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List of Western Kentucky University people
Summary
This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of
Western Kentucky University
.
Alumni
edit
Academia
edit
Herman Lee Donovan
, former president of Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky
James R. Ramsey
, former president of the University of Louisville.
Michael G. Scales
, president of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary
Billy Wilson
, president of Oral Roberts University
Business
edit
Julian Goodman
, former president of
NBC
Chester Hurdle, President of the Baltimore Ravens
Brad Kelley
, businessman and (as of 2012) fourth-largest private landowner in the U.S. (attended; never graduated)
[1]
Larry C. Renfro, CEO of Optum and Executive Vice President at UnitedHealth Group
[2]
Film and television
edit
Matthew Alan
, actor and producer
K.C. Armstrong
, former assistant producer of
The Howard Stern Show
Emily Althaus, actress (Maureen Kukudio on
Orange Is The New Black
)
John Carpenter
, film director
Clint Ford
, voice actor
[3]
Charmaine Hunt
, one of 18 contestants on the
fifth season
of
NBC
's
The Apprentice
[4]
Matt Long
, actor (
Jack McCallister
on WB's
Jack & Bobby
)
[5]
Charles Napier
, actor
[6]
[7]
Michael Rosenbaum
, actor (Lex Luthor on WB's
Smallville
)
David Schramm
, actor (Roy Biggins on
NBC
's
Wings
)
[8]
Jonah Scott
, actor
History
edit
Lowell H. Harrison
, author, WKU university historian
Music
edit
Michael Card
, contemporary Christian music artist
Chris Carmichael
, arranger, studio multi-instrumentalist
Stephen Cochran
, country music singer/songwriter
[9]
United States Marine and Former face of the US Veterans Affairs (VA) R&D Department (2009–14)
Steve Gorman
, rock drummer,
The Black Crowes
Larnelle Harris
, gospel singer
The Hilltoppers
, 1950s popular singing group composed of WKU students including
Billy Vaughn
Chris Knight
, country music singer/songwriter
Bill Lloyd
, country/pop/rock musician and composer, half of
Foster & Lloyd
with
Radney Foster
Mark Melloan
, singer-songwriter, "High on a Hilltop" writer, and co-writer with
Stephen Cochran
Matthew Shultz
, lead singer, guitarist for
Cage the Elephant
Tony Smith, singer, guitarist for
Sleeper Agent
Nappy Roots
, rap group best known for “Good Day”
Tyler Childers
, 2019 Grammy nominee, folk country singer
Politics
edit
Chad Aull
, American poltiician
Beverly Chester-Burton
(born 1963), American politician
Cordell Hull
,
[10]
[11]
Secretary of State under
FDR
,
Nobel Peace Prize
winner
Brad Montell
, member of Kentucky House of Representatives
Derek Lewis
, member of Kentucky House of Representatives
[12]
William Natcher
,
[13]
U.S. Representative
Amy Neighbors
, member of Kentucky House of Representatives
Edwin L. Norris
,
fifth governor of Montana
[14]
Rebecca Raymer
, American politician
Hal Rogers
, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
James Comer
, U.S. Representative from Kentucky's
1st
District.
Dwight D. Butler
, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Science
edit
Harry Barkus Gray
, chemist
Terrence W. Wilcutt
, astronaut
[15]
Farley Norman
, psychological scientist
Sports
edit
Darel Carrier
, three-time ABA All-Star with the
Kentucky Colonels
Steve Crocker, former SCM 50 freestyle world record holder, 1996 WKU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
[16]
Romeo Crennel
,
Houston Texans
Assistant head coach & defense
Claire Donahue
, swimmer, gold medalist,
2012 Summer Olympics
Brandon Doughty
, former NFL player
Don Durham
, former MLB player
Jeremy Evans
, NBA player with the
Utah Jazz
and 2012 slam dunk champion
Tellis Frank
, former NBA player with the
Miami Heat
Dee Gibson
, former BAA and NPBL player
Clem Haskins
, former NBA player with
Phoenix Suns
, former NCAA basketball coach at WKU and the
University of Minnesota
Tyler Higbee
, current NFL player with the
Los Angeles Rams
Yolanda Hughes-Heying
, IFBB professional bodybuilder
Jeremi Johnson
, former NFL Player,
Cincinnati Bengals
Crystal Kelly
, former WNBA player, now women's basketball assistant coach at
Bellarmine University
Duane Kuiper
, MLB player, now
San Francisco Giants
broadcaster
Forrest Lamp
, NFL player,
Los Angeles Chargers
Courtney Lee
, NBA player,
New York Knicks
guard
Virgil Livers
, former NFL player,
Chicago Bears
Jim McDaniels
, former ABA and NBA player
Kenny Perry
, professional golfer,
PGA Tour
and
Champions Tour
Bobby Rascoe
, former ABA and NBA player
Don Ray
, former NBA player
Rod Smart
, XFL player known as "He Hate Me"
[17]
Greg Smith
, former NBA player
Art Spoelstra
, former NBA Player
Libby Stout
, former
NWSL
and professional soccer player, now women's soccer assistant coach at
Southern Illinois University
Taywan Taylor
, NFL player,
Cleveland Browns
Chris Turner
, former MLB player/catcher for the
New York Yankees
Ken Waller
, bodybuilder
Jim Weaver
, former MLB pitcher
Mike White
, NFL player,
New York Jets
Bailey Zappe
,
American football
quarterback
in the
National Football League
(NFL).
Military
edit
Damon W. Cooper
,
U.S. Navy
Vice Admiral
and the first Chief of
U.S. Naval Reserve
[18]
Jack Keane
, General, United States Army
Larry G. Smith
, retired
U.S. Army
Major General
, former
Commanding General
of the
United States Army Security Assistance Command
Other notables
edit
Larry Elmore
, fantasy artist
Duncan Hines
, journalist, namesake of the bakery products company
[19]
Mitch McDeere
, Fictional protagonist in
The Firm
by
John Grisham
Robert C. Snyder, professor of English at
Louisiana Tech University
from 1947 to 1989
Barry A. Vann
, author, lecturer
Saeed Jones
, Poet, Editor at
BuzzFeed
Faculty
edit
David Bell
, writer
Robert Duvall
, politician
Sylvia Kersenbaum
, classical pianist
William L. Lane
, New Testament theologian and professor of biblical studies
Garnie W. McGinty
, Louisiana historian
Thomas Nicholson
, drug policy expert
References
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The Wall Street Journal
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October 27,
2012
.
^
"Stocks". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
^
Clint Ford at
IMDb
^
"bio Charmaine Hunt". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03
. Retrieved
2013-09-13
.
^
"Matt Long at Starpulse.com (May 18, 1980)".
^
Charles Napier at TVSA. Tvsa.co.za.
^
The Official Charles Napier Website Archived 2013-05-11 at the
Wayback Machine
. Charlesnapier.com.
^
David Schramm at filmsglobe. Filmsglobe.com.
^
"Stephen Cochran : Artist Main". CMT.com
. Retrieved
2012-03-08
.
^
WKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni Archived December 11, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
^
The Legacy Of Cordell Hull Archived 2008-09-17 at the
Wayback Machine
. Cordellhullmuseum.com.
^
"ABOUT ME – Lewis for Kentucky".
www.lewisforkentucky.com
. Retrieved
2023-11-17
.
^
United States Congress. "William Natcher (id: N000009)".
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
.
^
"Montana Governor Edwin Lee Norris". National Governors Association
. Retrieved
October 10,
2012
.
^
Terrence W. Wilcutt, Biographical Data. Jsc.nasa.gov.
^
"Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site - Athletics". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02
. Retrieved
2013-12-06
.
^
"Rod Smart". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016
. Retrieved
November 26,
2012
.
^
VADM Damon W. Cooper, Chief of Naval Reserve. (PDF).
^
Duncan Hines. Nndb.com (September 27, 1905).