Benjamin F. Hubert
Benjamin F. Hubert | |
|---|---|
 Hubert pictured in the The Hubertonian 1947, Savannah State yearbook | |
| President Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College | |
| In office 1926–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Cyrus G. Wiley |
| Succeeded by | James A. Colston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1884 Macon County, Georgia |
| Died | April 29, 1958 (aged 73) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Profession | educator |
Benjamin Franklin Hubert (December 25, 1884 – April 29, 1958)[1][2] served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College from 1926 until 1947.[3]
Biography
President
Hubert succeeded Cyrus G. Wiley as president of the college in 1926. Hubert came to the college from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.[3] Under his leadership the college became a full-time degree-granting institution as the high school and normal programs were disestablished. The school also became a full member institution of the University System of Georgia in 1932 and the name was changed to Georgia State College that same year.[3]
Legacy
The Benjamin F. Hubert Technical Science Center on the university's campus houses the school's chemistry, computer science, and engineering departments and classrooms.[3]
Suggested Reading
- Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890–1990. East Peoria, Ill.:Versa Press.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Institute for Research in Biography (New York, N.Y.) (1948). World Biography. Vol. 1. Institute for Research in Biography. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ a b c d "New Georgia Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2007-08-31.