Winston-Salem State University

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Winston-Salem State University
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Motto: "Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve."
Established: 1892
Type: Public
Chancellor: Dr. Donald Reaves
Staff: 200
Students: nearly 6,000
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Campus: Urban
Mascot: Ram
Athletics: NCAA Division I
Affiliations: MEAC
Website: www.wssu.edu

Winston-Salem State University is a four-year public, coeducational, research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was established by Dr. Simon Green Atkins in 1892. It is a historically Black university.

Chartered by the state of North Carolina in 1897 as Slater Industrial and State Normal School and renamed Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1925, it was the first African American institution in the United States to grant degrees in elementary teacher education. The name was changed to Winston-Salem State University in 1969, and it merged into the University of North Carolina system in 1972. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

Winston-Salem State enrolls nearly 6,000 students and employs over 200 staff members. The campus covers 117 acres.

Winston-Salem State offers over 40 academic majors and 7 graduate degrees. The school motto is "Enter to learn, Depart to serve," and its colors are red and white. The university mascot is a ram. Winston-Salem State has been ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report for Comprehension in the South in public colleges since 2002.[citation needed]

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[edit] Athletics

Winston-Salem State University is currently part of the NCAA's Division I MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) as of the 2007-08 season. It was formerly a part of the CIAA.

[edit] Notable alumni

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
Name Class year Notability Reference
Howard Byrd Christian Author
Donald Evans former player for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets
Louis Farrakhan leader of the Nation of Islam
Oronde Gadsden former wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins from 1998-2003
Cleo Hill First person from CIAA to be drafted in the first round of the National Basketball Association; selected by the St. Louis Hawks (now the Atlanta Hawks) in 1961
Richard Huntley former All-CIAA, and player for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions
Earl "the Pearl" Monroe National Basketball Association player for Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) and New York Knicks
Timmy Newsome former running back for the Dallas Cowboys from 1980-1988
Monte Ross Head Basketball Coach University of Delaware
Louise Smith Educator, helped to establish the first kindergarten program in N.C.
Stephen A. Smith 1992 The Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist and host of ESPN's Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
Yancey Thigpen former All-Pro National Football League receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans
Theodore "Ted" Blunt Wilmington, Delaware City Council President
Christopher Ross former baseball player Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees

[edit] Notable people associated with WSSU

During his 47-year tenure at WSSU as coach, professor and athletic director, Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines and his men's basketball team compiled a record of 828-447. Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

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