EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Atlanta, GA

Founding Date:
1913

Motto:
Veritas Valet et Vincet

Team:
Panthers

Mascot:
Pounce

Enrollment:
27,000

Official Website:
http://www.gsu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andrew N. Baur	Business	25-Apr-1944	20-Feb-2011	Southwest Bank of St. Louis
J. Veronica Biggins	Business	19-Oct-1946		Partner, HNCL Search
W. Frank Blount	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Telstra, 1992-99
Max Burns	Politician	8-Nov-1948		Congressman from Georgia, 2003-05
James E. Copeland, Jr.	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Deloitte & Touche, 1999-2003
Paul Coverdell	Politician	29-Jan-1939	18-Jul-2000	US Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000
A. William Dahlberg	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Southern Company, 1995-2001
Jere A. Drummond	Business	23-Jul-1939		Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01
Amy Dumas	Wrestling	14-Apr-1975		WWE diva, ex of Matt Hardy
Glenn A. Eisenberg	Business	c. 1962		EVP Finance at Timken
Vicki B. Escarra	Business	c. 1955		America's Second Harvest
Linda S. Harty	Business	c. 1960		VP and Treasurer of Cardinal Health
Dennis R. Hendrix	Business	8-Jan-1940		Chairman of PanEnergy, 1990-97
Jerry Huckaby	Politician	19-Jul-1941		Congressman from Louisiana, 1977-93
Danny W. Huff	Business	c. 1951		CFO of Georgia Pacific, 1999-2005
M. Christine Jacobs	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Theragenics
Terry S. Jacobs	Business	c. 1942		Regent Communications Inc.
Olivia F. Kirtley	Business	c. 1949		Vermont American Corporation
Richard H. Lenny	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Hershey, 2001-07
Kenneth D. Lewis	Business	9-Apr-1947		CEO of Bank of America, 2001-09
Ludacris	Rapper	11-Sep-1977		Incognegro
Mackey J. McDonald	Business	1-Nov-1946		CEO of VF Corporation, 1996-2008
Parker H. Petit	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Matria Healthcare
Jody Powell	Government	30-Sep-1943	14-Sep-2009	Jimmy Carter's Press Secretary
Peter S. Redding	Business	c. 1938		Standard Register Company
W. Allen Reed	Business	1947		CEO of GM Asset Management, 1994-2005
Charles S. Shapiro	Diplomat	c. 1957		US Ambassador to Venezuela, 2002-04
Maceo K. Sloan	Business	c. 1949		NCM Capital Management
Todd Starnes	Talk Show Host	28-Oct-1967		FOX News & Commentary
Ray Stevens	Country Musician	24-Jan-1939		"The Streak"
David A. Stonecipher	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Jefferson-Pilot, 1993-2004
J. Leland Strange	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Intelligent Systems
Lynn Westmoreland	Politician	2-Apr-1950		Congressman, Georgia 3rd
Wayne Williams	Criminal	27-May-1958		Atlanta child murders

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leonard L. Berry	Business	c. 1942		Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M
Arthur C. Brooks	Author	21-May-1964		Gross National Happiness
Nancy Grace	Journalist	23-Oct-1958		CourtTV and CNN legal host
Dan Miller	Politician	30-May-1942		Congressman from Florida, 1993-2003
James C. Miller III	Economist	25-Jun-1942		Conservative economist
John M. Palms	Physicist	6-Jun-1935		President, University of South Carolina, 1991-2002
Andrew Young	Politician	12-Mar-1932		Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-90

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. Frank Blount	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Telstra, 1992-99
John M. Palms	Physicist	6-Jun-1935		President, University of South Carolina, 1991-2002

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rod Barnes	Basketball	8-Jan-1966		Georgia State Head Coach

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