List of University of North Carolina at Charlotte people
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This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Academia, science and technology
[edit]- Benjamin Chavis, civil rights activist, head of NAACP
- Greg Gbur, author and physicist
- Glenda Gilmore, Peter and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History, Yale University
- Lily "Appalachian" Gross, a member of the inaugural United States Women's Cyber Team[1]
- Mohammad Ab Rahman, Chief of Defence, Malaysian Armed Forces (Computer Science 1982–1985)
- Jill S. Tietjen, electrical engineer and consultant
- Shane Wighton, engineer and YouTube personality for Stuff Made Here
Arts and literature
[edit]- Jeffery Beam, poet (1975)[2]
- Amanda Oleander, fine artist (2013)
- Caridad Svich, playwright[3]
Music
[edit]- Clay Aiken, singer, Broadway star, and 1st runner-up of the second season of American Idol
- Nicole Atkins, pop singer (2001)
- Seth Avett, musician, of The Avett Brothers (2002)
- Chris Lane, musician, of the Chris Lane Band
- The Moody Brothers, Grammy-nominated musicians
- Dave Moody, Dove Award-winning artist, producer, songwriter and indie filmmaker
Athletics
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- Eddie Basden, Chicago Bulls guard/forward (2005)[4]
- Duggar Baucom, Citadel Bulldogs head basketball coach (1995)[5]
- Calvin Brock, heavyweight boxer (1999)[citation needed]
- Jon Busch, Columbus Crew goalkeeper (1996)[6]
- Cameron Clark, NFL player for the New York Jets
- Fieldin Culbreth, former Major League Baseball umpire
- Jon Davis, professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Nate Davis, NFL player for the Tennessee Titans
- Floyd Franks, Chicago Fire midfielder (2006)[7]
- Leemire Goldwire, professional basketball player (May 2008)[citation needed]
- Bryan Harvey, California Angels and Florida Marlins pitcher[8]
- Alex Highsmith, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- DeMarco Johnson, professional basketball player (1997)[9]
- Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 49ers head basketball coach (1980)[10]
- John Maine, New York Mets pitcher[11]
- Cedric Maxwell, NBA great with the Boston Celtics and commentator (1983) (attended 1973–1977)[12]
- Kelly Earnhardt Miller, NASCAR owner[13]
- Benny Moss, UNC Wilmington head basketball coach (1992)[14]
- Larry Ogunjobi, NFL player for the Cleveland Browns
- Joe Posnanski, national columnist at NBC Sports, New York Times best-selling author[citation needed]
- Layne Riggs, NASCAR driver[15]
- Donnie Smith, professional soccer player (2013–2018)[16]
- Myatt Snider, NASCAR driver
- Melvin Watkins, head basketball coach at Charlotte and Texas A&M (1977)[17]
- Rodney White, professional basketball player (2001)[18]
Business and law
[edit]- R. Andrew Murray, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina[19]
- Robert A. Niblock, Lowe's Chairman, President, and CEO (1984)
- Anne Tompkins, former US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
Politics and public life
[edit]- Mike Davis, member of the California State Assembly (2006-2012)
- Dan Forest (1993), 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina[20]
- Richard Hudson (1996), U.S. Representative from North Carolina[21]
- Lillian M. Lowery, Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education[22]
- Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee[23]
Miscellaneous
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- Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994 (attended; did not graduate)
- Heather Childers, Fox News weekend anchor
- Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 (attended; did not graduate)
- Joe Posnanski, 2011 NSSA Sportswriter of the Year
Notable UNC Charlotte faculty
[edit]Social science, arts and humanities
[edit]- Blaine E. Brownell, Director of the School of Architecture and author of the Transmaterial book series (2006-2017)
- Blair Rudes, professor of linguistics; re-created the extinct language of Virginian Algonquian[24] for Terrence Malick's 2005 film The New World
- James D. Tabor, Religious Studies Chair, designated occult expert in the case of Waco, Texas; author of the international bestseller The Jesus Dynasty
Science and technology
[edit]- Kathy Reichs, bestselling author; inspiration of the Fox television drama Bones
- Raphael Tsu, physicist known for his research in man-made quantum materials, superlattices, and quantum wells
References
[edit]- ^ "Announcing the US Women's Cyber Team". uscybergames.com.
- ^ "Poet Jeffery Beam".|website=Poet Jeffery Beam |access-date=13 October 2024}}
- ^ "Caridad Svich". Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Basden". Pro-Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Duggar Baucom". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Jon Busch". 2014 MLS. All Major League Soccer trademarks and copyrights used by permission. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Floyd Franks". 2014 MLS. All Major League Soccer trademarks and copyrights used by permission. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Bryan Harvey". Pro-Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "DeMarco Johnson". Pro-Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Bobby Lutz". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Adam Thomas Kennedy". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Cedric Maxwell". Pro-Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Kelly Earnhardt Miller". 2013 JR Motorsports. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Benny Moss". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Carboni, Nick (December 13, 2024). "NASCAR Truck Series Rookie of the Year completes last lap at UNC Charlotte". WCNC-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Donnie Smith - Men's Soccer". Charlotte Athletics.
- ^ "Melvin Watkins". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Rodney White". Pro-Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ R. Andrew Murray: Following his active duty service, Mr. Murray attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he earned a degree in Political Science in 1989.
- ^ "Dan Forest". 2014 Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Richard Hudson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Lillian M. Lowery". April 22, 2014 Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Poteat, Bill. "Gastonia's GOP State Chairman Michael Whatley excited as party builds toward 2022 election". Gaston Gazette.
- ^ "How a linguist revived 'New World' language". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020.