Hall of Fame

Ulysses S. Jones

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993
  • Sport(s)
    Administration
  • Southern
Background & Role
  • Jones served as Dean of Men at Southern University for approximately two decades.
  • He also acted as advisor for the Student Government Association (SGA) and created the “Men’s Federation.”
  • In 1965, the State Board of Education appointed him as Southern University’s first full-time Athletic Director.
  • The residence hall ‘Ulysses S. Jones Hall’ on Southern’s campus is named in his honor