List of University of Memphis people
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The following is a list of notable University of Memphis people, including alumni, notable faculty members and administrators, and others affiliated with the University of Memphis.
Notable alumni
Government, public service, and public policy
- Thomas G. Carpenter - former President of the University of Memphis[1]
- Robert N. Clement - former U.S. Congressman[2]
- Bernice Donald - Judge, United States district court[3]
- John Ford - Tennessee politician[4]
- Willie Herenton - Mayor, City of Memphis[5]
- Ed Jackson, Republican state senator.[6]
- James F. Kyle - State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[7]
- Curtis S. Person, Jr. - former State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[8]
- Van B. Poole (Class of 1958) -- former member of both houses of the Florida Legislature[9]
- J. Millard Smith - former President of the University of Memphis
- Fred Thompson - actor and former U.S. Senator[10]
Literature, arts, and media
- Kathy Bates - actress
- Dixie Carter - actress[11]
- Kellye Cash - Miss America 1987[12]
- Eric Jerome Dickey - author[13]
- John Dye - actor[14]
- Barbara Walker Hummel - Miss America 1947[15]
- Dickey Lee - recording artist and songwriter[16]
- Terry Manning - music producer[17]
- William Sanderson - actor[18]
- Lynda Mead Shea - Miss America 1960
- Cybill Shepherd - actress
- J. Karen Thomas - actress (Drop Dead Diva, Nashville)[19]
- Pat Kerr Tigrett - fashion designer[20]
- Trenyce - singer, American Idol finalist
- Basil White - standup comedian
Business
- Martin Belz - President of Belz Enterprises
- William Dunavant - Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises[21]
- R. Brad Martin - Chairman of the Board/CEO, Saks Incorporated
Athletics
- Dave Anderson – multiple teams, MLB[22]
- Vincent Askew – multiple teams, NBA[23]
- Earl Barron – NBA[24]
- Will Barton - Denver Nuggets , NBA[25]
- William Bedford – multiple teams, NBA
- Isaac Bruce – San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, NFL[26]
- Antonio Burks – NBA[27]
- Mike Butler - professional basketball player with New Orleans Buccaneers and Utah Stars[28]
- Rodney Carney – Golden St. Warriors, NBA[29]
- Joey Dorsey – Toronto Raptors, NBA[30]
- Chris Douglas-Roberts – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA[31]
- Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings, NBA[32]
- Larry Finch – Memphis TAMs, ABA
- T. J. Frier – football player[33]
- Stephen Gostkowski- New England Patriots, NFL[34]
- Earnest Gray, NFL, New York Giants
- Sylvester Gray – Miami Heat, NBA[35]
- Anfernee Hardaway – NBA[36]
- Chad Harville – multiple teams, MLB[37]
- Cedric Henderson – Utah Jazz, NBA[38]
- Richard Jones – New York Nets, NBA[39]
- Larry Kenon – multiple teams, NBA[40]
- Bill Laurie – 1973 NCAA Championship game starting point guard for Memphis State
- Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame professional wrestler, WWE[41]
- Ronald Leary – Dallas Cowboys, NFL[42]
- Keith Lee – New Jersey Nets, NBA[43]
- James Logan – Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, NFL
- Steve Matthews - Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[44]
- Hank McDowell – multiple teams, NBA[45]
- Mike McKenzie – New Orleans Saints, NFL[46]
- Lloyd Patterson – Saskatchewan Roughriders[47]
- Elliot Perry – Phoenix Suns, NBA[48]
- Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls, NBA[49]
- Harry Schuh - All-American Tackle, played for Oakland Raiders, LA Rams and Green Bay Packers[50]
- Jack Smith – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL[51]
- Cliff Taylor – multiple teams, NFL[52]
- Andre Turner – multiple teams, NBA[53]
- Dan Uggla – Atlanta Braves, MLB[54]
- David Vaughn – multiple teams, NBA
- Dajuan Wagner – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA[55]
- Darius Washington – NBA[56]
- Tamika Whitmore – Indiana Fever, WNBA[57]
- Win Wilfong – Cincinnati Royals, NBA[58]
- DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburg Steelers, NFL[59]
- Shawne Williams – New York Knicks, NBA[60]
- Francis Winkler – Green Bay Packers, NFL[61]
- Jerome Woods – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[62]
- Keith Wright, NFL, Cleveland Browns
- Lorenzen Wright – multiple teams, NBA[63]
- Wayne Yates – Los Angeles Lakers, NBA[64]
Notable professors and scholars
- Richard Bausch - novelist and short story writer; Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis[65]
- Béla Bollobás – mathematician; known for his work in combinatorics; Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers' dissertation advisor[66]
- Peter J. Brand - Egyptologist[67]
- Jack Cooper - jazz composer, arranger[68]
- Ralph Faudree – mathematician with a focus on Ramsey theory; provost of the university[69]
- Stan Franklin – cognitive scientist; proponent of artificial consciousnesshttp://www.cs.memphis.edu/~franklin/]
- Arthur C. Graesser – cognitive psychologist; editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology[70]
- Jessie Mae Hemphill- electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in Southern music[71]
- Benjamin Hooks - civil rights leader[72]
- John Lee - author, professor of English
- Michael Leff - scholar of rhetoric[73]
- Cecil C. Rousseau – mathematician and author who specializes in graph theory and combinatorics[74]
- Rebecca Skloot - New York Times bestselling science writer, professor of English[75]
Coaches
- John Calipari - Kentucky basketball coach coach[76]
- Dana Kirk - Memphis basketball coach[77]
- Josh Pastner - Memphis basketball coach[78]
- Tic Price - Memphis basketball coach[79]
Other
- Stan Bronson, Jr. - Guinness World Record holder batboy for Memphis Tigers baseball[80]
References
- ↑ "Thomas G. Carpenter". University of North Florida. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Robert N. Clement". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bernice Donald". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "John Ford (Tennessee politician)" (PDF). Tennessee General Assembly Blue Book. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Willie Herenton". City Mayors. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (July 27, 2014). "Ed Jackson uses business sense, endurance in Senate race". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Jim Kyle". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Curtis S. Person, Jr.". Shelby County Tennessee. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Van B. Poole". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Fred Thompson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dixie Carter". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Kellye Cash". Miss America 1987. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Eric Jerome Dickey". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "John Dye". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Barbara Walker Hummel(Barbara Jo Walker)". Miss America Organization. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dickey Lee". Rovi Corp. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Terry Manning". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "William Sanderson". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Pagetta, Joe (2015-03-26). ville.com/nashville-based-actress-and-singer-j-karen-thomas-dies-at-50/ "Nashville-based actress and singer J. Karen Thomas Dies at 50" Check
|url= - ↑ "Pat Kerr Tigrett". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "William Dunavant". Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dave Anderson". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Vincent Askew". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Earl Barron". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Will Barton". Gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Isaac Bruce". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Antonio Burks". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mike Butler". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Rodney Carney". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Joey Dorsey". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Chris Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Tyreke Evans". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "T.J. Frier". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephen Gostkowski". New England Patriots. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sylvester Gray". http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/graysy01.html. Retrieved 5 March 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Anfernee Hardaway". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Chad Harville". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Cedric Henderson". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Richard Jones". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Larry Kenon". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jerry Lawler". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Ronald Leary". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "Keith Lee". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Steve Matthews". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Hank McDowell". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mike McKenzie". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Lloyd Patterson". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Elliot Perry". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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- ↑ "Harry Schuh". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "JACK SMITH". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Cliff Taylor". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Andre Turner". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dan Uggla". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dajuan Wagner". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Darius Washington". Gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Tamika Whitmore". WNBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Win Wilfong". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "DeAngelo Williams". The Carolina Panthers. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Shawne Williams". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Francis Winkler". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jerome Woods". NFL.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Lorenzen Wright". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Wayne Yates". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Award-Winning Author Richard Bausch Will Lead Fall Writing Workshop at the U of M". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "3rd Annual CLION Symposium Will Meet October 13-14 at the U of M; Focus Will Be on Random Networks' Applications in Defense and Civilian Sectors". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Peter J. Brand Associate Professor". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Dr. Jack Cooper, Director of Jazz Studies, The University of Memphis". The University of Memphis. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Thomas Nenon, Interim Provost The University of Memphis". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Arthur C. Graesser (Ph.D. 1977, U. California San Diego)". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Jessie Mae Hemphill: Feelin' Good". Pop Matters. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "The University of Memphis Remembers Civil Rights Leader Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Leff". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "World’s Highest Mathematics Honor Goes to Retired U of M Professor". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Skloot's book climbing NYT's best-seller chart". The University of Memphis. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "John Calipari on Kentucky basketball: Coachable players filled with bad habits". Carrier-Journal.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Ex-Memphis State Tigers basketball coach Dana Kirk dies". Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Josh Pastner". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Basketball Coach Tic Price Resigns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "University of Memphis bat boy Stan Bronson to celebrate 84th birthday at fundraising party". Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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