List of James Madison University alumni

The following is a list of James Madison University alumni.

Athletics

Macey Brooks, football player
Daniel Brown, football player
Meghan Niski, volleyball player
Steve Buckhantz, basketball play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards
Mike Caussin, football player
Gary Clark, football player^[1]
Jeff Compher, Director of Athletics at East Carolina University
Lindsay Czarniak, ESPN anchor^[2]
Eric Davis, rugby
John DeFilippo, NFL quarterback coach
Ben DiNucci, football player for the Dallas Cowboys
Dion Foxx, former American football linebacker in the National Football League^[3]
Nelson Garner, football player
Charles Haley, football player, Football Hall of Fame inductee and five-time Super Bowl Champion with the Cowboys and 49ers^[4]
Tiombe Hurd, USA Olympic track & field athlete (2004); American record holder in outdoor triple jump^[5]
Jay Jones, football player^[6]
Akeem Jordan, football player for the Washington Redskins^[7]
Delvin Joyce, football player
Christina Julien, professional soccer player, member of 2011 Canadian women's world cup team
Curtis Keaton, football player
Rodney Landers, football player
Vad Lee, football player
Dean Marlowe, football player for the Carolina Panthers
Alan Mayer, soccer player, voted in 1999 the Top JMU Athlete of the Century
David McLeod, first recipient of the AFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
Arthur Moats, NFL linebacker and defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers^[8]
Jimmy Moreland, football player^[9]
Kurt Morsink, soccer player
Scott Norwood, football player^[10]
Ed Perry, football player^[11]
Colin Pine, interpreter for Yao Ming; Director of Global Merchandising Group for NBA China
John Roberts, Speed TV host^[12]
Elliott Sadler, race car driver, did not graduate
Billy Sample, baseball player and broadcaster^[13]
C. J. Sapong, Major League Soccer player (forward position) for Philadelphia Union, 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year, USMNT
Bryan Stinespring, football coach
Linton Townes (born 1959), basketball player
Mike Venafro, baseball player^[14]
Earl Watford, football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Wells, football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Tamera Young, basketball player
Nick Zimmerman, Major League Soccer player for Philadelphia Union

Academics

Marcia Angell, Harvard University Medical School faculty member^[15]
Matt Bondurant, author of The Wettest County in the World; professor at the University of Texas at Dallas
Torrey A. Creed, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine faculty member and director of the Penn Collaborative for CBT and Implementation Science ^[16]
Lauren Gilbert, Associate Director and Director of Programs, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia
Kembrew McLeod, faculty member at the University of Iowa

Music and entertainment

Jim Acosta, Senior White House Correspondent for CNN^[17]
Robert Abisi, DJ (Lost Kings)
Sarah Baker, actress (The Campaign, Mascots)
Margaret Becker, Christian rock musician
The Bigger Lights, alternative rock band
Julia Campbell, newspaper journalist and reporter for CourtTV
Ross Copperman, recording artist
Everything, '90s rock band
Jon Finkel, sportswriter, author of The Dadvantage
Gifts From Enola, 00s post-rock band
Barbara Hall, TV producer and writer
Keith Howland, musician (Chicago)
Lawrence Jackson, photojournalist^[18]
Steve James, documentary producer and director
Craig Klein, voice actor
Chris Monroe, musician
Mia LaBerge, artist
Geoff LaTulippe, screenwriter
Karen McCullah Lutz, screenwriter
Mark Jordan Legan, TV and film writer, NPR correspondent
Nathan Lyon, host of Discovery Health's television series A Lyon in the Kitchen
Wendy Maybury, stand-up comedian
Glennon Doyle Melton, author
Leroi Moore, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
Soon Hee Newbold, producer, composer, musician^[19]
Alison Parker, Journalist along with Adam Ward who was killed during a live interview by Vester Lee Flanagan II On August 26, 2015^[20]
Jon Pineda, author
Whit Sellers, musician (Old Dominion)
Reshma Shetty, actress (Royal Pains)
Steven Smith, Fuse TV video jockey
Patricia Southall, Miss Virginia USA; first runner-up Miss USA
Chris Sprouse, comic book artist
Geoff Sprung, musician (Old Dominion)
Phoef Sutton, film and television writer
Don Rhymer, screenwriter and producer
Butch Taylor, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
Chuck Taylor, music journalist
Brad Tursi, musician (Old Dominion)
Phil Vassar, country music singer;^[21] awarded honorary degree
Nina Willner, nonfiction author
Andrew York, musician and composer
Ashley Iaconetti, television personality, ("The Bachelor" (U.S. TV series))
Nate Smith (musician), drummer, songwriter, producer
PFT Commenter, blogger, podcast personality (Pardon My Take)

Politics and government

Dawn Adams, Virginia State Delegate
Melanie Blunt, First Lady of Missouri (2005–2009)
Dickie Bell, Virginia State Delegate^[22]
Chris Collins, Virginia State Delegate^[23]
Kirk Cox, majority leader in the Virginia House of Delegates
Sean F. Dalton, member of the New Jersey General Assembly^[24]
Emmett Hanger, Virginia State Senator
Jessica Killeen, Deputy Counsel to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam
James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Jr., member Virginia House of Delegates
Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
Ryan McDougle, Virginia State Senator
Jason Miyares, Virginia State Delegate^[25]
Matt Rinaldi, Texas State Representative
Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Walter Shaub, Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics
Levar Stoney, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Scott Surovell, Virginia State Senator
Liza Wright, served George W. Bush as Assistant to President for Presidential Personnel and Director of Presidential Personnel
[[Jeff McKay], Chairman of the Fairfax County, VA Board of Supervisors

Business

Steve Arhancet - CEO and co-owner Team Liquid, Liquid Media, & 1UP Studios
Jason Harris - President and Founder of Mekanism
John-Paul Lee - founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea
Christina Tosi - owner of Momofuku Milk Bar; MasterChef judge; James Beard Foundation Award winner: Rising Star Chef
Andrew Warren - Chief Financial Officer of STX Entertainment
Kathy J. Warden - CEO of Northrop Grumman
Jennifer Morgan - Co-Chief Executive Officer, SAP SE

References

^ "Gary Clark". Thehogs.net. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
^ "Meet the News Team". WRC-TV. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
^ "Dion Foxx". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Charles Haley". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
^ "Tiombe Hurd bio". tiombehurd.net. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
^ "Jay Jones - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ "Akeem Raphael Jordan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "Arthur Moats". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ Kring-Schreifels, Jake. "Jimmy Moreland May Be A 'Pick Machine,' But His Foundation Starts In The Classroom". Redskins.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ "Scott Allen Norwood". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "ESPN Player Card". Retrieved 2007-07-21.
^ "John Roberts Bio". Speed TV. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
^ Berman, Mark (June 27, 2006). "Homecoming all in a day's work for Salem native Sample". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
^ "Mike Venafro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^ Dr. Marcia Angell at the National Library of Medicine. Accessed July 17, 2007.
^ [1]. Accessed July 9, 2020.
^ Taylor, Liz (December 1, 2004). "CBS News' Jim Acosta ('93) joins Dan Rather on the set for blackout story". Montpelier. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
^ Ziu, Christina (23 March 2017). "JMU alumnus photographed Obama presidency". The Breeze. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Soon Hee Newbold". JMU: Be The Change, jmu.edu. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Phil Vassar Biography". Musician Guide. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0211
^ http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0277
^ Assemblyman Sean F. Dalton, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 5, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.
^ http://www.vpap.org/candidates/35057-jason-miyares/

[Gary_Clark-1] "Gary Clark". Thehogs.net. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

[Lindsay_Czarniak-2] "Meet the News Team". WRC-TV. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

[3] "Dion Foxx". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

[Charles_Haley-4] "Charles Haley". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-07-21.

[5] "Tiombe Hurd bio". tiombehurd.net. Retrieved 2015-01-21.

[6] "Jay Jones - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[7] "Akeem Raphael Jordan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[8] "Arthur Moats". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[9] Kring-Schreifels, Jake. "Jimmy Moreland May Be A 'Pick Machine,' But His Foundation Starts In The Classroom". Redskins.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[10] "Scott Allen Norwood". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[Ed_Perry-11] "ESPN Player Card". Retrieved 2007-07-21.

[John_Roberts-12] "John Roberts Bio". Speed TV. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

[Billy_Sample-13] Berman, Mark (June 27, 2006). "Homecoming all in a day's work for Salem native Sample". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2006-10-19.

[14] "Mike Venafro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

[15] Dr. Marcia Angell at the National Library of Medicine. Accessed July 17, 2007.

[16] [1]. Accessed July 9, 2020.

[Jim_Acosta-17] Taylor, Liz (December 1, 2004). "CBS News' Jim Acosta ('93) joins Dan Rather on the set for blackout story". Montpelier. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

[Ziu-18] Ziu, Christina (23 March 2017). "JMU alumnus photographed Obama presidency". The Breeze. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[Soon_Hee_Newbold-19] "Soon Hee Newbold". JMU: Be The Change, jmu.edu. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

[20] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Phil_Vassar-21] "Phil Vassar Biography". Musician Guide. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

[22] ttp://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0211

[23] ttp://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0277

[24] Assemblyman Sean F. Dalton, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 5, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.

[25] ttp://www.vpap.org/candidates/35057-jason-miyares/

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Located in: Harrisonburg, Virginia
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