Description: Georgia's longest ever serving State Superintendent of Georgia Schools and the man responsible for Georgia's public school infrastructure we know today
Birthplace: Union County, GA
Resting Place: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
Occupation: State Superintendent of Georgia Schools; Superintendent of Campbell County Schools; Teacher; Preacher
Spouse(s): Winnie Byrd Collins; Mary Jeanette Cochran Collins
Parents: Archibald Benjamin Collins; Mary Louise Jackson Collins
Awards: M.D. Collins High School, now Banneker High School, was named in his honor. The current Union County Elementary School(Formerly High School) library was named in his honor. He was named Pastor Emeritus of Friendship Baptist Church in Fairburn, GA.
Facts of Interest: 1. He was once honored with a high school named in his honor known as M.D. Collins High School in College Park, Georgia.
2. M.D. Collins name is mentioned in the lyrics of the famous song "Welcome to Atlanta(Coast to Coast Remix)"(sang by famous rappers, Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris) when the school which was named in his honor was mentioned as the lyrics mention the famous former big time Atlanta area school rivalry, "The Lakeshore/MD rivalry".
3. He is partially responsible for the former Campbell County, Georgia becoming part of what we know today as Fulton County, Georgia.
4. Also a pastor of multiple churches through multiple decades, he would build a small chapel at his home in Fairburn, Georgia where he would perform the wedding ceremonies of many friends, students, and family members. Today, his former home operates as a funeral home.
5. The library in what is known today as Union County Elementary School(formerly Union County High School) was named and dedicated in his honor.