List of University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni
This is a list of notable people who have attended University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Academia
- Milburn E. Calhoun (Junior College Class of 1949) - physician, philanthropist, and book publisher
- Dale Thorn - journalist, Louisiana State University professor, and press secretary to Governor Edwin Edwards, received bachelor's degree from ULM[1]
Arts, entertainment, and humanities
- Keith Babb - former KNOE-TV personality; auctioneer of American Quarter Horses; ULM journalism graduate, resident of Ouachita Parish[2]
- Tim Brando — CBS Sports and Fox Sports Net studio radio host
- Moon Griffon (Class of 1983) - radio talk show host operating from Monroe
- Tim McGraw — country singer, spouse of Faith Hill
- Keith Munyan, Jr. — photographer and former model
- Devon O'Day — radio personality, songwriter, and former model
- Rob Redding - syndicated talk show host[3]
- Marc Swayze (Master of Fine Arts) — comic book artist and writer; former ULM art faculty member
- Patricia Brant - Miss Louisiana 1987 and 1st runner-up to Miss America 1988. Known for outstanding talent in ventriloquism.
Business
- Laura Ashley Hester - Louisiana businesswoman; Director of Underwriting and Product Development at Americas Insurance Company[4]
- Lloyd E. Lenard — businessman, author, Caddo Parish Commissioner (R)
- Willie Robertson - owner and CEO of Duck Commander, which appears on the A&E series Duck Dynasty
- Aubrey W. Young — drug and alcohol abuse coordinator within the Department of Health and Hospitals, 1965–1999; aide-de-camp to Governor John McKeithen (D)
Government
Executive
- William Derwood Cann, Jr. - interim mayor of Monroe from 1978 to 1979 (D); attended Ouachita Parish Junior College in 1937-1938; chairman of ULM Military Department from 1954 to 1956[5]
- Hyram Copeland - Mayor of Vidalia since 1992 (D)[6]
- Bert Hatten - Mayor of West Monroe from 1966 to 1978; former newspaperman, attended Northeast Louisiana Junior College c. 1950
- Robert "Bob" Mann - Chair of Douglas Manship School of Journalism at Louisiana State University
- Jamie Mayo - Mayor of Monroe since 2001 (D)
- Charles McConnell - lawyer; mayor of Springhill from 1954 to 1958 (D)
- J. Kelly Nix - Louisiana education superintendent from 1976 to 1984 (D)
- Dave Norris (Class of 1963) - Mayor of West Monroe since 1978; ULM economics professor, 1966-1978 (D)
- Melvin Rambin (Class of 1963) - Mayor of Monroe, 2000 to 2001 (R)
- Floyd W. Smith, Jr. — former mayor of Pineville, Louisiana; attended ULM for one semester in 1950 (D)
- J. Robert Wooley (Class of 1974) - Louisiana insurance commissioner from 2000 to 2006 (D)
Judiciary
- Marcus R. Clark — Louisiana Supreme Court Justice (R)[7]
- Scott Leehy — Monroe judge (R)
- William Wiley Norris, III (1936-2016 - city, district, and circuit court judge from West Monroe (D)
- William H. Pryor, Jr. — federal judge (R)
- Chet D. Traylor — Associate justice Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997–2009; Republican primary candidate U.S. Senate, 2010 (R)
Legislative
- Edwards Barham — first Republican elected to the Louisiana State Senate since Reconstruction; from Oak Ridge (R)
- Robert J. Barham — Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; former member of Louisiana State Senate (R)
- Evelyn Blackmon — member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from West Monroe from 1984 to 1988 (D)
- William R. "Billy" Boles, Sr. — former member of Louisiana State Senate (D)
- Roy A. Burrell (B. S. Mathematics) - member of the Louisiana House for Caddo and Bossier parishes since 2004 (D)[8]
- Donnie Copeland - Pentecostal pastor in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017[9]
- J.D. DeBlieux — Louisiana state senator from East Baton Rouge Parish (1956–1960; 1864–1976); crusader for civil rights (D)[citation needed]
- Jimmy Dimos — retired judge; former member and Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives (D)[citation needed]
- J. C. Gilbert - former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, attended ULL when it was Northeast Louisiana Junior College[10]
- Frank A. Hoffmann — Louisiana state representative from Ouachita Parish (R)[citation needed]
- Ronnie Johns — former pharmacist, state legislator from Sulphur (R)[citation needed]
- Neal Lane "Lanny" Johnson — school superintendent in Tensas, Ouachita, and Franklin; former state representative (1976–1980) from Tensas and Franklin parishes (D); played basketball at ULM under Lenny Fant.[11]
- Gary Lee Jones (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education and Ed.D.), member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; former educator in Ouachita Parish; school superintendent in Claiborne and Rapides parishes.[12]
- Bernard LeBas (Pharmacy, Class of 1968) - member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Evangeline and St. Landry parishes since 2008 (D)[13]
- Speedy Long — member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1956–1964, and United States House of Representatives 1965-1973 (D)
- Vance McAllister - U.S. Representative, won his seat in Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 2013; unseated in 2014 by Ralph Abraham (R)
- Jay McCallum (Class of 1982) - former state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes (D); judge since 2003 of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District court[14]
- Fred H. Mills, Jr. (Pharmacy, 1976) - state representative from St. Martin Parish (R)
- Jonathan W. Perry (B.A., 1995) - State representative from Vermilion and Cameron parishes (R)
- Erich Ponti — member of Louisiana House East Baton Rouge Parish (R)
- Neil Riser — member of Louisiana State Senate (R)
- Jim L. Smithson — pharmacy graduate of ULM; former member of Arkansas House of Representatives and the mayor of Marshall, Arkansas (R)
- Lawson Swearingen (Class of 1966) - former state senator from Ouachita Parish and president of ULM from 1991-2001 (D)
- Francis C. Thompson — member of Louisiana State Senate from Delhi; former state representative (D)
- Jeff R. Thompson - former football player and sports announcer; lawyer, member of the Louisiana House from Bossier City since 2012; incoming judge of the 26th Judicial District Court (R)
- Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright — former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (D)
- Wayne Waddell — former member of the Louisiana House from Shreveport (R)
- Mike Walsworth — Louisiana state senator and former representative (R)
Sports
Football
- Marty Booker — NFL football player for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Atlanta Falcons[15]
- Larry C. Brewer - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football player; obtained accounting degree from ULM
- Vincent Brisby — NFL football player for the New England Patriots[16]
- Bubby Brister - quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings[17]
- Jimmy Childress - assistant coach of Neville High School from 1958 to 1973 and head coach at Ruston High School from 1979 to 1991; received undergraduate degree at ULM, coached football and baseball at ULM from 1974 to 1976[18]
- Pat Dennis — NFL football player for the Kansas City Chiefs[19]
- Jimmy Edwards — professional football player[20]
- Jackie Harris — NFL football player for the Green Bay Packers[21]
- Sam Hughes — quarterback, Miami Hooters[22]
- Stan Humphries — quarterback, San Diego Chargers Super Bowl XXIX[23]
- Doug Pederson - NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football; member of the Green Bay Packers Championship team for Super Bowl XXXI; offensive coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs; former offensive QC coach and quarterback coach, Philadelphia Eagles[24]
- Roosevelt Potts — NFL football player for the Indianapolis Colts[25]
- Don Shows — football coach at ULM (graduate assistant, 1985) and West Monroe High School since 1989, winner of eight Louisiana Class 5A state championships
- Pete Thomas — American football player[26]
- Larry Whigham — NFL football player for the New England Patriots[27]
- Stepfret Williams — NFL football player for the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals[28]
Basketball
- Kristy Curry (née Sims) — head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
Baseball
- Wayne Causey - MLB shortstop[29]
- Chuck Finley - MLB pitcher California Angels, ex-spouse of Tawny Kitaen[30]
- Ben Sheets — 2000 Olympics gold medalist; winning pitcher versus Cuba for gold, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves[31]
Other
- Jimmy Upton — track star from Minden
References
- ^ "Obituary - Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn, May 14, 2014". Ouachita Citizen. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Keith Babb and Associates". keithbabbauctions.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "AJC on Rob Redding".
- ^ http://www.americas-insurance.com/about-americas/our-team/
- ^ "William Derwood Cann, Jr". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mayor Hyram Copeland". concordiaed.com. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Justice Marcus R. Clark". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Representative Roy A. Burrell". Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Donnie Copeland". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mark S. Rainwater, "Fant's legacy lives on in 'his boys'", October 13, 1998". Monroe News Star. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Gary Jones: Educational Consultant". linkedin.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "H. Bernard LeBas". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 787
- ^ "Marty Booker". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Vincent Brisby". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Bubby Brister". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Jimmy "Chick" Childress". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jackie Harris". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Jimmy LaRoy Edwards". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Jackie Harris". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Sam Hughes". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Stan Humphries". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Doug Pederson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Roosevelt Potts". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "PETE THOMAS". ulmwarhawks.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Larry Whigham". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Stepfret Williams". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ McGuff, Joe (January 27, 1965). "Talk of the Times". Missouri, Kansas City. The Kansas City Times. p. 13. Retrieved November 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chuck Finley Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Ben Sheets Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
