13 Notable alumni of
Savannah State University
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Savannah State University is 2603rd in the world, 904th in North America, and 855th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Savannah 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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Tone Bell
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Michael Anthony Bell II, known professionally as Tone Bell, is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
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Louise Simonson
- Occupations
- editorscreenwritercomics writercomics editor
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Louise Simonson is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as Conan the Barbarian, Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel. She is often referred to by the nickname "Weezie". Among the comic characters she co-created are Cable, Steel, Power Pack, Rictor, Doomsday and the X-Men villain Apocalypse.
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Jeffrey Catherine Jones
- Occupations
- paintercomics artistpencillerillustrator
- Biography
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Jeffrey Catherine Jones was an American artist whose work is best known from the late 1960s through the 2000s. Jones created the cover art for more than 150 books through 1976, as well as venturing into fine art during and after this time. Fantasy artist Frank Frazetta supposedly described Jones as "the greatest living painter" and she included the quote on her website, but the source of the quote is unknown and Frazetta denied ever having said it when asked. Although Jones first achieved fame as simply Jeff Jones and later as Jeffrey Jones, she transitioned to female and added Catherine as a middle name in 1998.
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Scotty ATL
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 40)
- Occupations
- rapperrecord producersongwriter
- Biography
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Walter Scott Williams, known professionally as Scotty ATL, is an American actor, entrepreneur, rapper, record producer, and songwriter.
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Van R. Johnson
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United States - Occupations
- radio personalitycolumnistpolitical punditpoliticiantalk show host
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Van R. Johnson is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Savannah, Georgia since 2020. He is the fourth African-American mayor in the city's history. Before becoming mayor, he served four terms as alderman for the Savannah City Council's 1st District.
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Walter E. Gaskin
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Walter Edward Gaskin Sr. is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who served as the 19th Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from May 2009 to August 2013. In that role, he served as Acting Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from November 2011 to January 2012. He was the first African American to be appointed as deputy chairman and chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
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Donnie Cochran
- Occupations
- military officer
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Donnie L. Cochran is a former United States Navy naval aviator and was the first African-American aviator to be selected to the Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels in 1986. Cochran later assumed command of the Blue Angels in 1994. He is a 2022 inductee to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.
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Jeremiah Hill
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Devonte Hill is an American-born Cameroonian basketball guard for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.
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Tommy Smalls
- Occupations
- disc jockey
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Tommy Smalls, known as Dr. Jive, was an influential African-American radio disc jockey in New York City during the early days of rock and roll. He owned the Smalls Paradise club in Harlem in the 1950s.
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Crissa Jackson
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Crissa Jackson is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Savannah State University from 2008 to 2010 where she was named honorable mention on the 2008-09 NCAA Division I All-Independent Team as a freshman. Following her sophomore season, where she was named Second-team All-Independent after averaging 9.3 points and 3.5 assists, she transferred to and Point Loma Nazarene University where she finished her college career. In 2015, she became the 13th woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. In 2022, she participated in the fourth season of the TV-show The Circle.
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Annie B. Andrews
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Enrolled in Savannah State University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in criminal justice
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Annie Belle Andrews is a former Assistant Administrator for Human Resources Management in the Federal Aviation Administration, and a former Rear Admiral in the US Navy, serving in the areas of manpower, personnel, training and education. She is the third African-American woman to reach the rank of rear admiral in the US Navy.
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Richard R. Wright Jr
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- social workersociologist
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Richard Robert Wright Jr. was an American sociologist, social worker, and minister. In 1911, Wright became the first African American to earn a doctorate in sociology from an organized graduate school when he received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Cyrus G. Wiley
- Occupations
- academic administrator
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Cyrus Gilbert Wiley served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth from 1921 and until 1926. He succeeded the first president, Richard R. Wright.