List of Alabama A&M people
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The following is a list of notable Alabama A&M University people, including alumni, notable faculty members and administrators, and others affiliated with the university.
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson O. Akinleye | 1982 | 12th chancellor of North Carolina Central University | |
| Matthew W. Bullock | 1968 | College professor and administrator, lawyer, and American football player and coach | |
| Hadiyah-Nicole Green | 2003 | Tuskegee University professor, developing a cancer treatment involving lasers and nanoparticles | [1] |
| Jack Thomas | 1983 | 11th president of Western Illinois University | [2] |
Public service and government
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | 2008 | Politician, lieutenant governor of Wisconsin | |
| Don Calloway | 2002 | Politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 71st district | |
| Linda Coleman | 1971 | Member of the Alabama Senate, 20th district | |
| Clyde Foster | 1954 | Scientist, NASA Equal Opportunity Employment Officer | [3] |
| Laura Hall | Politician, Alabama House of Representatives | ||
| Shelia Nash-Stevenson | 1981 (PhD 1994) | Integration engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; first African-American woman to earn a PhD in physics at the Alabama A&M University | [4][5] |
| Ontario Tillman | Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | ||
| Whiquitta Tobar | 2012 | Georgetown Law graduate, Zubrow Fellow in Children's Law at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia; former college basketball player at Alabama A&M | |
| Miriam Witherspoon | Former member of the Birmingham City Council |
Athletics
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Baldwin | 2006 | Former National Football League player (Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins) | [6] |
| Howard Ballard | 1987 | Former National Football League player (2-time Pro-Bowler, 4-time Super Bowler) | [7] |
| Mfana Futhi Bhembe | 2008 | Former soccer player for the Bulldogs who went on to play in soccer leagues in Swaziland and in Major League Soccer | |
| Desmond Cambridge | 2002 | All-time NCAA single season steals leader | |
| Jearl Miles Clark | 1989 | Gold medal Olympian; holds the American record in the women's 800 m at 1:56.40 | [8] |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1974 | Former National Football League player, running back for the Houston Oilers 1974–1981 | [9] |
| Mickell Gladness | 2008 | Former National Basketball Association player; only player in NCAA Division I history to record 15 blocks in a single game | |
| Brick Haley | 1989 | National Football League and college football defensive coach | |
| Jean Harbor | 1986 | Former soccer player for the Bulldogs who went on to play in various soccer leagues in Nigeria and the United States | |
| Willie Hayes | 1989 | Former AAMU basketball player and current head men's basketball coach | |
| Jamaal Johnson-Webb | 2012 | Former National Football League offensive lineman | |
| Cleon Jones | Former Major League Baseball player | ||
| Frank Kearse | 2011 | Former National Football League defensive tackle | |
| Maurice Kemp | Basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League | ||
| Robert Mathis | 2003 | National Football League NFL Pro Bowl defensive end for Indianapolis Colts | |
| Nigel Moore | 2003 | Former college and professional basketball player | |
| Joe Patton | 1994 | National Football League, former Ttckle for the Washington Redskins | |
| L. Vann Pettaway | 1980 | Former men's head basketball coach | |
| Robert Prunty | 1988 | Cincinnati Bearcats football offensive coordinator | [10] |
| Frank Sillmon | 1989 | Named one of the five greatest players in A&M program history by ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia | |
| John Stallworth | 1974 (MBA 1986) | National Football League Hall of Fame member, former Pittsburgh Steelers player; four-time Super Bowl champion; four-time Pro-Bowler; founded government contracting firm, Madison Research in 1986 | [11] |
| Obie Trotter | 2006 | International professional basketball player and 2006 NCAA season steals leader | |
| Barry Wagner | 1989 | Former Arena Football League player | |
| Mike Williams | 1982 | Former National Football League player | [12] |
| Dannette Young-Stone | 1986 | Former track athlete, won U.S. Olympic gold and silver medals in the 4 X 100 relay in 1988 and 1992 | [13] |
Civil rights
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Ann Posey Jones | Teen spokesperson during the Oklahoma City lunch counter sit-ins of 1958-1959 who later became professor of Economics and dean of the College of Business at AAMU | [14] | |
| Vivian Malone Jones | 1963 | Received a bachelor's degree in business education from AAMU before being blocked from enrolling at the University of Alabama[15] | |
| Joseph Lowery | Attended | Minister and leader during the civil rights movement |
Religion
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Croom, Sr. | Minister and community leader in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; father of first African-American SEC head football coach Sylvester Croom Jr.; former AAMU football player |
Art and media
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bama Boyz | Attended | Music producers | |
| Michael Crooms | Attended | Music producer | |
| Henry Panion | Attended | Composer, arranger, conductor, educator, and professor in the department of music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham | |
| Sun Ra | Attended | Jazz musician | |
| Ruben Studdard | 2015 | American Idol season 2 winner |
