List of University of Memphis people
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The following is a list of notable University of Memphis people, including alumni, notable faculty members and administrators, and others affiliated with the University of Memphis.
Notable alumni
Government, public service, and public policy
- Arthur Barclay (born 1982), politician who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2016.[1]
- Thomas G. Carpenter - former President of the University of Memphis[2]
- Robert N. Clement - former U.S. Congressman[3]
- Bernice Donald - Judge, United States district court[4]
- John Ford - Tennessee politician[5]
- Willie Herenton - Mayor, City of Memphis[6]
- Ed Jackson, Republican state senator.[7]
- James F. Kyle - State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[8]
- Ed McAteer - leader of the Christian right and founder of the Religious Roundtable. Attended but did not graduate.[9]
- Curtis S. Person, Jr. - former State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[10]
- Van B. Poole (Class of 1958) -- former member of both houses of the Florida Legislature[11]
- J. Millard Smith - former President of the University of Memphis
- Fred Thompson - actor and former U.S. Senator[12]
Literature, arts, and media
- Kathy Bates - actress
- Dixie Carter - actress[13]
- Kellye Cash - Miss America 1987[14]
- Eric Jerome Dickey - author[15]
- John Dye - actor[16]
- Barbara Walker Hummel - Miss America 1947[17]
- Dickey Lee - recording artist and songwriter[18]
- Terry Manning - music producer[19]
- William Sanderson - actor[20]
- Lynda Mead Shea - Miss America 1960
- Cybill Shepherd - actress
- J. Karen Thomas - actress (Drop Dead Diva, Nashville)[21]
- Pat Kerr Tigrett - fashion designer[22]
- Trenyce - singer, American Idol finalist
Business
- Martin Belz - President of Belz Enterprises
- William Dunavant - Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises[23]
- R. Brad Martin - Chairman of the Board/CEO, Saks Incorporated
Athletics
- Dave Anderson – multiple teams, MLB[24]
- Vincent Askew – multiple teams, NBA[25]
- Earl Barron – NBA[26]
- Will Barton - Denver Nuggets, NBA[27]
- William Bedford – multiple teams, NBA
- Isaac Bruce – San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, NFL[28]
- Antonio Burks – NBA[29]
- Mike Butler - professional basketball player with New Orleans Buccaneers and Utah Stars[30]
- Rodney Carney – Golden St. Warriors, NBA[31]
- Joey Dorsey – Toronto Raptors, NBA[32]
- Chris Douglas-Roberts – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA[33]
- Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings, NBA[34]
- Larry Finch – Memphis TAMs, ABA
- T. J. Frier – football player[35]
- Stephen Gostkowski- New England Patriots, NFL[36]
- Earnest Gray, NFL, New York Giants
- Sylvester Gray – Miami Heat, NBA[37]
- Anfernee Hardaway – NBA[38]
- Chad Harville – multiple teams, MLB[39]
- Cedric Henderson – Utah Jazz, NBA[40]
- Richard Jones – New York Nets, NBA[41]
- Larry Kenon – multiple teams, NBA[42]
- Bill Laurie – 1973 NCAA Championship game starting point guard for Memphis State
- Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame professional wrestler, WWE[43]
- Ronald Leary – Dallas Cowboys, NFL[44]
- Keith Lee – New Jersey Nets, NBA[45]
- James Logan – Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, NFL
- Steve Matthews - Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[46]
- Hank McDowell – multiple teams, NBA[47]
- Mike McKenzie – New Orleans Saints, NFL[48]
- Lloyd Patterson – Saskatchewan Roughriders[49]
- Elliot Perry – Phoenix Suns, NBA[50]
- Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls, NBA[51]
- Harry Schuh - All-American Tackle, played for Oakland Raiders, LA Rams and Green Bay Packers[52]
- Jack Smith – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL[53]
- Cliff Taylor – multiple teams, NFL[54]
- Andre Turner – multiple teams, NBA[55]
- Dan Uggla – Atlanta Braves, MLB[56]
- David Vaughn – multiple teams, NBA
- Dajuan Wagner – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA[57]
- Darius Washington – NBA[58]
- Tamika Whitmore – Indiana Fever, WNBA[59]
- Win Wilfong – Cincinnati Royals, NBA[60]
- DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburg Steelers, NFL[61]
- Shawne Williams – New York Knicks, NBA[62]
- Francis Winkler – Green Bay Packers, NFL[63]
- Jerome Woods – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[64]
- Keith Wright, NFL, Cleveland Browns
- Lorenzen Wright – multiple teams, NBA[65]
- Wayne Yates – Los Angeles Lakers, NBA[66]
Notable professors and scholars
- Richard Bausch - novelist and short story writer; Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis[67]
- Béla Bollobás – mathematician; known for his work in combinatorics; Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers' dissertation advisor[68]
- Peter J. Brand - Egyptologist[69]
- Jack Cooper - jazz composer, arranger[70]
- Ralph Faudree – mathematician with a focus on Ramsey theory; provost of the university[71]
- Stan Franklin – cognitive scientist; proponent of artificial consciousnesshttp://www.cs.memphis.edu/~franklin/
- Arthur C. Graesser – cognitive psychologist; editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology[72]
- Jessie Mae Hemphill- electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in Southern music[73]
- Benjamin Hooks - civil rights leader[74]
- John Lee - author, professor of English
- Michael Leff - scholar of rhetoric[75]
- Cecil C. Rousseau – mathematician and author who specializes in graph theory and combinatorics[76]
- Rebecca Skloot - New York Times bestselling science writer, professor of English[77]
Coaches
- John Calipari - Kentucky basketball coach coach[78]
- Dana Kirk - Memphis basketball coach[79]
- Josh Pastner - Memphis basketball coach[80]
- Tic Price - Memphis basketball coach[81]
Other
- Stan Bronson, Jr. - Guinness World Record holder batboy for Memphis Tigers baseball[82]
References
- ↑ Assemblyman Arthur Barclay, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Thomas G. Carpenter". University of North Florida. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Robert N. Clement". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bernice Donald". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "John Ford (Tennessee politician)" (PDF). Tennessee General Assembly Blue Book. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Willie Herenton". City Mayors. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (July 27, 2014). "Ed Jackson uses business sense, endurance in Senate race". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Jim Kyle". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Margalit Fox (October 10, 2004). "Edward E. McAteer, 78; Empowered Christian Right". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Curtis S. Person, Jr.". Shelby County Tennessee. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Van B. Poole". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Fred Thompson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dixie Carter". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Kellye Cash". Miss America 1987. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Eric Jerome Dickey". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "John Dye". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Barbara Walker Hummel(Barbara Jo Walker)". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on December 21, 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dickey Lee". Rovi Corp. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Terry Manning". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "William Sanderson". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Pagetta, Joe (2015-03-26). "Nashville-based actress and singer J. Karen Thomas Dies at 50". NowPlayingNashville.com. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- ↑ "Pat Kerr Tigrett". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "William Dunavant". Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dave Anderson". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Vincent Askew". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Earl Barron". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Will Barton". Gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Isaac Bruce". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Antonio Burks". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mike Butler". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Rodney Carney". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Joey Dorsey". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Chris Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Tyreke Evans". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "T.J. Frier". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephen Gostkowski". New England Patriots. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sylvester Gray". http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/graysy01.html. Retrieved 5 March 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Anfernee Hardaway". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Chad Harville". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Cedric Henderson". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Richard Jones". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Larry Kenon". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jerry Lawler". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Ronald Leary". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "Keith Lee". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Steve Matthews". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Hank McDowell". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mike McKenzie". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Lloyd Patterson". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Elliot Perry". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Derrick Rose". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Harry Schuh". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "JACK SMITH". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Cliff Taylor". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Andre Turner". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dan Uggla". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dajuan Wagner". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Darius Washington". Gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Tamika Whitmore". WNBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Win Wilfong". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "DeAngelo Williams". The Carolina Panthers. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Shawne Williams". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Francis Winkler". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jerome Woods". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Lorenzen Wright". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Wayne Yates". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Award-Winning Author Richard Bausch Will Lead Fall Writing Workshop at the U of M". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "3rd Annual CLION Symposium Will Meet October 13–14 at the U of M; Focus Will Be on Random Networks' Applications in Defense and Civilian Sectors". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Peter J. Brand Associate Professor". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Dr. Jack Cooper, Director of Jazz Studies, The University of Memphis". The University of Memphis. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Thomas Nenon, Interim Provost The University of Memphis". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Arthur C. Graesser (Ph.D. 1977, U. California San Diego)". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Jessie Mae Hemphill: Feelin' Good". Pop Matters. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "The University of Memphis Remembers Civil Rights Leader Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Leff". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "World's Highest Mathematics Honor Goes to Retired U of M Professor". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Skloot's book climbing NYT's best-seller chart". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "John Calipari on Kentucky basketball: Coachable players filled with bad habits". Carrier-Journal.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Ex-Memphis State Tigers basketball coach Dana Kirk dies". Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Josh Pastner". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Basketball Coach Tic Price Resigns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "University of Memphis bat boy Stan Bronson to celebrate 84th birthday at fundraising party". Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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