Howard Jordan Jr.

Infobox University Chancellor
name = Dr. Howard Jordan, Jr.


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order = President
university = Savannah State College
term_start = 1963
term_end = 1971
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predecessor = William K. Payne
successor = Prince A. Jackson Jr.
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profession = educator
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footnotes =|Dr. Howard Jordan, Jr. served as president of Savannah State College from 1963 and until 1971. citeweb|title=SSU - Where Savannah Meets the Sea...|url=http://webpages.charter.net/ssuatl/history.htm|accessdate=2008-08-31]

Biography

Dr. Howard Jordan, Jr. became president of Savannah State College in September 1963 following the death of William K. Payne in August 1963. During his tenure as president the college established Savannah’s first graduate program in education (Master of Science in Elementary Education, 1968) and saw the program gain NCATE accreditation. Additionally, white students were admitted to the college as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the first white faculty members were hired.

Also during Jordan’s administration a major building program began which resulted in the construction of a modern student union, new football stadium, fine arts building, Payne Hall, and new dormitories for men and women.

Dr. Jordan resigned from the College in 1971 to accept a position as vice chancellor for the central office of the Georgia Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. He was the first African-American to hold this position.

Legacy

The Howard Jordan Business Building on the university’s campus is named in honor of Dr. Jordan. [citeweb|title=SSU COBA: The Howard Jordan Business Building|url=http://www.savstate.edu/tour/Buildings/COBA/business.htm|accessdate=2008-09-07] It houses 11 classrooms and the supporting staff and faculty offices. It also has a 300 seat auditorium, a general computer lab and business media facilities. [citeweb|title=The Howard Jordan Building|url=http://coba.savstate.edu/tiki-index.php?page_ref_id=146|accessdate=2008-09-07]

uggested Reading

*Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Ill.: Versa Press.

References

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Savannah State College
years=1963 — 1971