List of Eastern Michigan University people
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This is a list of notable individuals who currently have or previously had an association with Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan University was formerly known as Michigan State Normal School, Michigan State Normal College, and Eastern Michigan College.
Notable alumni
Academia
- Charles Eugene Beatty – pioneer of Head Start educational program[1]
- Andrew Blackbird – historian and Ottawa tribe leader[2]
- Lee E. Brasseur – Illinois State University professor, author and expert in the field of visualization[3]
- Andrew Foster – first black deaf person to earn a master's degree[4]
- Elizabeth Wells Gallup – educator and exponent of the Baconian theory of Shakespearian authorship[5]
- Glenn Goerke – former president/chancellor of the University of Houston, University of Houston–Clear Lake, University of Houston–Victoria, and Indiana University East[6]
- Jackie Jenkins-Scott, President of Wheelock College[7]
- Charles Edward St. John – astronomer[citation needed]
- Larry Soderquist – corporate and securities law expert, author, and Vanderbilt University professor[8]
Arts, media, and entertainment
- Nagarjuna Akkineni – Indian actor[citation needed]
- Salah S. Al-Rashed (ar:صلاح الراشد) - author, peace activist, musician from Kuwait[citation needed]
- John Edward Ames – novelist and short story writer[citation needed]
- Kim Antieau – novelist[citation needed]
- Dave Coverly – syndicated cartoonist of Speed Bump[9]
- Warren Defever – rock musician[citation needed]
- Ryan Drummond - voice actor and comedian
- Loren D. Estleman – detective fiction and Western fiction writer[10]
- Dann Florek – actor (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)[11]
- Zonya Foco – dietitian and author[12]
- Gwen Frostic – artist[13]
- John Hammink – musician, writer and linguist[citation needed]
- John Heffron – winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing 2 in 2004[14]
- Eric Jackson – Panamanian journalist and radio talk show host[citation needed]
- Ella Joyce – stage actress[15]
- Edward Knight – composer[16]
- Greg Mathis – judge; TV personality of Judge Mathis[17]
- Winsor McCay – pioneering cartoonist[18]
- Gary Reed – comic book writer[19]
- Michealene Cristini Risley – author, writer, award winning director, blogger for the Huffington Post, producer of Tapestries of Hope
- Joseph Sobran – libertarian, author and syndicated columnist[20]
- Philip Southern – photographer, winner of the 2009 YOBI.tv Pics grand prize[citation needed]
- Tara Wall – columnist and deputy editorial page editor for The Washington Times; CNN political contributor[21]
- Ryan Wooley – sports radio personality on 97.1; weekend update anchor for Newsradio 950 WWJ Detroit[22]
- Daniela Yaniv-Richter – Israeli ceramist and sculptor[18]
Business
- Mohammed Al Gergawi -- United Arab Emirates business leader
- Rufus T. Bush – 19th-century oil refining industrialist and yachtsman[23]
- Ron Campbell – CEO of Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League[24]
- Jesse Divnich – gaming and financial media industry executive, and co-founder of The simExchange and V.P. of EEDAR[25]
- Bruce T. Halle – founder of Discount Tire Co., the largest independent tire dealer in North America[26]
- John Harvey Kellogg – co-founder of the Kellogg Company; co-creator of corn flakes[18]
- Swift Lathers - founder of The Mears Newz newspaper[27]
- Michael G. Morris – President and CEO of American Electric Power[28]
- Jack Roush – CEO and owner of Roush Racing NASCAR; chairman of the board of Roush Enterprises[29]
- Kevin Saunderson – record producer[citation needed]
- David Carter[disambiguation needed] - AP Team Lead
- Larry Warren – CEO of Howard University Hospital[30]
- Chuku Wachuku - Nigerian economist and management specialist[31]
Politics, government, and armed forces
- Edward P. Allen – Republican Congressman from Michigan's 2nd congressional district[32]
- Rick Baccus – US Army Brigadier General[citation needed]
- Leland W. Carr – Michigan Supreme Court justice from 1945 to 1963[33]
- William W. Chalmers – U.S. Representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district and President of the University of Toledo[34]
- Brenda Clack – Democratic member of the Michigan State House of Representatives representing Gennessee County[citation needed]
- Owen Cleary – chair of the Michigan Republican Party 1949–1953; Michigan Secretary of State 1953–1954; unsuccessful Michigan gubernatorial candidate[citation needed]
- John G. Coburn – four-star general; Commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command; chairman and CEO of VT Systems, Inc.[35]
- Dr. Royal S. Copeland - Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Senator from New York[36]
- Agnes Dobronski - Michigan legislator and educator[37]
- Frederick B. Fancher – politician; seventh Governor of North Dakota[38]
- William Horace Frankhauser – Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district[39]
- Fred W. Green – Mayor of Ionia, Michigan; 31st Governor of Michigan from 1927 to 1931[40]
- Freman Hendrix – former chief of staff and deputy mayor of Detroit under former Mayor Dennis Archer; 2005 mayoral candidate in Detroit[citation needed]
- Dennis M. Hertel – Democratic Congressman from Michigan's 14th congressional district[41]
- John Hieftje – Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan[42]
- William H. Hinebaugh – Progressive Congressman from Illinois, assistant attorney general of Illinois, and later president and general counsel of the Central Life Insurance Co., of Illinois[43]
- George H. Hopkins – Civil War veteran, Chair of the Michigan Republican Party and Republican Congressman for Michigan[citation needed]
- Harry Humphries – United States Navy Seal member of Richard Marcinko Seal Team 6; tactical instructor with Advanced Hostage Rescue Team at EMU[citation needed]
- Patrick H. Kelley – Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district[44]
- Marilyn Jean Kelly – Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice from 2008 to the present[45]
- Sandra Love – Democratic representative in the New Jersey General Assembly[46]
- Alfred Lucking – Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district[47]
- Eduardo Maruri – former President of the Barcelona Sporting Club soccer team from Ecuador; former President of the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce; founder of the UNO political party; former Assembly Member representing Guayas Province in the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly[48]
- Bill Patmon – democratic member of Ohio House of Representatives[49]
- Charles E. Potter – U.S. Senator from Michigan[50]
- Carl D. Pursell – Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan's 2nd congressional district[51]
- Marvin B. Rosenberry – Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court[52]
- Ingrid Sheldon – Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan[citation needed]
- Rodney E. Slater – U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton[53]
- Henry F. Thomas – Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district[54]
- Frank W. Wheeler – Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan's 10th congressional district and founder of Saginaw Shipbuilding Company[55]
Sports and athletics
Baseball
- Brian Bixler – Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros[56]
- Terry Collins – Major League Baseball manager for the New York Mets[57]
- Chris Hoiles – former baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, 1989–1998[58]
- Matt Shoemaker - Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Bob Welch – former Major League Baseball player, two-time All-Star, Cy Young Award winner (1990), and best-selling author[59]
Basketball
- Earl Boykins – National Basketball Association (NBA) player, currently plays for the Houston Rockets[60]
- Laurie Byrd – basketball coach[61]
- Fred Cofield – NBA player for the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls[62]
- Derrick Dial – NBA player, formerly with the San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic[63]
- Jessie Evans – University of San Francisco basketball coach[64]
- Frank Douglas Garrett – All-America Basketball, Christian author, academic dean[citation needed]
- George Gervin – Hall of Famer of the National Basketball Association[65]
- Stan Heath – head basketball coach, formerly with University of Arkansas and now with University of South Florida[66]
- Grant Long – retired NBA player[67]
- Harvey Marlatt – NBA player for the Detroit Pistons[68]
- Kennedy McIntosh – 1970s NBA player for the Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics[69]
- Carl Thomas – basketball player for several NBA teams; current assistant coach for men's basketball team[70]
- Charles Thomas – retired basketball player for the Detroit Pistons[71]
- Webster Kirksey – Retired Harlem Globetrotters / Harlem Magicians, Coach Ypsilanti Roosevelt High School[72]
Football
- John Banaszak – Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end and three-time Super Bowl Champion[73]
- Charlie Batch – National Football League (NFL) player, currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers[74]
- Ronald Beard – Football coach for the Prairie View A&M University Panthers[citation needed]
- David Boone – All-Star Canadian Football League defensive lineman[citation needed]
- Lional Dalton – football player for the Houston Texans[75]
- Éric Deslauriers – Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes[76]
- Matt Finlay – Canadian football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders[citation needed]
- Reggie Garrett – Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver[77]
- T.J. Lang – offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers[78]
- Jereme Perry – defensive back for Cleveland Browns[79]
- Chris Roberson – NFL player, currently with the Cleveland Browns[80]
- L. J. Shelton – Miami Dolphins offensive tackle[81]
- Barry Stokes – NFL player, currently with the New England Patriots[82]
- Bob Sutton – NFL defensive coordinator, currently with the New York Jets[83]
- Kevin Walter – NFL player, currently with the Houston Texans[84]
Track
- Tommy Asinga – Surinamese three-time Olympic track star[85]
- Clement Chukwu – Nigerian Olympic track star[86]
- Hasely Crawford – 1976 men's 100m gold medalist in Montreal[87]
- Savatheda Fynes – Bahamian track and field Olympic gold medalist[88]
- Earl Jones – 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 800 meters bronze medalist[89]
- Hayes Jones – Tokyo Olympics 110-meter hurdles gold medalist[90]
- Paul McMullen – 1996 Olympics track star[91]
- Jamie Nieto – 2004 Olympics track star[92]
Other sports
- Hank Longo - Water ski jump world record holder and Water Ski Hall of Fame inductee[93][94]
- Zach Gowen – professional wrestler[citation needed]
- Dean Rockwell – Olympic team wrestling coach, 1964; World War II Normandy D-Day invasion hero[citation needed]
Other
- John Norman Collins – Michigan serial killer[95]
- Daniel Holtzclaw – Oklahoma City police officer convicted of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault[96]
Notable faculty
- Agnes Dobronski – educator and legislator
- Loren D. Estleman – author
- Michael Harris - scholar and leader
- Anthony Iannaccone – conductor, composer and professor of music
- John W Mills – British sculptor (visiting professor 1970–1971)
- Elmer Mitchell – "father of intramural sports"
- Tracie Morris – poet and literature professor
- Heather Neff – poet, author and literature professor
- Barry Pyle – political scientist and professor
- Edward Sidlow – scholar of United States Congress
- Fatos Tarifa – Albanian diplomat
- John Texter – engineer
- Thomas Tyra – director of bands, composer and professor of music
- Ron Westrum – sociologist
Administration
Presidents
A total of 23 people have served as the president, 22 men and 1 woman. This includes previous presidents under the school's past names Eastern Michigan College, Michigan State Normal College, and Michigan State Normal School.
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