History & Archives
Past Chapter Presidents
Alumnus of the Year (Local)
Past Chapter Presidents
Dr. Elizabeth Jean Cyrus Wilson
Stanlee P. Greene
C. Yvette Greene
Ronald Moore (1993-1995)
Richard Taylor (1995-1997)
Keith Adams (1997-2001)
Terry L. Woodard (2001-2005)
Yolanda R. Owens (2005-2009)
Ranetta Goss (2009-2013)
Dominic R. Jefferson (2013-2017)
Kenneth Archer (2017-2020)
Deborah C. Taylor (2020- Present)
Trailblazers
Alumnus of the Year (Local)
Past Chapter Presidents
Claudia Greene (2006)
Terry Woodard (2007)
Richard Taylor (2008)
Keith Adams (2009)
Stanlee P. Greene (2010) posthumously
Sharon Barnett Dorris (2013)
Ronald Moore (2014)
Stafinee Patterson (2015)
Gilbert Patterson (2016)
Dominic Jefferson (2017)
Willie and Tommie Farmer (2018)
James and Shelia Gardner (2019)
Sylvester Taylor (2020)
Alumnus of the Year (Local)
Alumnus of the Year (Local)
Alumnus of the Year (Local)
Ronald Moore
Richard Taylor
C.Yvette Greene
Robinette Rasberry
Keith Adams
Terry Woodard
Yolanda Owens
Ranetta Goss
Sharon Watts
Dominic Jefferson
Kenneth Archer
Veronica Crawford
Sylvester Taylor
Deborah C. Taylor (2019)
Jerome Jones (2020)
JSU History
Chapter History
Alumnus of the Year (Local)
Founded as Natchez Seminary in 1877 by the American Baptist Home mission Society, the school was established as Natchez, Mississippi “for the moral, religious and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states.” In November 1882, the school was moved to Jackson; in March 1899, the curriculum was expanded and the name was changed to Jackson College.
JSUNAA Purpose
Chapter History
Chapter History
The purpose of this Association is (1) to formally associate the alumni of Jackson State University into a legally based organization; (2) to provide financial and moral support to the University through its membership; (3) to establish local chapters; (4) to elect regional vice presidents and other board members and executive officers; (5) to foster support for the University at the local, state, regional, and national levels; and (6) to regulate the activities of local chapters throughout the nation.
Chapter History
Chapter History
Chapter History
Established in 1965, the Metro Atlanta Chapter of Jackson State University's National Alumni Association exists to support the mission and vision of Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi. To that end, the chapter actively engages in student recruitment, alumni retention, community outreach and fundraising activities.
Past Alumni Awards
2018 Metro Atlanta Chapter Alumnus of the Year
2018 Metro Atlanta Chapter Alumnus of the Year
2018 Metro Atlanta Chapter Alumnus of the Year
Sylvester Taylor was named 2018 Alumnus of the Year for the Metro Atlanta Chapter. He received the award at the Annual Scholarship Jazz Brunch on June 2, 2018.
About Sylvester:
1984 Graduate with BS Degree Business Finance
Life Member, JSUNAA
Financial Secretary
JSUMAC Audit Chair
SWAC Alliance Representative
SE Regional Board Member, JSUNAA (2018-2020)
Motto: "We must become the change we wish to see in the world" - Ghandi
2019 JSUNAA Alumnus of the Year
2018 Metro Atlanta Chapter Alumnus of the Year
2018 Metro Atlanta Chapter Alumnus of the Year
Metro Atlanta Chapter Member, Deborah C Taylor was named the 2019 Alumnus of the Year for the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc. She received the 1st recipient of the Terry L. Woodard Alumnus of the Year award during the association’s annual Jazz Brunch of 2019.
Deborah is a native of Vicksburg MS
1989 Graduate with BS Degree in Business Management
Life Member for both JSUNAA and Metro Atlanta Chapter
President of JSU Metro Atlanta Chapter
HBCU Alliance (Atlanta) Representative
SE Regional Board Member, JSUNAA (2020 -2022)
Motto:"We are here for business or we have no business here" -
Mrs R. Dunlap
SYLVESTER TAYLOR
tHEE TRAILBLAZER 2019-2020
Sylvester is a 1984 Graduate with a BS in Business Finance (Marketing minor). He has been an active member of JSUMAC for over 20 years and has held multiple positions within the Chapter.