List of Savannah State University alumni

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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.

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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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Academics

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Charles Elmore African-American scholar and jazz historian
George E. Kent 1941Professor of literature (with a specialism in Afro-American literature) [4]

Business

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Jerome Miller1975Retired 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 [5]

Politics and public service

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Curtis Cooper Savannah-area civil rights leader
Edna P. JacksonMember of the National League of Cities board of directors and former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia [6]
W. W. Law 1948Civil rights leader and preservationist [7]
Barbara J. Mobley1969Former member of the DeKalb County Georgia State Court bench, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives [8]
Robert E. Robinson 1971Civil rights attorney and member of the Savannah City Council

U.S. military services

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Official U.S. Navy photo of Retired U.S. Navy Captain Donnie Cochran
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Lieutenant General Walter E. Gaskin, United States Marine Corps
NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Annie B. Andrews1983Retired 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 1976Retired 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. WrightFlight instructor for the World War II Tuskegee Airmen [13]

Journalists and news media personalities

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Kareem McMichael2009News content specialist (WTOC), actor and film producer [14]
JaQuitta Williams 1993Former anchor/reporter for WSB-TV, ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia [15]

Athletics

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Steven Aycock1993Former head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University [16]
Bobby Curtis 1987Former National Football League player with the Washington Redskins and New York Jets [17]
Roy Ellison1987 National Football League official and umpire during Super Bowl XLIII [18]
Troy Hambrick 2000Former National Football League running back [19]
Matt "Showbiz" Jackson1983Former member of the Harlem Globetrotters [20]
Jessie Kenlaw1975Interim head coach of the WNBA's Washington Mystics; former assistant coach with the WNBA Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics [21] [22]
John Mathis1967Former American Basketball Association forward for the New Jersey Americans [23]
Wesley McGriff1990Defensive 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 [24] [25]
Ernest "The Cat" Miller Former professional wrestler [26]
Shannon Sharpe 1991Former 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]

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