Dr. Noah N. Langdale Jr.

Dr. Langdale was my president at GSU many many years ago. I remember seeing him on various occasions alongside Dr. Suttles at school. I always thought he looked very distinguished. He had a stellar presence about him. A great man indeed.

The greatest speaker I have ever heard,he would hold you spellbound and begging for more of his wisdom.

I would give almost anything for a tape of some of Dr. Langdale's speeches of early years. I heard him speak in Atlanta in 1976 that literally propelled me into a career I felt initially ill equipped for. Great speakers Like Noah are so very rare.

I worked my way through school in the GSU Post Office under Ray Cox. One of my jobs was to deliver Dr. Langdale's mail. He took the trouble to learn my name and would say hello to me if he was in his secretary's office when I came by. One of my clearest memories is of Dr. Suttles(Provost) and Dr. Langdale discussing going to down to the State Capitol to argue against a Student Fee increase. They felt it was their duty to lobby against it.
Dr. Langdale, said to me, "Brian, you're working...

I had the fine honor of meeting Dr. Langdale during my first week at GSU (then Georgia State College) in 1963 --and I was fortunate enough to frequently interact with Dr. Langdale, both academically and socially, until I finished my Master's Degree in 1969. Those were years during which GSC made great strides in size and academic prominence -- all under the tireless leadership of Dr. Langdale. Incredibly, he was always upbeat and he always made those in his presence feel special.

I'll never forget the speech Dr. Langdale gave at my GSU inception in '85. You just wanted to run through a wall for this guy. He was always very approachable in the hallways. I really looked up to him as a man's man. I regret that he couldn't sign my diploma as he retired a year before I graduated.
His presence will certainly be felt when GSU and 'bama tee it up on the gridiron in 2010.
RIP, Dr. Langdale...

I was a student at Georgia State University from 1978 to 1984. I will always remember him waiting to greet students mornings in Sparks Hall. I know he was a very decent gentleman. He loved his students and the university. Georgia State will never be the same without him.

I was a student at Georgia State University from 1978 to 1984. I will always remember him waiting to greet students mornings in Sparks Hall - he always had a smile on his face and was genuinely interested in our well being. I knew him to be a very decent gentleman. He loved his students and the university. Georgia State will never be the same without him.

I had the great fortune of not only hearing Noah speak at a seminar for GM Sales Executives, but to become friends during the event. All I had to do was talk about classic movies and I became his friend. After the first seminar in 1984, he asked for me to join him the next year for the same seminar. He was a giant of a man with old world Southern manners. I am writing this memorial now because I am watching a movie that he recommended. He was a great fan of Preston Sturges movies....