List of Murray State University alumni

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Murray State University is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Name Class Major Notability References
Jeff Easley 1977 Painting Oil painter who creates fantasy artwork for role-playing games, comics, and magazines [1]
Alma Lesch 1941 Teaching Fiber artist [2]
Joe Staton 1970 Comic book artist [3]

Athletics

Name Class Major Notability References
Rex Alexander 1949 College basketball and tennis coach [4]
Shane Andrus 2004 Business and marketing Professional football player with the Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Francisco 49ers [5]
Ivan Aska 2012 Health and physical education Professional basketball player in the Israeli National League [6][7]
Leva Bates 2003 Theater, radio, and television Professional wrestler with All Elite Wrestling known as The Librarian [8][9]
Marcus Brown 1996 Professional basketball player and college basketball coach [10]
Shaq Buchanan 2017 Integrated studies-health and exercise Professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League [11]
Todd Buchanan 1995 Physical education and psychology Head coach of women's basketball at the University of Houston [12]
Chester Caddas 1957 Head football coach at the University of the Pacific and Colorado State University [13]
Isaiah Canaan 2013 Advertising Professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns [14]
Mike Cherry Professional football player with the New York Giants [15]
Ed Daniel 2013 Healthcare Administration Professional basketball player with the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod [16]
Bud Foster 1981 College football coach at Virginia Tech [17]
Tony Franklin 1979, 1989 History, M.A. education Offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Middle Tennessee State University [18]
Justin Fuente 1999 Head football coach at Virginia Tech, University of Memphis, and Texas Christian University [19][20]
Joe Fulks Non-degree Professional basketball player and inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [21]
Ron Greene 1962 Health and physical education Head basketball coach of Mississippi State University and Murray State University [22][23]
Pete Gudauskas 1940 Professional football player with the Chicago Bears [24][25]
Rod Harper 2008 Social science Professional football player with the New Orleans Saints and Super Bowl champion [26]
Rob Hart 1999 American history Professional football player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, and the Miami Dolphins [27]
Morgan Hicks 2004 2004 Summer Olympics in three-position smallbore shooting and head coach of Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle [28]
Ron Hopkins 1982 Professional football player with the Canadian Football League
Emily Hoskins 2011 M.A., clinical psychology 2004 and 2008 U.S. Paralympian Basketball gold medalist; USOPC Hall of Fame[29]
Popeye Jones 1992 Professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Washington Wizards and assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets [30][31]
Ruth Jones MEd physical education Head coach for Purdue University women's basketball [32]
Irby Koffman Head football coach at Murray State University [33]
Wesley Korir Non-degreed Winner of the 2012 Boston Marathon and Kenyan Member of Parliament [34]
Austen Lane 2009 Journalism Professional football player with the Chicago Bears and the Jacksonville Jaguars [35]
Gil Mains Professional football player with the Detroit Lions and professional wrestler [36]
Jeff Martin 1989 Professional basketball player [37]
Ja Morant Non-degreed Professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies [38]
Cameron Payne Non-degreed Undeclared Professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers [39][40]
Pat Pitney Engineering physics 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in rifle and president of the University of Alaska system [41][42]
Walt Powell 2013 Advertising Professional football player [43]
Michael Proctor 1990 Safety engineering and health Professional football player with the Canadian Football League [44]
Bennie Purcell 1952, 1961 B.A., M.A. Professional basketball player with the Harlem Globetrotters and college tennis coach [45]
Johnny Reagan 1947 College baseball coach and minor league baseball player [46]
Mark Riggins Pitching coach for Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds [47]
Kirk Rueter 1991 Professional baseball player with the Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants [48][49]
Heather Samuel Sprinter at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, and 2000 Summer Olympics [50][51]
James Singleton 2003 Professional basketball player [52]
Fred Sowerby 1973 1976 Summer Olympics track and field athlete and head track and field coach of Delaware State University [53][54]
Reggie Swinton Professional football player with the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys [55]
Chuck Taylor 2011 Professional wrestler [9]
Claude Virden Professional basketball player [56]
Quincy Williams 2018 Public relations Professional football player with the Jacksonville Jaguars [57]
Roger Withrow 1984 Summer Paralympics rifle gold medalist [58]
Jared Wolfe Professional golfer [59]

Clergy

Name Class Major Notability References
Brian Lee Cole 1989 Business administration Episcopal bishop of East Tennessee [60]
John Dale 1970 M.S. Minister [61]
Hartman Rector Jr. General authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) [62]

Education

Name Class Major Notability References
Adron Doran 1938, 1948 B.A., M.A. President of Morehead State University, director of the Division of Teacher Education and Certification for the Kentucky Department of Education, namesake of the Adron Doran University Center [63][64][65]
Robert L (Bob) Jackson 1985 Finance and economics President of Murray State University and Kentucky Senate [66][67]
Patricia J. Johnson Biology Professor of Microbiology at University of California, Los Angeles [68]
Alison Marr 2002 Mathematics Professor of mathematics and computer science at Southwestern University in Texas [69][70]
Pat Pitney Engineering physics President of the University of Alaska system and 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in rifle [41][42]
Forrest Pogue 1931 Director of the George C. Marshall Foundation and the Marshall Library at Virginia Military Institute; United States Army historian [64]
Kenneth W. Winters 1957 Industrial arts Kentucky Senate and president of Campbellsville University [71]

Entertainment

Name Class Major Notability References
Dee Barton Jazz trombonist and big band drummer known with the Stan Kenton Orchestra
W. Earl Brown 1986 Theater and radio/television Actor [72][73]
Jerry Crutchfield Non-degreed Singer, songwriter, and record producer [64][74]
Tericka Dye Former pornographic actress and teacher [75]
S.G. Goodman Singer-songwriter [76]
Alex Harvey 1964 M.A. in music and education Country music singer and songwriter [77]
Thomas Rickman 1965 English Film director, playwright, and screenwriter [64][78]
Hal Riddle 1942 Actor [64][79]
Chrishell Stause 2003 Theater Actress, best known for All My Children [80]
Chris Thile Non-degreed Music Musician and member of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers [81][82]
Jilon VanOver 2001 Theater arts Actor [83]
J. D. Wilkes Studio arts Musician, visual artist, filmmaker

Law

Name Class Major Notability References
Bill Cunningham 1962 Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court [84]
Steven H. David 1979 Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court [85]

Literature and journalism

Name Class Major Notability References
Kevin Brown 2012 MFA poetry Poet and author [86]
John Mack Carter 1948 Editor of Ladies’ Home Journal and Good Housekeeping, president and CEO of Hearst Magazines Enterprises [64][87]
Jude Deveraux 1970 Art Historical romance novelist [88][64]
Taghreed El-Khodary 2000 M.S. mass communications Correspondent in Gaza for The New York Times [89]
John Fetterman 1948 Journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize [90][64][91]
Gene Graham 1948 Journalist and co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting [92][64][93]
Mike Long Physics and mathematics Speechwriter and author [94]
Richard Thomas 2012 MFA creative writing Author of speculative fiction [95]

Military

Name Class Major Notability References
Mary A. Marsh 1951 Music Brigadier general in the United States Air Force [96][64]

Politics

Science and medicine

References

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