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] University System of Georgia's four research universities. The current university president is M. Brian Blake .[ 2] 33°45′10″N 84°23′10″W / 33.75278°N 84.38611°W / 33.75278; -84.38611
Notable alumni
ABRA , musician, actressAngela Doyinsola Aina , public health practitionerYolo Akili , activist, writer, and emotional health advocateAmalia Amaki , artist and art historianSandra Lynn Barnes , educator, sociologist and authorFoley Beach , archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey , academicKeisha 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 composerMax Burns , former Congressman, Georgia 12th DistrictAnn-Marie Campbell , president, Southern Division, The Home Depot Joey Cape , musician, Lagwagon Benita Carr , photographerDru Castro , musician, Grammy winnerJoyce 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 wrestlerShamari 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 anchorWilliam M. Fields , primatologistLouie Giglio , pastor, authorPredrag Gosta , conductor and artistic directorTamyra Gray , actress, musicianMatthew Hilger , professional poker player and authorKim Hoeckele , artistMary Hood , authorHank 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 degreeRJ Hunter , professional basketball playerNabilah Islam , Georgia state senator for the 7th districtShamsud-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 actorMaya Kalle-Bentzur (born 1958), Israeli Olympic runner and long jumperJohn C. Knapp , president of Washington & Jefferson College Farooq Kperogi , journalist, media scholar at Kennesaw State University Lance Krall , actorOusman Krubally (born 1988), American-Gambian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ken Lewis , CEO of Bank of America Anya Liftig , performance artistSean Linkenback , authorLudacris , musician, actorWil Lutz , NFL playerSam Massell , former mayor of Atlanta Sheryl McCollum , professor, crime analyst, non-profit founder/directorCorrina Sephora Mensoff , artistJere 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 CherokeesRodger Nishioka , professor of Christian educationRusty Paul , second mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia Jody Powell , White House Press Secretary, 1977–1980Lockett Pundt , guitarist for Deerhunter Brad Raffensperger , Georgia Secretary of State during the 2020 United States presidential electionMalika Redmond , activist and non-profit directorMarco Restrepo , musicianGlenn Richardson , former Speaker, Georgia House of RepresentativesJulia Roberts , actress (attended)[ 7] Bryant Rogowski , former professional wrestler who used the stage name Bryant AndersonRubi Rose , rapperSue Savage-Rumbaugh , primatologist at GSU's Language Research CentreAdam Schultz , Chief Official White House PhotographerCharles Shapiro , former ambassador to Venezuela , Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US State DepartmentCaleb Spivak , actor, model, and entrepreneurAndy Stanley , church planter, pastor, and authorTodd Starnes , authorLinton Stephens , associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia[ 8] Ray Stevens , musicianSarah Tiana , comedian, actressWill Turpin , bassist for Collective Soul Beth Van Fleet , AVP beach volleyball professional playerGerald R. Weeks , psychologistLynn Westmoreland , United States RepresentativeWalter 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 pornographyAlbert Wilson , NFL player
Notable faculty
Raffi Besalyan , pianistDavid Bottoms , Georgia's Poet LaureateVirginia Spencer Carr , biographerJames C. Cox , Noah Langdale Jr. Chair in Economics and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at GSUDeborah Duchon , anthropologist and Food Network personalityNancy Grace , former prosecutor and current host on CourtTV and CNN (former instructor, no current appointment at GSU)[ 9] Beth Gylys , poetCarole 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 , economistRobert Scott Thompson , composerAkinyele Umoja Vijay Vaishnavi , computer information systems researcher and scholar
References
^ "GSU enrolls more than 30,000 students this fall" .^ "M. Brian Blake, George Washington University Provost, Named Georgia State University President" .^ "Joyce Chandler's Biography" . Vote Smart . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .^ Dickens, Tad (May 12, 2014). "In 2nd incarnation, rockers Alice in Chains embrace the differences" . The Roanoke Times . ^ Diamond, Laura (January 28, 2013). "UGA insider sole finalist to be next president" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013 . ^ Nash, Amber. "Dad's Garage" . Dad's Garage . Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-11-10 . ^ "Julia Roberts Educational Background" . EDU in Review. Retrieved 6 June 2012 .^ "Hon. Linton Stephens", The Daily Constitutionalist and Republic (June 4, 1859), p. 2.
^ "Nancy Grace's Bio on CourtTV" . Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2006 .^ "Carole E. Hill manuscript of Symbols and Society" . sclfind.libs.uga.edu .
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