List of University of North Alabama people
Appearance
This is a partial list of prominent alumni and other former students of the University of North Alabama[1]:
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
- 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
- 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[2]
- 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.
References
- ^ Smith, William E., "Leo's Tale: University of North Alabama Trivia, Florence, AL, Shoals Heritage Publishers, 2000.
- ^ Benner, Judith Ann (1983), Sul Ross, Soldier, Statesman, Educator, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, p. 37