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Professor Evanel R. Terrell and class
No full textWay Back Wednesday: As the Thanksgiving Holiday is around the corner, we reflect on an image from the Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections of students learning to make pies and muffins.
Photograph Circa 1950s - Professor Evanel R. Terrell instructing students on baking skills in Hammond Hall
Dr. Carlton Brown
No full textDr. Carlton E. Brown served as the eleventh president of Savannah State University from 1997 until 2006
Tamara Render (1996-1997)
No full textMiss Savannah State is the queen that represents the University at social service organizations, campus wide and community events.
Miss Savannah State is voted in by classmates to reign as the queen based on skills, qualities and talents.
The inception of establishing a queen for the university derived from a need to raise funds for student campus social events. The process of selecting the queen encouraged students to participate in having a fundraiser for the college
Little Green House
No full textThe Log Cabin Information Center, built in 1938, as an information center for campus visitors. It has served in various capacities, most notably as office space for one of the former President's, Dr. Clyde Woodrow Hall, when he served as the President of the Student Government Association (SGA) during the 1940s. The building was renovated and relocated to its original location in 2013. As of 2015, the building is not in use
Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Historical Photographs, 1920-1930
No full textA selection of photographs (1920-1930) from the Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. collection.
Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the north, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American war
James A. Colston Building
No full textJames A. Colston Building, built in 1959, was renamed for the fourth president of Georgia State College in 1980. The building was originally named for Asa H. Gordon, a Georgia State College faculty member. The building serves as an office space for administration offices
Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. Historical Photographs, 1960-1965
No full textA selection of photographs (1960-1965) from the Major Richard Robert Wright, Sr. collection.
Major Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the north, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American war
Coach Leo Richardson, SIAC Coach of the Year
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Library
No full textAsa H. Gordon library, built in 1976, was named for a faculty member of Georgia State College who is the first noted faculty of the institution to publish a book
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