List of University of North Alabama people

This is a partial list of prominent alumni and other former students of the University of North Alabama:

Academia

• Jerry Bartlett, president, Athens State University

• Randy Cross, Fulbright Scholar, Editor of T.S. Stribling Autobiography.

• Kembrel Jones, associate dean and director of the full-time MBA program, Goizueta Business School, Emory University

• Milton Sewell, president, Freed-Hardeman University

• Debbie Shaw, vice president for Alumni Affairs, Auburn University

• Charles Spalding, nationally renowned nephrologist, faculty member, University of New Mexico.

• Stanley W. Trimble, Internationally renowned geographer, Fulbright Scholar; UCLA.

• Terry Truitt, finance and economics professor, dean, Falls School of Business, Anderson University.

Arts and Entertainment

Country music singer and composer Darryl Worley, who holds a degree in organic chemistry from UNA.

• Walt Aldridge, composer of “There’s No Getting Over Me” and “Holding Her and Loving You.”

• Clay Bennett, Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

• David Hood, world-renowned bassist, member Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

• Patterson Hood, composer and front man, Drive-by Truckers.

• George "Goober" Lindsey, actor and narrator, founder of George Lindsey Film Festival.

• Pam Long, scriptwriter of “The Guiding Light.”

• Michael "Nick" Nichols, National Geographic wildlife photograher.

• Thomas Sigismund Stribling, Pulitzer prize-winning writer.

• Mark Thompson, radio personality, Mark & Brian Morning Show.

• Steve Viall, actor, “Days of Our Lives,” “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless.”

• Darryl Worley, country music singer-songwriter.

• Tom York, host of Tom York Morning Show, Emmy Winner.

Business

• Jim Blasingame, founder, Small Business Network; author, syndicated radio show host.

• Dalen Keys, chief technology officer of DuPont Displays, and technology director of DuPont iTechnologies

• David L. Kennedy, vice president for Coca Cola, USA; executive vice president, Columbia Pictures.

Law, Government and Politics

Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Confederate States Army general and Texas governor, 1887-91, was a graduate of Florence Wesleyan University, now the University of North Alabama.

• Edward B. Almon, United States Representative from Alabama (1915-1933)
• Miles C. Allgood (graduated 1898), United States Representative from Alabama (1923-1935)

• Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections.

• William O. Butler, Chief of Contacts, United Nations.

• Billy Joe Camp, Alabama Secretary of State, Public Service Commissioner and Gubernatorial Press Secretary

• Johnny C. Finch, Assistant Comptroller of the United States.

• Ronnie Flippo, former member of the United States Congress.

• Wendell Wilkie Gunn, first African American successfully enrolled at UNA, former special assistant to Ronald Reagan.

• Paul Hubbert, executive director, Alabama Education Association, and 1990 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial nominee.

• Edward A. O'Neal, Confederate General and Alabama Governor, 1882 to 1886.

• Emmet O'Neal, Alabama Governor, 1911 to 1915.

• Barry Roberts, NASA rocket scientist and team leader for the 14-member terrestrial and planetary environments team.

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross (graduated 1859), Confederate General, Governor of Texas, president of Texas A&M University

• Robert Samuel Ryan, rocket scientist and former deputy director of Marshall Space Flight Center.

Military

• Fred W. Shaver, Brigadier General, Georgia Army National Guard.

• James E. Moore, Major General, Alabama Army National Guard.

• Troy B. Oliver, Major General, Alabama Army National Guard.

• E. Lee Taylor, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Reserve.

• Columbus M. Womble, Brigadier General, U.S. Army.

Athletics

• Tony Dorsey, pro-basketball player with the Newcastle Eagles.

• Harlon Hill, former NFL player, namesake of the NCAA Division II Harlon Hill Trophy.

• Ronald McKinnon, NFL player, Harlon Hill trophy winner and recent inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.

• Pete Nelson, Mascot for the Tennessee Titans, (T-Rac).

• Evan Oglesby, Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys.

• Wimp Sanderson, former University of Alabama head basketball coach.

• Matthew Schmitz, former Assistant General Manager, Harlem Globetrotters.

• Josh Willingham, Florida Marlins Outfielder.