List of Georgia State University people explained

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] students, and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. The current university president is M. Brian Blake.^[2] 33.7528°N -84.3861°W

Notable alumni

• ABRA, musician, actress
• Angela Doyinsola Aina, public health practitioner
• Yolo Akili, activist, writer, and emotional health advocate
• Amalia Amaki, artist and art historian
• Sandra Lynn Barnes, educator, sociologist and author
• Foley Beach, archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America
• Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, academic
• Keisha 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 composer
• Max Burns, former Congressman, Georgia 12th District
  • Ann-Marie Campbell, president, Southern Division, The Home Depot Joey Cape, musician, Lagwagon
• Benita Carr, photographer
• Dru Castro, musician, Grammy winner
• Joyce 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 wrestler
• Shamari 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 anchor
• William M. Fields, primatologist
• Louie Giglio, pastor, author
• Predrag Gosta, conductor and artistic director
• Tamyra Gray, actress, musician
• Matthew Hilger, professional poker player and author
• Kim Hoeckele, artist
• Mary Hood, author
• Hank 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 degree
• RJ Hunter, professional basketball player
• Nabilah Islam, Georgia state senator for the 7th district
• Henry Jenkins, Director, MIT Comparative Media Studies
• Jan Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore in the Georgia State Legislature
• Simran Judge, American-Indian model and actor
• Maya Kalle-Bentzur (born 1958), Israeli Olympic runner and long jumper
• John C. Knapp, president of Washington & Jefferson College
• Farooq Kperogi, journalist, media scholar at Kennesaw State University
• Lance Krall, actor
• Ousman Krubally (born 1988), American-Gambian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America
• Anya Liftig, performance artist
• Sean Linkenback, author
• Ludacris, musician, actor
• Wil Lutz, NFL player
• Sam Massell, former mayor of Atlanta
• Sheryl McCollum, professor, crime analyst, non-profit founder/director
• Corrina Sephora Mensoff, artist
• Jere 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 Cherokees
• Rodger Nishioka, professor of Christian education
• Rusty Paul, second mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia
• Jody Powell, White House Press Secretary, 1977–1980
• Lockett Pundt, guitarist for Deerhunter
• Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State during the 2020 United States presidential election
• Malika Redmond, activist and non-profit director
• Marco Restrepo, musician
• Glenn Richardson, former Speaker, Georgia House of Representatives
• Julia Roberts, actress (attended)^[7]
• Bryant Rogowski, former professional wrestler who used the stage name Bryant Anderson
• Rubi Rose, rapper
• Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, primatologist at GSU's Language Research Centre
• Adam Schultz, Chief Official White House Photographer
• Charles Shapiro, former ambassador to Venezuela, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US State Department
• Caleb Spivak, actor, model, and entrepreneur
• Andy Stanley, church planter, pastor, and author
• Todd Starnes, author
• Linton Stephens, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia^[8]
• Ray Stevens, musician
• Sarah Tiana, comedian, actress
• Will Turpin, bassist for Collective Soul
• Beth Van Fleet, AVP beach volleyball professional player
• Gerald R. Weeks, psychologist
• Lynn Westmoreland, United States Representative
• Walter 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 pornography
• Albert Wilson, NFL player

Notable faculty

• Raffi Besalyan, pianist
• David Bottoms, Georgia's Poet Laureate
• Virginia Spencer Carr, biographer
• Deborah Duchon, anthropologist and Food Network personality
• Nancy Grace, former prosecutor and current host on CourtTV and CNN (former instructor, no current appointment at GSU)^[9]
• Beth Gylys, poet
• Carole 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, economist
• Robert Scott Thompson
• Akinyele Umoja
• Vijay Vaishnavi, computer information systems researcher and scholar

External links

• GSU official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: GSU enrolls more than 30,000 students this fall.
2. News: M. Brian Blake, George Washington University Provost, Named Georgia State University President .
3. Web site: Joyce Chandler's Biography . . April 7, 2021.
4. Web site: In 2nd incarnation, rockers Alice in Chains embrace the differences . Dickens . Tad . May 12, 2014 . The Roanoke Times.
5. News: UGA insider sole finalist to be next president . . January 28, 2013 . Diamond . Laura . February 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208031532/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/uga-insider-sole-finalist-to-be-next-president/nT8cW/ . February 8, 2013 . dead .
6. Web site: Nash. Amber. Dad's Garage. Dad's Garage. 2014-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110063818/http://www.dadsgarage.com/performers/amber-nash.aspx. 2014-11-10. dead.
7. Web site: Julia Roberts Educational Background. EDU in Review. 6 June 2012.
8. "Hon. Linton Stephens", The Daily Constitutionalist and Republic (June 4, 1859), p. 2.
9. Web site: Nancy Grace's Bio on CourtTV . June 23, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060619083021/http://www.courttv.com/anchors/nancy_grace.html . June 19, 2006 .
10. Web site: Carole E. Hill manuscript of Symbols and Society . sclfind.libs.uga.edu.