List of Morgan State University alumni

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This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Centenary Biblical Institute (1867-1890), Morgan College (1890-1938), Morgan State College (1938-1975), and Morgan State University (1975-Present). Located in residential Baltimore, Maryland, Morgan State is a historically black university and Maryland's designated public urban university.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

See also Morgan State University alumni.

Contents 1 Arts, entertaiment and publishing 2 Education 3 Judiciary 4 Military 5 Politics 6 Sports 7 References

[edit] Arts, entertaiment and publishing

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Anne Brown		American soprano
Joe Clair		BET VJ
Walt Dickerson		jazz vibraphonist
Earl G. Graves	1957	Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Founder of Black Enterprise Magazine
Crystal A. Johnson	1995	Extreme MakeOver Home Edition, MTV Motormouth, NBC Three Wishes
Dexter Nixon	1994	Warner Brothers TV, CEO of April 10th Films
William C. Rhoden	1972	New York Times Columnist
Keith Russell	1995	ESPN {Anchor}
Howard "Chip" Silverman	1975	author: Diner Guys, Ten Bears
Doreen Spicer		Disney's Proud Family/ Jump In!-Writer

[edit] Education

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Elzee Gladden		principal, Baltimore's Dunbar High School, first to receive Phd. from Morgan

[edit] Judiciary

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Jan M. Alexander	1982	Judge, District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County, (2002- )	[1]
Robert M. Bell		Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Roger Brown		Judge, Circuit Court, Baltimore City, (1987-2002)
Harry A. Cole		first African American Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals and the first in the Maryland Senate
Arrie Davis		Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Askew Gatewood		Judge, District Court, Baltimore City
John R. Hargrove, Sr.		Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1984-1997)	[1]
Joseph C. Howard, Sr.		Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1979-2000)
Neal Janey		Judge, District Court, Baltimore City (1990-1994)
Norman Johnson		Judge, District Court, Baltimore City
Alex Wright		Judge, Circuit Court, Baltimore County, (1998-2000)

[edit] Military

Generals

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
George M. Brooks		Brig. General, United States Army, (ret.)
Allen E Chandler		Lt. General, United States Army, (ret.)
Arthur T. Dean		Maj. General, United States Army (ret.)
Larry Ellis		General, United States Army, (ret.)
Avon C. James		Brig. General, United States Army, (ret.)
Talmadge J. Jacobs		Brig. General, United States Army, (ret.)
Thomas Levi Prather		Maj. General, United States Army (ret.)
Jackson Rozier		Maj. General, United States Army
William E. Ward		General, United States Army, Commander, United States Africa Command
Benjamin Williams		Brig. General, United States Army

Colonels

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Derek L. Anderson		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Larry Banks		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Wilson Baker, Jr.		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Andre Barnes		Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Michael L. Bell		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Lester Bland		Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Joseph Butler		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Roland Chaplin Cunningham		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Gregory O. Evans		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Roland G. Fletcher		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Wilbert Forbes		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Wilbur Giles		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Victor D. Gregory		Colonel, United States Army
Rodney Hull		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Phillip G. Kane		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (Ret.)
Charles Roger Kelly		Colonel, United States Army (Ret.)
James E. Mark		Lt. Colonel, United States Army
Albert Miller		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Timothy A. Rainey		Colonel, United States Army
James S. White		Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Enos Roberts		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Edward M. Scott		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Richard E. Sutton		Lt. Colonel, United States Army
Aurin C. Timmons, Jr.		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, (ret.)
Larry D. Turner		Lt. Colonel, United States Army, {ret.)

[edit] Politics

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Curt Anderson	1973	Maryland House of Delegates, chairman Baltimore City Delegation
Clarence W. Blount	1950	First Arican-American Majority Leader, Maryland State Senate
David R. Craig	1983	Harford County Executive, (2005 - present)
Clarence Davis		Maryland House of Delegates (1983-2007)
Robert L. Douglass		Maryland State Senate, (1975-1982)	[2]
Tony Fulton	1973	Maryland House of Delegates (1986-2005)
W. Wilson Goode	1961	First African-American Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Peter C. Harvey	1979	First African American to serve as New Jersey Attorney General	[3]
Ralph M. Hughes		Maryland State Senate, (1991-2007)
Nathaniel J. McFadden		Maryland State Senate
Kweisi Mfume	1976	Former President of the NAACP and U.S. Congressman
Parren Mitchell		former U.S. Congressman
C. Anthony Muse		Maryland State Senate
Nathaniel T. Oaks		Maryland House of Delegates
Catherine E. Pugh		Maryland State Senate
Howard "Pete" Rawlings		Maryland House of Delegates,(1979-2003)
Melvin L. Stukes		Maryland House of Delegates, Baltimore City Council

[edit] Sports

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Tim Baylor	1976	safety, Baltimore Colts	[4]
Joe Black	1950	pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers, First African American pitcher to win a World Series Game, NL Rookie of the Year (1952)	[5]
Bill Brown	1951	Track and Field - 800 meters - Pan American Games Silver Medalist
Roosevelt Brown	1952	tackle, New York Giants, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame	[6]
Raymond Chester		tight end, Oakland Raiders	[7]
Len Ford	1949	end, Cleveland Browns, Pro Football Hall of Fame	[8]
Elvis Franks	1980	defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets	[9]
John Fuqua		running back, Pittsburgh Steelers	[10]
Clarence Gaines	1945	former basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University, coached most basketball games in college history[citation needed]
Cornell Gowdy	1986	cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers	[11]
Leroy Kelly	1963	halfback,Cleveland Browns, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame	[12]
Willie Lanier	1966	linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame	[13]
Jack Pierce	1984	Track and Field - 110 Hurdles - Olympic Games Bronze Medalist	[14]
Jeffrey Queen	1969	running back, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers	[15]
Visanthe Shiancoe	2002	tight end, Minnesota Vikings	[16]
Rochelle Stevens	1988	Track and Field - 4x400 Relay Team - Olympic Games Bronze Medalist	[17]
John Sykes	1972	running back, San Diego Chargers	[18]
Maurice Tyler	1972	cornerback, Denver Broncos	[19]
Bob Wade	1968	cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos	[20]
Mark Washington	1970	cornerback, Dallas Cowboys	[21]
Marvin Webster	1974	center, New York Knicks	[22]

[edit] References

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