List of University of Richmond people

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This is a list of notable alumni from the University of Richmond.

Sports

• Bruce Allen - current general manager, Washington Redskins
• Shawn Barber - linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
• Tim Bezbatchenko - general manager, Toronto F.C. (MLS), 2013-present
• Joe Biscaha - former NFL and AFL end, 1959-1960
• Mike Bragg-(American Football NFL), 1968-1979 Washington Redskins, Punter
• Lew Burdette - former MLB pitcher, 1950–67; Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series
• Sean Casey - former MLB first baseman, 1997-2008; three-time All-Star
• Erik Christensen - former NFL end, 1956
• Dick Cooke - college baseball coach at Belmont Abbey and Davidson
• Kevin Eastman - assistant coach, Boston Celtics
• 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
• Justin Harper (basketball), professional basketball player^[1]
• Shaun Herock - NFL executive, Green Bay Packers
• Tim Hightower - running back, Washington Redskins
• John Hilton - former NFL tight end, 1965-1973
• Brian Jordan - former MLB player, 1992-2006
• Matt Joyce - former NFL offensive lineman, 1995-2004
• George Kokinis - general manager, Cleveland Browns
• Paris Lenon - linebacker, Arizona Cardinals
• Gregg Marshall - head men's basketball coach, Wichita State University
• Marc Megna - former NFL player, 6th Round Draft Pick, New York Jets, 1999, New England Patriots 1999, Cincinnati Bengals 1999, New England Patriots 2000, Montreal Alouettes 2002-2006
• Todd McShay - ESPN NFL Draft Analyst
• 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
• Arman Shields - wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
• Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. - defensive end, Atlanta Falcons
• Barty Smith - former NFL running back, Green Bay Packers
• Mike Smith - pitcher, Minnesota Twins
• 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
• Colin Vint - former League of Ireland forward, 2006
• Eric Ward - quarterback, Edmonton Eskimos
• Craig Ziadie - former Major League Soccer defender, 2001-2004
• Seth Williams - cornerback, Montreal Alouettes

Politics and government

• Watkins Abbitt - U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948-1973
• Ward Armstrong - member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992–present
• M. Caldwell Butler - U.S. Representative, 1972-1983
• Virgil Goode - U.S. Representative, 1997-2009
• 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
• A. M. Leary (Class of 1894 Richmond College), mayor of Minden, Louisiana, from 1903 to 1905; later director of the Home Owners Loan Corporation in Shreveport^[2]
• 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
• Michael Stinziano - member of Ohio House of Representatives
• 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

Business

• Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) - former President and CEO, Wachovia Corporation
• Ting Kwok David Ho - Vancouver entrepreneur
• Frank E. Resnik (M.S., 1955) - former Chairman and CEO, Philip Morris USA
• Steven D. Silverman (Class of 1988) - Managing Partner of Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC

Humanities, arts and media

• Steve Buckingham - multi Grammy winning record producer and music executive
• Wesley Schultz - Lead vocalist for the American folk rock band, The Lumineers
• 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
• George Frederick Holmes - former professor, first Chancellor of the University of Mississippi.
• 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
• Patrick Kilpatrick - actor, best known for playing the role of The Sandman in Death Warrant (1990) film.
• Lil Dicky - Rapper/YouTube phenomenon

Science and technology

• Saul Krugman - scientist; conducted pioneering research on hepatitis B vaccine
• William C. Martin - atomic spectroscopist
• Leland D. Melvin - NASA astronaut
• Alice T. Schafer - past president, Association for Women in Mathematics, for whom the national prize for undergraduates given by the organization is named

Education

• Claybrook Cottingham (B.A. and M.A., ca. 1902) - Presidents of Louisiana College in Pineville and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.^[3]
• J. Hillis Miller, Sr. (A.B. 1924) - President of Keuka College (1935-1941), Fourth President of the University of Florida (1948-1953)

Clergy

• Charles Stanley - pastor of the historic First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, president of InTouch Ministries, and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention

References

University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia Academics School of Arts & Sciences E. Claiborne Robins School of Business Jepson School of Leadership Studies School of Law School of Professional & Continuing Studies Athletics Atlantic 10 Conference Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball (Capital City Classic) Football (Capital Cup) Robins Center E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Malcolm U. Pitt Field People Alumni Former Presidents Edward L. Ayers (President) Student Life The Collegian WDCE Miscellaneous Gottwald Center for the Sciences Richmond Journal of Law and Technology