George W. Gore
George William Gore was President of Florida A & M University from 1950 to 1968, FAMU's second longest serving president after John Robert Edward Lee. He oversaw the institution's transition from Florida A&M College to Florida A&M University and resisted an encouraged merge with Florida State University. The Gore Education Complex at FAMU, and the nearby street, Gore Avenue, are named for him.
Gore received a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from DePauw. He then earned a master's from Harvard and A Ph.D. from Columbia. He joined the faculty of Tennessee A&I as a journalism instructor and later spent 23 years as dean before coming to FAMU. While at Tennessee he conceived of the idea of Alpha Kappa Mu honor society.