Nationwide — Meet Dr. Jermaine Whirl, who was appointed because the fifteenth president of Savannah State College (SSU) at 39 years outdated, changing into the youngest president in HBCU historical past. He brings years of management expertise throughout Georgia and South Carolina.
Earlier than becoming a member of SSU, Whirl led Augusta Technical Faculty (ATC) as president. Throughout his time there, he boosted scholar enrollment and constructed partnerships with main organizations like Amazon, Piedmont Augusta, and Augusta College. He additionally held management roles at Georgia Southern College, East Georgia State College, Savannah Technical Faculty, and Greenville Technical Faculty.
“I’m trying ahead to returning to the attractive metropolis of Savannah and serving to to form the subsequent technology of leaders in our space and area,” Whirl stated, in accordance with Savannah State’s web site. “Working with our alumni and group companions I believe we are able to take an SSU schooling to the subsequent degree and supply extra alternatives for the Tiger nation.”
Dr. Whirl plans to develop SSU’s tutorial applications and group impression. He goals to make SSU the biggest HBCU in Georgia, supply doctoral levels, and change into a driving drive for financial growth in Savannah. By 2035, he hopes the varsity will likely be ranked among the many high 25 HBCUs within the U.S.
His work has earned him a number of awards, together with the Larger Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce’s Management Award and a spot within the Georgia Titan 100 Corridor of Fame. Georgia Pattern additionally named him a Notable Georgian and one of many state’s high leaders below 40.
Whirl holds levels in economics, organizational management, enterprise, and schooling from Winthrop College, Valdosta State, Armstrong State (now a part of Georgia Southern), and Charleston Southern. He and his spouse, Marqueta, have two kids, Madison and Jaylen.
