Benjamin F. Hubert | |
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Hubert pictured in the The Hubertonian 1947, Savannah State yearbook
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President Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College | |
In office 1926–1947 |
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Preceded by | Cyrus G. Wiley |
Succeeded by | James A. Colston |
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Born | December 25, 1884 Macon County, Georgia |
Died | April 29, 1958 Atlanta, Georgia |
(aged 73)
Profession | educator |
Benjamin Franklin Hubert (December 25, 1884 – April 29, 1958) served as president of Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and Georgia State College from 1926 until 1947.
Hubert succeeded Cyrus G. Wiley as president of the college in 1926. Hubert came to the college from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. 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.
The Benjamin F. Hubert Technical Science Center on the university's campus houses the school's chemistry, computer science, and engineering departments and classrooms.