Contact:
Andrea Jones, 404-413-1351
University Relations 

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, will serve as Georgia State University’s spring commencement speaker, the university announced Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will address students at GSU’s 96th commencement on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. in the Georgia Dome. Photo by Meg Buscema, University Relations

Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his international conflict resolution efforts, will address students at GSU’s 96th commencement on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. in the Georgia Dome. The event is open to the public.

“Carter’s leadership on a variety of global issues, his passion for education and his devotion to Atlanta and Georgia make him an excellent choice to provide wisdom and guidance to our graduates,” GSU President Mark Becker said.

Carter attended Georgia Southwest College and the Georgia Institute of Technology and received a bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy.

Carter served as president from 1977 to 1981. He is the author of 25 books and is the founder of the Carter Center, a nonpartisan and nonprofit center that addresses national and international issues of public policy.

On Dec. 10, 2002, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Carter “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, have three sons, one daughter, nine grandsons, three granddaughters, two great-grandsons and four great-granddaughters.