WBBJ TV
May 7, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Jackson State Community College is honoring one of their former presidents.
Jackson State honored former President Dr. Allana Hamilton, who died at 55-years-old in February after suffering a stroke in October and being diagnosed with cancer.
Hamilton was the vice chancellor for academic affairs with the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Previously, she was the fifth president of Jackson State Community College for almost three years.
“She was the kind of person who always had her door open for any employee at any hour of the day. We like to think of her as our personal Dolly Parton. She was just well loved among the community, well respected, hard working, and she was an educator first. So she really understood the importance of the faculty role on campus,” said Dr. Liz Mayo, a professor of English at JSCC.