon
• Lanard Copeland, former NBA player, later famous for playing in the National Basketball League (Australia)
• Paul Coverdell, late US Senator from Georgia (attended)
• Daffney, professional wrestler
• Shamari DeVoe, lead singer of Blaque
• Amy Dumas, professional wrestler better known by her ring name Lita (attended)
• William DuVall, lead singer of Alice in Chains ^[4]
• Douglas Edwards, America's first network news anchor
• William M. Fields, primatologist
• Louie Giglio, pastor, author
• Predrag Gosta, conductor and artistic director
• Tamyra Gray, actress, musician
• Matthew Hilger, professional poker player and author
• Kim Hoeckele, artist
• Mary Hood, author
• Hank Huckaby, Georgia Representative and Chancellor of the University System of Georgia
• Jerry Huckaby, former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, received a Master of Business Administration degree
• RJ Hunter, professional basketball player
• Nabilah Islam, Georgia state senator for the 7th district
• Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, suspect in 2025 New Orleans truck attack
• Henry Jenkins, Director, MIT Comparative Media Studies
• Jan Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore in the Georgia State Legislature
• Simran Judge, American-Indian model and actor
• Maya Kalle-Bentzur (born 1958), Israeli Olympic runner and long jumper
• John C. Knapp, president of Washington & Jefferson College
• Farooq Kperogi, journalist, media scholar at Kennesaw State University
• Lance Krall, actor
• Ousman Krubally (born 1988), American-Gambian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America
• Anya Liftig, performance artist
• Sean Linkenback, author
• Ludacris, musician, actor
• Wil Lutz, NFL player
• Sam Massell, former mayor of Atlanta
• Sheryl McCollum, professor, crime analyst, non-profit founder/director
• Corrina Sephora Mensoff, artist
• Jere Morehead, 22nd and current president of the University of Georgia ^[5]
• Amber Nash, comedian and actress, provides the voice of Pam Poovey on Archer ^[6]
• Sharlotte Neely, anthropologist, author, and expert on the Cherokees
• Rodger Nishioka, professor of Christian education
• Rusty Paul, second mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia
• Jody Powell, White House Press Secretary, 1977–1980
• Lockett Pundt, guitarist for Deerhunter
• Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State during the 2020 United States presidential election
• Malika Redmond, activist and non-profit director
• Marco Restrepo, musician
• Glenn Richardson, former Speaker, Georgia House of Representatives
• Julia Roberts, actress (attended) ^[7]
• Bryant Rogowski, former professional wrestler who used the stage name Bryant Anderson
• Rubi Rose, rapper
• Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, primatologist at GSU's Language Research Centre
• Adam Schultz, Chief Official White House Photographer
• Charles Shapiro, former ambassador to Venezuela, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US State Department
• Caleb Spivak, actor, model, and entrepreneur
• Andy Stanley, church planter, pastor, and author
• Todd Starnes, author
• Linton Stephens, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia ^[8]
• Ray Stevens, musician
• Sarah Tiana, comedian, actress
• Will Turpin, bassist for Collective Soul
• Beth Van Fleet, AVP beach volleyball professional player
• Gerald R. Weeks, psychologist
• Lynn Westmoreland, United States Representative
• Walter Lee Williams, historian, author, and Former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive arrested for sexual acts with underage boys and possession of erotic paraphernalias related to child pornography
• Albert Wilson, NFL player

Notable faculty

• Raffi Besalyan, pianist
• David Bottoms, Georgia's Poet Laureate
• Virginia Spencer Carr, biographer
• James C. Cox, Noah Langdale Jr. Chair in Economics and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at GSU
• Deborah Duchon, anthropologist and Food Network personality
• Nancy Grace, former prosecutor and current host on CourtTV and CNN (former instructor, no current appointment at GSU) ^[9]
• Beth Gylys, poet
• Carole Hill, anthropologist and former professor ^[10]
• Asa Hilliard
• Colleen McEdwards, anchor on CNN International
• Arun Rai, editor-in-chief of Management Information Systems Quarterly
• Donald Ratajczak, economist
• Robert Scott Thompson, composer
• Akinyele Umoja
• Vijay Vaishnavi, computer information systems researcher and scholar

References

1. "GSU enrolls more than 30,000 students this fall".
2. "M. Brian Blake, George Washington University Provost, Named Georgia State University President".
3. "Joyce Chandler's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
4. Dickens, Tad (May 12, 2014). "In 2nd incarnation, rockers Alice in Chains embrace the differences". The Roanoke Times.
5. Diamond, Laura (January 28, 2013). "UGA insider sole finalist to be next president". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
6. Nash, Amber. "Dad's Garage". Dad's Garage. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
7. "Julia Roberts Educational Background". EDU in Review. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
8. "Hon. Linton Stephens", The Daily Constitutionalist and Republic (June 4, 1859), p. 2.
9. "Nancy Grace's Bio on CourtTV". Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2006.
10. "Carole E. Hill manuscript of Symbols and Society". sclfind.libs.uga.edu.

External links

• GSU official website