Albany State University: A Centennial History: 1903-2003 (GA) (College History Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (673 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738514934 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Titus Brown, Ph.D., is a graduate of Albany State University and professor of history at Florida A&M University. . In this unique tribute to his alma mater, Brown celebrates the remarkable achievements of the many men and women who have contributed to the ASU legacy. He is the author of Faithful, Firm and True: African American Edu
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Joseph Winthrop Holley and continued through the leadership of five dynamic presidents: Dr. Thomas M. Billy C. Washington's Tuskegee Institute-provided industrial, normal, and religious education for African Americans. In 1917, it became a state-supported, two-year college (Georgia Normal and Agricultural College), and in 1932 entered the University System of Georgia. In 1943 it became a four-year institution (Albany State College) and experienced tremendous growth from 1943 to 1996, when the name was changed to Albany State University.Within these pages are some 200 photographs depicting the growth initiated by Dr. William H. Jenkins (1965-1969); Dr. Dennis (1954-1965); Dr. Albany State University, located in southwest Georgia on the banks of the Flint River, is a four-year unit of the University System of Georgia with five academic schools and degree programs in more than 40 areas of study. Hayes (1969-1980); and Dr. Charles L. Founded in 1903 as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute by Joseph Winthrop Holley, the institution-patterned after Booker T. Portia Holmes Shields began a major renovation program for ASU-complete with new buildings and state-of-the art technology-after the devastating floods of 1994 and 1998. Poised
About the Author Titus Brown, Ph.D., is a graduate of Albany State University and professor of history at Florida A&M University. In this unique tribute to his alma mater, Brown celebrates the remarkable achievements of the many men and women who have contributed to the ASU legacy. He is the author of Faithful, Firm and True: African American Education in the South and co-author of African-American Life on the Southern Hunting Plantation with James Jack Hadley.