List of University of Richmond people
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This is a list of notable faculty and alumni from the University of Richmond.
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[edit] Presidents
- Robert Ryland - first president (1841-1866)
- Tiberius G. Jones - second president (1866-1869)
- Frederic W. Boatwright - third president (1895-1946)
- George M. Modlin - fourth president (1946-1971)
- E. Bruce Heilman - fifth president (1971-1986 and 1987-1988)
- Samuel A. Banks - sixth president (1986-1987)
- Richard L. Morrill - seventh president (1988-1998)
- William E. Cooper - eighth president (1998-2007)
- Edward L. Ayers - ninth president (2007-present)
[edit] Alumni
[edit] Sports
- Bruce Allen - general manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Shawn Barber - linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Biscaha - former NFL and AFL end, 1959-1960
- Lew Burdette - former MLB pitcher, 1950-67; Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series
- Sean Casey - first baseman, Detroit Tigers
- Erik Christensen - former NFL end, 1956
- Reggie Evans - former NFL running back, 1983
- Tim Finchem - Commissioner, PGA Tour
- Walker Gillette - former NFL wide receiver, 1970-1976
- Sean Gustus - scout, Philadelphia Eagles
- John Hilton - former NFL tight end, 1965-1973
- Brian Jordan - first baseman, Atlanta Braves
- Matt Joyce - former NFL offensive lineman, 1995-2004
- Paris Lenon - linebacker, Detroit Lions
- Gregg Marshall - head men's basketball coach, Wichita State University
- Johnny Newman - former NBA player, 1986-2002
- Jeff Nixon - former NFL player, 1979-81
- Barry Redden - former NFL player, 1st Round Draft Pick, LA Rams, 1982-1990
- John Schweitz - former NBA player
- Barty Smith - former NFL running back, Green Bay Packers
- Mike Smith - pitcher, Minnesota Twins
- Deborah Snagg - UR track star and Richmond Marathon Winner
- Matt Snider (Class of 1999) - former NFL fullback, 1999-2002, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston
- Tim Stauffer - pitcher, San Diego Padres organization; fourth overall pick in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
- Margaret Stender - President, Chicago Sky
- Benjy Taylor - head men's basketball coach, Chicago State University
- Brendan Toibin - former NFL kicker, 1987
- Stacy Tutt - fullback, New York Jets
- Ben Zeskind - professional baseball player; second baseman
- Craig Ziadie - former Major League Soccer defender, 2001-2004
[edit] Politics and government
- Watkins Abbitt - U.S. Representative, 1948-1973
- Ward Armstrong - member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992-present
- M. Caldwell Butler - U.S. Representative, 1972-1983
- Virgil Goode - U.S. Representative, 1997-present
- J. Vaughan Gary - U.S. Representative, 1945-1965
- J. Steven Griles - Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001-2005
- William J. Howell - Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates, 2003-present
- Charles J. Hughes, Jr. - U.S. Senator, 1909-1911
- Menalcus Lankford - U.S. Representative, 1929-1933
- Andrew Jackson Montague - U.S. Representative, 1913-1937
- Owen B. Pickett - U.S. Representative, 1987-2001
- Absalom Robertson - U.S. Senator, 1946-1966
- Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. - U.S. Representative, 1937-1945
- David E. Satterfield III - U.S. Representative, 1965-1981
- John Ambler Smith - U.S. Representative, 1873-1875
- Mary Sue Terry - Attorney General of Virginia, 1986-1993
- Robert E. Trono - Deputy Director of the United States Marshals Service, 2006-present
- Joseph Whitehead - U.S. Representative, 1925-1931
[edit] Business
- Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) - former President and CEO, Wachovia Corporation
- Chris Daniel - President, Torrid, a division of Hot Topic
- William K. Howell - former President, Miller Brewing Company
- Frank E. Resnik (M.S., 1955) - former Chairman and CEO, Philip Morris USA
- Claiborne Robins (Class of 1894) - founder, A.H. Robins Company (now a part of Wyeth)
- E. Claiborne Robins (Class of 1931) - former Chairman, A.H. Robins Company
- Robert S. Ukrop (Class of 1969) - President and CEO, Ukrop's
[edit] Humanities and arts
- Steve Buckingham - multi Grammy winning record producer and music executive
- Paul Duke - journalist, best known for his 20-year stint as moderator of Washington Week in Review on PBS
- Douglas S. Freeman - two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian
- Earl Hamner - author of Spencer's Mountain and creator of television shows The Waltons and Falcon Crest
- Bruce Hornsby - singer (often known for his association with the Grateful Dead); briefly attended UR but did not graduate
- Grant Shaud - actor, best known for playing the role of Miles Silverberg on the 1990s TV sitcom Murphy Brown
- Nick Warnock - contestant on season one of The Apprentice; briefly attended UR but did not graduate
[edit] Science and technology
- Saul Krugman - scientist; conducted pioneering research on hepatitis B vaccine
- Leland D. Melvin - NASA astronaut
- Gregory Morrisett - Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
- Alice T. Schafer - Past president, Association for Women in Mathematics, for whom the national prize for undergraduates given by the organization is named
[edit] Education
- J. Hillis Miller, Sr. - former president, Keuka College, 1935-1941, and University of Florida, 1948-1953
