Hall of Fame Inductee
Honorable Edna Branch Jackson
Savannah State University
About
Edna Branch Jackson, a Savannah State University alumna, served as mayor of Savannah, Georgia. She was the city’s first African American woman mayor after earlier work on the city council.
Accomplishments
Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 2012–2016.
First African American woman to hold that office.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2014.
Year of award
2014
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.