Notable Faculty and Staff
| Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver | African American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor whose studies and teaching revolutionized agriculture in the Southern United States. | ||
| General Daniel "Chappie" James | Fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, who in 1975 became the first African American to reach the rank of four star General. | ||
| Robert Robinson Taylor | First African American graduate of MIT, Architect for most of the Tuskegee campus buildings and founder of trades programs. Also served as second in command to Tuskegee's founder and first President, Dr. Booker T. Washington. | ||
| Lamina Sankoh | Early Sierra Leonean nationalist politician who taught at Tuskegee in the late 1920s | ||
| Booker T. Washington | Appointed President for 1881–1915 | First Principal of the University |
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