List of University of Memphis people
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[]
- Rex Armistead – private detective, investigator for the defunct Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission and the Arkansas Project
- Arthur Barclay (born 1982) – politician who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2016[1]
- Thomas G. Carpenter – former President of the University of Memphis[2]
- Robert N. Clement – former U.S. Congressman[3]
- Bernice Donald – judge, United States district court[4]
- Bob Fisher, president of Belmont University since 2000.
- John Ford – Tennessee politician[5]
- Tre Hargett- Secretary of State, Tennessee
- Willie Herenton – Mayor, City of Memphis[6]
- Ed Jackson – Republican state senator[7]
- James F. Kyle – State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[8]
- David Lillard – Tennessee state treasurer since 2009[9]
- – leader of the Christian right and founder of the Religious Roundtable; attended but did not graduate[10]
- Curtis S. Person, Jr. – former State Senator, Tennessee Legislature[11]
- Van B. Poole (Class of 1958) – former member of both houses of the Florida Legislature[12]
- Frank Scott Jr., current mayor of Little Rock, AR
- J. Millard Smith – former President of the University of Memphis[citation needed]
- Jim Strickland – mayor of Memphis
- Fred Thompson – actor and former U.S. Senator[13]
Literature, arts, and media[]
- Dixie Carter – actress[14]
- Kellye Cash – Miss America 1987[15]
- Eric Jerome Dickey – author[16]
- John Dye – actor[17]
- Johanna Edwards – bestselling novelist
- Galen Fott — director and animator[18]
- Brian A. Hopkins - award-winning author
- Barbara Walker Hummel – Miss America 1947[19]
- Jason Isbell – recording artist and songwriter, member of The 400 Unit and Drive-By Truckers[20]
- Michael Jeter - actor[citation needed]
- Dickey Lee – recording artist and songwriter[21]
- Terry Manning – music producer,[22] photographer
- Les McCurdy - Stand Up Comedian, producer, owner McCurdys Comedy Theatre & Humor Institute Sarasota Fl. Est. 1988
- Gary Parrish – sports columnist, radio host and television analyst
- Edmund Warren Perry, Jr. – writer[23]
- William Sanderson – actor[24]
- J. Karen Thomas – actress (Drop Dead Diva, Nashville)[25]
- Pat Kerr Tigrett – fashion designer[26]
- Trenyce – singer, American Idol finalist [27]
- Cara Notestine - Photographer
Business[]
- Melissa Arnoldi – President of Technology and Operations, AT&T[citation needed]
- Martin Belz – President of Belz Enterprises[citation needed]
- William Dunavant – Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises[28]
- R. Brad Martin – Chairman of the Board/CEO, Saks Incorporated[citation needed]
Athletics[]
- Dave Anderson – multiple teams, MLB[29]
- Vincent Askew – multiple teams, NBA[30]
- Earl Barron – NBA[31]
- Will Barton – Denver Nuggets, NBA[32]
- William Bedford – multiple teams, NBA
- Isaac Bruce – San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, NFL[33]
- Antonio Burks – NBA[34]
- Mike Butler – professional basketball player with New Orleans Buccaneers and Utah Stars[35]
- Rodney Carney – Golden St. Warriors, NBA[36]
- Joey Dorsey – Toronto Raptors, NBA[37]
- Chris Douglas-Roberts – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA[38]
- Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings, NBA[39]
- Larry Finch – Memphis TAMs, ABA
- T. J. Frier – football player[40]
- Stephen Gostkowski – New England Patriots, NFL[41]
- Earnest Gray – NFL, New York Giants
- Sylvester Gray – Miami Heat, NBA[42]
- Anfernee Hardaway – NBA[43]
- Chad Harville – multiple teams, MLB[44]
- Cedric Henderson – Utah Jazz, NBA[45]
- Richard Jones – New York Nets, NBA[46]
- Larry Kenon – multiple teams, NBA[47]
- Bill Laurie – 1973 NCAA Championship game starting point guard for Memphis State[citation needed]
- Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame professional wrestler, WWE[48]
- Ronald Leary – Dallas Cowboys, NFL[49]
- Keith Lee – New Jersey Nets, NBA[50]
- James Logan – Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, NFL[citation needed]
- Steve Matthews – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[51]
- Hank McDowell – multiple teams, NBA[52]
- Mike McKenzie – New Orleans Saints, NFL[53]
- Andy Nelson - Baltimore Colts, NFL
- Lloyd Patterson – Saskatchewan Roughriders[54]
- Elliot Perry – Phoenix Suns, NBA[55]
- Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls, NBA[56]
- Harry Schuh – All-American Tackle, played for Oakland Raiders, LA Rams and Green Bay Packers[57]
- Jack Smith – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL[58]
- Cliff Taylor – multiple teams, NFL[59]
- Andre Turner – multiple teams, NBA[60]
- Dan Uggla – Atlanta Braves, MLB[61]
- David Vaughn – multiple teams, NBA
- Dajuan Wagner – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA[62]
- Darius Washington – NBA[63]
- Tamika Whitmore – Indiana Fever, WNBA[64]
- Win Wilfong – Cincinnati Royals, NBA[65]
- DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL[66]
- Shawne Williams – New York Knicks, NBA[67]
- Francis Winkler – Green Bay Packers, NFL[68]
- Jerome Woods – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL[69]
- Keith Wright – NFL, Cleveland Browns
- Lorenzen Wright – multiple teams, NBA[70]
- Wayne Yates – Los Angeles Lakers, NBA[71]
- Jim Hardin - Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Pitcher
Notable professors and scholars[]
- Richard Bausch – novelist and short story writer; Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis[72]
- Béla Bollobás – mathematician; known for his work in combinatorics; Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers' dissertation advisor[73]
- Peter J. Brand – Egyptologist[74]
- Joyce Cobb – jazz vocalist
- Jack Cooper – jazz composer, arranger[75]
- Miriam DeCosta-Willis – first African American faculty member at what was then Memphis State University[76]
- Ralph Faudree – mathematician with a focus on Ramsey theory; provost of the university[77]
- Robert Fisher – MBA, president of Belmont University[78]
- Stan Franklin – cognitive scientist; proponent of artificial consciousness[79]
- Arthur C. Graesser – cognitive psychologist; editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology[80]
- Jessie Mae Hemphill – electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in Southern music[81]
- Benjamin Hooks – civil rights leader[82]
- Xiangen Hu – professor in cognitive psychology
- John Lee – author, professor of English[citation needed]
- Michael Leff – scholar of rhetoric[83]
- Jennifer R. Mandel – professor of biology[84]
- Cecil C. Rousseau – mathematician and author who specializes in graph theory and combinatorics[85]
- Rebecca Skloot – New York Times bestselling science writer, professor of English[86]
Coaches[]
- John Calipari – Kentucky basketball coach[87]
- Anfernee Hardaway – Memphis basketball coach[88]
- Dana Kirk – Memphis basketball coach[89]
- Josh Pastner – Memphis basketball coach[90]
- Tic Price – Memphis basketball coach[91]
Other[]
- Stan Bronson, Jr. – Guinness World Record holder batboy for Memphis Tigers baseball[92]
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- ^ Margalit Fox (October 10, 2004). "Edward E. McAteer, 78; Empowered Christian Right". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
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- ^ "Van B. Poole". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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- ^ "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". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Donnell, Evans (August 15, 2013). "Animation in Nashville: Bigfott Studios at Belcourt This Saturday". ArtsNash. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16.
- ^ "Barbara Walker Hummel(Barbara Jo Walker)". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on December 21, 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ DeYoung, Bill (19 March 2014). "SMF review: Jason Isbell". Connect Savannah. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Dickey Lee". Rovi Corp. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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- ^ "Pat Kerr Tigrett". The University of Memphis. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "TRENYCE". Memphis Downtowner Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Sylvester Gray". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Jerry Lawler". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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- ^ "Lloyd Patterson". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Elliot Perry". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Derrick Rose". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Harry Schuh". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "JACK SMITH". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Cliff Taylor". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Andre Turner". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Win Wilfong". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "DeAngelo Williams". The Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Peter J. Brand Associate Professor". The University of Memphis. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Dr. Jack Cooper, Director of Jazz Studies, The University of Memphis". The University of Memphis. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Testino, Laura (2021-01-07). "Memphis Civil Rights activist Miriam DeCosta-Willis dies at 86". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Dr. Thomas Nenon, Interim Provost The University of Memphis". The University of Memphis. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Office of the President: About Bob Fisher". Belmont University. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~franklin/
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Michael Leff". The University of Memphis. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Jennifer R. Mandel, Ph.D." The University of Memphis. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "World's Highest Mathematics Honor Goes to Retired U of M Professor". The University of Memphis. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Skloot's book climbing NYT's best-seller chart". The University of Memphis. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "John Calipari on Kentucky basketball: Coachable players filled with bad habits". Carrier-Journal.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Anfernee Hardaway". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 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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