10 Notable alumni of
Georgia College & State University
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Georgia College & State University is 2910th in the world, 1008th in North America, and 955th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Georgia College & State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Newt Gingrich
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- historianwriterteacherpoliticiannovelist
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Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.
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Flannery O'Connor
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- novelistwriteressayist
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Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.
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Sherrilyn Kenyon
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- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her former married name, she wrote both urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She is best known for her Dark Hunter series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she writes historical fiction with paranormal elements. Kenyon's novels have sold over 70 million copies in print in over 100 countries. Under both names, her books have appeared at the top of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today lists, and they are frequent bestsellers in Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
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Ruth Carter Stapleton
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- evangelistpolitician
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Ruth Carter Stapleton was an American Christian evangelist. She was the youngest sister of United States President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter’s best friend.
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Earl Grant
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- basketball coach
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Earl Grant is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team. Prior to being named head coach at Boston College, Grant served as head coach at the College of Charleston, as an assistant coach at Clemson University, and an assistant coach for six years under former Charleston assistant coach Gregg Marshall at Wichita State and Winthrop University. Grant also served as an assistant coach at The Citadel.
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Sandra Deal
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- teacher
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Emilie Sandra Deal was an American education advocate and public school language arts teacher. As the wife of Georgia's 82nd Governor, Nathan Deal, she served as the First Lady of Georgia from 2011 to 2019.
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Jackson Pearce
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- novelistchildren's writerwriter
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Jackson Pearce is an American author. She writes young adult fiction and also publishes as J. Nelle Patrick.
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Emily Dolvin
- Years
- 1912-2006 (aged 94)
- Biography
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Emily Frances Gordy Dolvin, also known as Aunt Sissy, was an American educator, historic preservationist, political campaigner and civic leader from the state of Georgia.
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Susan Dowdell Myrick
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- newspaper editorwritercolumnist
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Susan "Sue" Dowdell Myrick was an American journalist, educator, author, and conservationist. Her friendship with author Margaret Mitchell led to Myrick's role as a technical advisor and dialect coach during the production of Gone with the Wind (1939), ensuring the film accurately portrayed the accents, customs, and manners of the South. Due to this expertise she has been called the "Emily Post of the South". Myrick also was a columnist, reporter, and associate editor for Macon-based newspaper The Telegraph, working at the paper for fifty years.
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Colette Pierce Burnette
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- industrial engineeruniversity president
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Colette Pierce Burnette is an American educational administrator. Educated as an industrial engineer, Burnette later became interested in supporting students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). After serving in several administrative positions at U.S. universities, she became the first female president of Huston–Tillotson University in 2015. In August 2022, Burnette was announced as the next president and CEO of Newfields in Indianapolis, Indiana. Only 15 months later, she left the position.
