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°45′10″N 84°23′10″W / 33.75278°N 84.38611°W / 33.75278; -84.38611
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]
Malika Redmond , activist and non-profit director
Rubi Rose , American rapper, was a model who featured in Migos video, now famous for her song Big Mouth.
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
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]
Sharlotte Neely , anthropologist, author, and expert on the Cherokees
Rodger Nishioka , professor of Christian education
Sam Massell , former mayor of
Atlanta
Amber Nash , comedian and actress, provides the voice of Pam Poovey on
Archer
[6]
Rusty Paul , 2nd 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
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
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
Carole Hill , American anthropologist and former professor
[9]
Arun Rai , Editor-in-Chief of
Management Information Systems Quarterly
Raffi Besalyan , pianist
David Bottoms , Georgia's Poet Laureate
Virginia Spencer Carr , biographer
Nancy Grace , former
prosecutor and current host on
CourtTV and
CNN (former instructor, no current appointment at GSU)
[10]
Beth Gylys , poet
Asa Hilliard
Colleen McEdwards , anchor on
CNN International
Donald Ratajczak , economist
Akinyele Umoja
Robert Scott Thompson
Vijay Vaishnavi ,
computer information systems researcher and scholar
Deborah Duchon , Anthropologist and
Food Network personality
References
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"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 . Archived from
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.
^
"Carole E. Hill manuscript of Symbols and Society" . sclfind.libs.uga.edu .
^
"Nancy Grace's Bio on CourtTV" . Archived from
the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2006 .
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