List of Harding University alumni
Following is a list of notable alumni of Harding University.
Academia
[edit]- C. Leonard Allen, historian and college administrator
- James D. Bales, professor and administrator
- Martin Doyle, ecologist at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions of Duke University
- Clifton L. Ganus Jr., theologian, educator, and president of Harding College
- George Howard, Hebraist and professor emeritus and head of the Department of Religion and Hebrew at the University of Georgia
- E. H. Ijams, president of Lipscomb University
- Annie May Alston Lewis, theological librarian
- Ed Madden, poet, gay rights activist, professor of English, and Director of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina[1]
- J. Stanley Marshall, college administrator, was president Florida State University
- Bruce McLarty, academic, minister, and president of Harding University
- Carroll D. Osburn, Professor Emeritus at Abilene Christian University and leading New Testament textual critic
- Edward Granville Sewell, American mathematician and professor at University of Texas, El Paso[2]
- Rubel Shelly, writer, minister, professor, and former president of Rochester College[3]
- Richard Felix Staar, political scientist, historian, and fellow at Stanford
- Jason R. Wiles, associate professor of biology at Syracuse University
Business
[edit]- LaMar Baker, businessman and politician
- Michael Blue, billionaire entrepreneur and co-founder of Privateer Holdings
Entertainment
[edit]- Roxanne Beck, actress and screenwriter
- Stephen Mark Brown, American opera tenor
- David Ray Campbell, screenwriter and producer
- Verna Howard, founder of the radio International Gospel Hour, originally based in Texarkana, Texas[4]
- Khalil Jahshan, political analyst, media commentator, and executive director of Arab Center Washington DC, a nonprofit think tank
- Jerry W. Mitchell, investigative reporter and recipient of a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation
- Willie Robertson, star of A&E's Duck Dynasty as well as CEO of Duck Commander[5]
- Korie Robertson, star of A&E's Duck Dynasty and wife of Willie Robertson
- W. Stephen Smith, voice teacher and author, Northwestern University Professor of Voice and Opera[6]
- Ray Walker, singer with The Jordanaires
Law
[edit]- Jeremy Kernodle, United States District Judge
- Ken Starr, attorney, judge, U.S. Solicitor General, Special Prosecutor for the Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Literature and journalism
[edit]- Tamera Alexander, author
- Ed Madden, poet, gay rights activist, professor of English, and Director of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina[1]
- Jerry Mitchell investigative reporter formerly with The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi,
- Farrell Till, activist and editor of The Skeptical Review
Military
[edit]- George Andrew Davis, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient; fighter pilot and flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War
Politics
[edit]- Tim Barnes, Democratic politician from Tennessee
- George S. Benson, missionary, college administrator, and conservative political activist
- Mary Elizabeth Bentley, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives[7]
- Keith Brooks, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Jim R. Caldwell, first Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate in the 20th century
- Jonathan Dismang, politician
- Timothy Chad Hutchinson, attorney and former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- David Porter, Texas Railroad Commissioner
- Harmon Seawel, former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Thomas Philip Watson, politician
- Ryan Walters, Oklahoma state secretary of education
- Carlton Wing, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Religion
[edit]- George S. Benson, missionary, college administrator, and conservative political activist
- Charles Coil, evangelist
- Roger Duke, theologian
- Gary Holloway, executive director of the World Convention of Churches of Christ
- Larry M. James, minister, social worker, and CEO of the Dallas housing enterprise CitySquare
Sports
[edit]- Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, Olympian distance runner
- Tank Daniels, former NFL American football linebacker
- Scarborough Green, MLB outfielder
- Chad Marshall, an American Major League soccer player
- Bryce Mitchell, mixed martial arts fighter
- Jon Murray, university cross country coach
- Jim Nichols, football coach
- Ty Powell, professional football player
- Matt Riviera, professional wrestler
- Preacher Roe, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Arthur Hubert "Hubie" Smith, basketball coach
- Stephany Smith, women's basketball coach
Other
[edit]- Botham Jean, murder victim
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ed Madden - Arts & Sciences - University of South Carolina". sc.edu.
- ^ ".: Professors : Mathematical Sciences :". www.utep.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Rochester College Selects Dr. John Tyson As Next President". Rochester College.
- ^ "Verna Elisha Howard (1911-2000)". Restoration History. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Duck Dynasty". harding.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10.
- ^ "W. Stephen Smith". Northwestern Bienen School of Music. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Mary Bentley's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 12, 2015.