Wendell G. Rayburn
Encyclopedia
Dr. Wendell Gilbert Rayburn (born May 20, 1929) served as president of Savannah State College
from 1980 and until 1988.
His administration implemented the Desegregation Plan mandated by the Georgia Board of Regents
and he led the institution through the first major building program since the 1970s. Buildings on the current campus completed during his term include the marine biology complex, the Jordan College of Business Administration, the president’s house (later named William E. Gardner Hall), and the Harris-McDew Health Services Center.
Dr. Rayburn resigned in 1988 to become president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Savannah State University
Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...
from 1980 and until 1988.
President
Dr. Rayburn was the eighth president of Savannah State College.His administration implemented the Desegregation Plan mandated by the Georgia Board of Regents
Georgia Board of Regents
The Georgia Board of Regents oversees the University System of Georgia as part of the state government of Georgia in the United States. The University System of Georgia is composed of all state public institutions of higher education.-History:...
and he led the institution through the first major building program since the 1970s. Buildings on the current campus completed during his term include the marine biology complex, the Jordan College of Business Administration, the president’s house (later named William E. Gardner Hall), and the Harris-McDew Health Services Center.
Dr. Rayburn resigned in 1988 to become president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Suggested Reading
- Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Ill.: Versa Press.