Wendell G. Rayburn

Wendell Gilbert Rayburn (May 20, 1929 – December 27, 2016)[1] was an American educator, academic administrator, and university president. He served as president of Savannah State College from 1980 and until 1988,[2][3] and president of Lincoln University from 1988 until 1996.

Wendell G. Rayburn
President of Lincoln University
In office
1988–1996
Preceded byThomas Miller Jenkins
Succeeded byDavid B. Henson
President of Savannah State College
In office
1980–1988
Preceded byPrince A. Jackson Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam E. Gardner Jr.
Personal details
Born(1929-05-20)May 20, 1929
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 2016(2016-12-27) (aged 87)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materEastern Michigan University
ProfessionUniversity president, academic administrator, educator

Career

He attended Eastern Michigan University and graduated with a B.A. degree (1951).[1]

From 1954 until 1968, Rayburn worked in public schools in Detroit, as both an educator and as an academic administrator.[1] From 1968 until 1972, he worked as the assistant director of special projects at Detroit University (now University Liggett School).[1]

Rayburn was the eighth president of Savannah State College.[2] 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.[2]

Rayburn resigned in 1988 to become president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.[2]

References
  1. Gale Group; York, J.M. (2003). Who's Who Among African Americans. Gale / Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780787659158. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  2. "SSU - Where Savannah Meets the Sea..." Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  3. "Wendell G. Rayburn Sr., Ed.D". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

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