List of Mississippi State University notable alumni
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The following is a list of notable alumni of Mississippi State University.
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[edit] Public service and activism
- Marsha Blackburn, United States House of Representative, representing Tennessee
- Cynthia Cooper, 2002 Time Person(s) of the Year
- Jess Dickinson, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
- Charles D. Easley, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
- Bill Hawks, Former USDA Undersecretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs
- Kay Katz, Louisiana Republican National Committeewoman; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Monroe
- Mark Keenum, USDA Undersecretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service.
- Rhonda Keenum, Assistant to President George W. Bush (43) and Director of White House Public Liaison
- Barbara Masters, Former Director of USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
- G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery, Former U.S. Representative and author of the Montgomery G.I. Bill
- Hunter Moorhead, Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Agriculture
- Billy McCoy, Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Jim Newsome, President of the New York Mercantile Exchange
- John C. Stennis, Former U.S. Senator and "Father of the Modern Navy"
- Amy Tuck, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor
- William Waller Jr., MS Supreme Court Justice
- Tim Wildmon, President, American Family Association
- 11 Members of the Mississippi State Senate
[edit] Academia
- James Cofer, President of the University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Prescilla Dean Slade, President of the Texas Southern University
- Vivian Presley, President of Coahoma Community College
- Malcolm Portera, Chancellor of the University of Alabama System
- Louis H. Turcotte, Vice President of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Frances Lucas, President of Millsaps College
- Donald M. Rawson, Dean of the Graduate School, Northwestern State University at Natchitoches, Louisiana
[edit] Literary
- Turner Catledge, former Vice - President of The New York Times
- John Grisham, Author
- Gregory Keyes, Author
- Donna Ladd, Award-Winning Journalist
- Mike Adams, Townhall.com columnist and author of the Ivory Tower of Babel
- Lewis Nordan, Author
- Paul Ruffin, Author, Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Review
[edit] Business
- George Bryan, Sara Lee Corporation Vice - President and Organizer for the 54th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- Fred Carl, Jr., Founder and CEO of Viking Range
- Toxey Haas, Founder and CEO, Mossy Oak Outdoors
- Ronnie Parker, Founder of Pizza Inn
- Avanti Sharma, Founder and CEO of The Anokhi Foundation
- Hartley Peavey, Founder of Peavey Electronics
- James L. Flanagan, (1948), technical pioneer in speech transmission and acoustics
- Joe Frank Sanderson, co-founder of Sanderson Farms
- Leo Seal, CEO Hancock Holding Company (Hancock Bank)
- Adrian Blocker, General Manager U.S. operations, West Fraser Timberland Inc.
- Arthur L. Williams, Jr. Insurance Magnate, #583 on the Forbes list of the World's Billionaires
- Richard C. Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
[edit] Sports
- Jeff Brantley, Former Major League Baseball Relief Pitcher, currently a commentator for the Cincinnati Reds.
- Will Clark, Former 1st Baseman for San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, & Texas Rangers
- Johnie Cooks, Former NFL Star
- Hugh Critz, Notable 2nd Basemen for Cincinnati Reds (1920s) and the New York Giants (1930s)
- Erick Dampier, Dallas Mavericks Center
- David Dilardi, Major League Baseball Player
- Kevin Dockery - Cornerback for NFL New York Giants
- Sammy Ellis - Former Major League Baseball Pitcher - 7 seasons.
- Buddy Elrod - All-American End.
- Dave "Boo" Ferriss - Former Major League Baseball Player
- Joe Fortunato - Five-time Pro Bowler with the Chicago Bears.
- Steve Freeman - Former Buffalo Bills defensive back for 13 seasons and current NFL game official.
- Tom Goode - Former NFL Center. Super Bowl veteran.
- Alex Grammas, Major League infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds and manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers
- Hoyle Granger - Former NFL Running Back.
- Justin Griffith - Fullback for the Oakland Raiders.
- Michael Haddix - Former NFL Running Back.
- Mario Haggan – NFL linebacker
- Ron Hill - Vice President of the National Football League
- Bailey Howell, NBA Hall of Famer
- Kent Hull, Former Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl center
- Tyrone Keyes, Former Chicago Bears and Super Bowl veteran
- D. D. Lewis - Former All-Star Linebacker Dallas Cowboys. Member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Paul Maholm - Major League Baseball Pitcher. 2003 first round draft pick (8th overall).
- Jeff Malone - NBA-former player from 1984-1996 with the Washington Bullets, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and Miami Heat. All-Star in 1986 and 1987.
- Fred McCrary - NFL Running back.
- Bo McKinnis - Sports agent.
- Tiffany McWilliams - Professional Track Athlete
- Eric Moulds – NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver
- Buddy Myer - Major League Baseball 2-time All-Star second baseman
- Tom Neville - Former NFL Offensive Tackle - 14 seasons.
- Jerious Norwood – NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons
- Rafael Palmeiro - Major League Baseball Player
- Jonathan Papelbon - Major League Baseball Pitcher
- Jackie Parker - Former All-Star Quarterbck CFL. Member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Jay Powell - Former Major League Baseball Relief Pitcher - 11 seasons, and World Series veteran.
- Don Magruder Scott - Olympic Sprinter.
- Buck Showalter, former baseball manager
- Barrin Simpson - National Football League linebacker
- Fred Smoot - National Football League cornerback for the Washington Redskins.
- Walter Suggs - Former All-Star Lineman for Houston Oilers.
- Bobby Thigpen Former Major League Baseball Relief Pitcher
- Del Unser - Major League Baseball former outfielder for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. Won World Series with Phillies in 1980
- Jimmy Webb - Former NFL Defensive Lineman - 7 seasons.
- Jonathan Wing - Former Professional Volleyball Star
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Joey Beachum, Winner of the 2008 Jeopardy! College Championship
- Frank K. Spain, Founder of Tupelo television station WTVA; broadcasting pioneer
- Jerry Clower, Comedian
- Rich Fields, Meteorologist and announcer of the American television game show The Price is Right
- Sean McLaughlin, MSNBC Chief Meteorologist
- 4 of 6 NBC Weather Plus Anchors
- James Spann, Cheif Meteorologist of Birmingham, AL based television station ABC 33/40 (WBMA-LP)
