List of Mississippi State University alumni
The following is a list of notable alumni of Mississippi State University.
Public service and activism
- Sharion Aycock, first female federal district court judge in Mississippi[1]
- Marsha Blackburn, United States House of Representative, representing Tennessee[2]
- Cynthia Cooper, 2002 Time Person(s) of the Year[3]
- Joe D. Cole, Jr., Mississippi State University Fellow, Mayor, Pascagoula, MS (1997-2005)[4]
- Jess Dickinson, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice[5]
- Charles D. Easley, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice[6]
- 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 and Director of White House Public Liaison
- Barbara Masters, Former Director of USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Troy H. Middleton, World War II Corps Commander (Lt. General) and President of Louisiana State University
- 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
- Albert H. Wilkening, Adjutant General of Wisconsin
- 11 Members of the Mississippi State Senate
Academia
- James E. Cofer, President of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, and former 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, retired historian and former Dean of the Graduate School, Northwestern State University at Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Jimmy G. Shoalmire, historian, Ph.D. student and faculty member/archivist at MSU
Literary
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
- Ronnie Parker, Founder of Pizza Inn
- Hartley Peavey, Founder of Peavey Electronics
- 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.
- James Worth Bagley, Executive Chairman of the board of Lam Research Corporation
- Haley Fisackerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
- Bobby S. Shackouls, Retired President and CEO of Burlington Resources
- Danny Windham, CEO of Digium
- James A. Coggin - Former President and Chief Administrative Officer Saks Inc.
- James E. Newsome, Retired president/CEO of the New York Mercantile Exchange
- Toxey Haas, Founder and CEO of Haas Outdoors, Inc. (Mossy Oak)
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, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, & Texas Rangers
- Keo Coleman, Former NFL Linebacker
- 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
- Kevin Dockery – Cornerback for NFL New York Giants
- Sammy Ellis – Former Major League Baseball Pitcher – 7 seasons.
- 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 Denver Broncos linebacker
- Walt Harris – National Football League Defensive Back for the San Fransisco 49ers
- Ron Hill – Vice President of the National Football League
- Bailey Howell, NBA Hall of Famer
- Kent Hull, Former Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl center
- Morley Jennings, former head football coach of the Baylor Bears; former Athletic Director of the Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Tommy Kelly – National Football League Defensive lineman for Oakland Raiders
- 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.
- Brandon Medders – Major League Baseball Pitcher
- Mitch Moreland – Major League Baseball – Current First Baseball for the Texas Rangers
- Eric Moulds – NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver
Miscellaneous
References
- ^ Federal Judicial Center. "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ United States House of Representatives. "U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn". http://blackburn.house.gov/Biography/. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Ripley, Amanda (2002-12-22). "TIME 2002 Persons of the Year: Cynthia Cooper, The Night Detective". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/personoftheyear/2002/poycooper.html. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Mississippi State University (2002-03-04). "2002 Engineering Fellows Named (Mississippi State University)". http://www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=1696. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Supreme Court of Mississippi. "State of Mississippi Judiciary - Supreme Court". http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicedickinson.html. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Soylent Communications. "Charles D. Easley". http://www.nndb.com/people/562/000168058/. Retrieved 2010-05-08.