List of James Madison University alumni explained
The following is a list of James Madison University alumni.
Athletics
- Odicci Alexander, softball player
- Macey Brooks, football player
- Daniel Brown, football player for the New York Jets
- Steve Buckhantz, basketball play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards
- Mike Caussin, football player
- Gary Clark, football player[1]
- Jeff Compher, Director of Athletics at East Carolina University
- Lindsay Czarniak, ESPN anchor[2]
- Eric Davis, rugby player
- John DeFilippo, NFL quarterback coach
- Ben DiNucci, football player for the Seattle Sea Dragons
- Dion Foxx, former American football linebacker in the National Football League[3]
- Nelson Garner, football player
- Charles Haley, football player, Football Hall of Fame inductee and five-time Super Bowl Champion with the Cowboys and 49ers[4]
- Tiombe Hurd, USA Olympic track & field athlete (2004); American record holder in outdoor triple jump[5]
- Jay Jones, football player[6]
- Akeem Jordan, football player for the Washington Redskins[7]
- Delvin Joyce, football player
- Christina Julien, professional soccer player, member of 2011 Canadian women's world cup team
- Curtis Keaton, football player
- Kevin Kelly, baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Rodney Landers, football player
- Vad Lee, football player
- Dean Marlowe, football player for the Carolina Panthers
- Alan Mayer, soccer player, voted in 1999 the Top JMU Athlete of the Century
- David McLeod, first recipient of the AFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Arthur Moats, NFL linebacker and defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers[8]
- Jimmy Moreland, football player[9]
- Kurt Morsink, soccer player
- Scott Norwood, football player[10]
- Ed Perry, football player[11]
- John Roberts, Speed TV host[12]
- Elliott Sadler, race car driver, did not graduate
- Billy Sample, baseball player and broadcaster[13]
- C. J. Sapong, Major League Soccer player (forward position) for Philadelphia Union, 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year, USMNT
- Bryan Stinespring, football coach
- Linton Townes (born 1959), basketball player
- Mike Venafro, baseball player[14]
- Earl Watford, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Josh Wells, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tamera Young, basketball player
- Nick Zimmerman, Major League Soccer player for Philadelphia Union
Academics
Business
Entertainment
- Sarah Baker, actress (The Campaign, Mascots)
- Tony Deyo, comedian
- Glennon Doyle, author
- Meredith Garretson, actress
- Barbara Hall, TV producer and writer
- Ashley Iaconetti, television personality (The Bachelor)
- Steve James, documentary producer and director
- Mia LaBerge, artist
- Geoff LaTulippe, screenwriter
- Mark Jordan Legan, TV and film writer, NPR correspondent
- Karen McCullah Lutz, screenwriter
- Nathan Lyon, host of Discovery Health's television series A Lyon in the Kitchen
- Wendy Maybury, stand-up comedian
- PFT Commenter, blogger, podcast personality (Pardon My Take)
- Jon Pineda, author
- Don Rhymer, screenwriter and producer
- Anne Savedge, photographer, artist
- Tony Schiavone, professional wrestling announcer
- Reshma Shetty, actress (Royal Pains)
- Patricia Southall, Miss Virginia USA; first runner-up Miss USA
- Chris Sprouse, comic book artist
- Phoef Sutton, film and television writer
- Nina Willner, nonfiction author
Journalism
- Jim Acosta, Senior White House Correspondent for CNN[16]
- Cornell Belcher, writer, pollster, and political strategist; regular contributor on NBC News, MSNBC, and NPR
- Julia Campbell, newspaper journalist and reporter for CourtTV
- Lawrence Jackson, photojournalist[17]
- Alison Parker, television reporter who, along with videographer Adam Ward, was killed during a live interview[18] in 2015
- Chuck Taylor, music journalist
Music
- Robert Abisi, DJ (Lost Kings)
- Brian Balmages, composer
- Margaret Becker, Christian rock musician
- The Bigger Lights, alternative rock band
- Ross Copperman, recording artist
- Tony Deyo, marching band drill designer
- Everything, '90s rock band
- Gifts From Enola, '00s post-rock band
- Andrew Goldstein, music producer, songwriter
- Joe Hottinger, musician (Halestorm)
- Keith Howland, musician (Chicago)
- Illiterate Light,[19] rock band
- Chris Monroe, musician
- Leroi Moore, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
- Soon Hee Newbold, producer, composer, musician[20]
- Old Dominion, members Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi, country musicians and song-writers
- Nate Smith, drummer, songwriter, producer
- Butch Taylor, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
- Phil Vassar, country music singer; awarded honorary degree
- Andrew York, musician and composer
Politics and government
- Dawn Adams, Virginia State Delegate
- Dickie Bell, former Virginia State Delegate[21]
- Melanie Blunt, First Lady of Missouri (2005–2009)
- Chris Collins, former Virginia State Delegate[22]
- Kirk Cox, former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Sean F. Dalton, member of the New Jersey General Assembly[23]
- Emmett Hanger, Virginia State Senator
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Jr., Virginia State Delegate
- Ryan McDougle, Virginia State Senator and former Virginia State Delegate
- Jeff McKay, Chairman of the Fairfax County, VA Board of Supervisors
- Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia[24]
- Matt Rinaldi, former Texas State Representative and chairman of the Republican Party of Texas
- Bettina Ring, former Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
- Scott Surovell, Virginia State Senator
- Matthew Wasniewski, Historian of the United States House of Representatives
- Liza Wright, served George W. Bush as Assistant to President for Presidential Personnel and Director of Presidential Personnel
Notes and References
- News: Gary Clark . The-hogs.net . 2007-07-17.
- News: Meet the News Team . . 2007-07-16.
- Web site: Dion Foxx . NFL Enterprises LLC. December 10, 2012.
- News: Charles Haley . Databasefootball.com . 2007-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070205044542/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HALEYCHA01 . 2007-02-05 .
- News: Tiombe Hurd bio . tiombehurd.net . 2015-01-21.
- Web site: Jay Jones - Career Stats . arenafan.com . May 29, 2015.
- Web site: Akeem Raphael Jordan. Pro-Football-Reference.com. December 21, 2012 .
- Web site: Arthur Moats . NFL Enterprises LLC. December 21, 2012 .
- Web site: Kring-Schreifels . Jake . Jimmy Moreland May Be A 'Pick Machine,' But His Foundation Starts In The Classroom . Redskins.com . 17 May 2019.
- Web site: Scott Allen Norwood. Pro-Football-Reference.Com. December 21, 2012 .
- News: ESPN Player Card . https://web.archive.org/web/20030210074640/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4125 . dead . February 10, 2003 . 2007-07-21.
- News: John Roberts Bio . . 2007-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070612204855/http://www.speedtv.com/speed/bio/144/ . 2007-06-12 . dead .
- News: Mark . Berman . Homecoming all in a day's work for Salem native Sample . https://archive.today/20130201125922/http://www.roanoke.com/sports/baseball/wb/71365 . dead . February 1, 2013 . . June 27, 2006 . 2006-10-19 .
- Web site: Mike Venafro Stats. Baseball Almanac . November 15, 2012.
- https://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_10.html Dr. Marcia Angell
- News: Liz . Taylor . CBS News' Jim Acosta ('93) joins Dan Rather on the set for blackout story . Montpelier . December 1, 2004 . 2007-06-24.
- News: Ziu . Christina . JMU alumnus photographed Obama presidency . 27 November 2020 . The Breeze . 23 March 2017 . en.
- Web site: Two WDBJ7 employees killed in attack at Bridgewater Plaza | Local News - WDBJ7.com Central and Southwest VA . 2015-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150826131524/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/law-enforcement-investigating-incident-at-bridgewater-plaza/34923086 . 2015-08-26 .
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/illiterate-light-and-its-very-specific-sound-as-a-band-massive/2020/01/17/b6e1deba-3872-11ea-bf30-ad313e4ec754_story.html
- News: Soon Hee Newbold. JMU: Be The Change, jmu.edu. June 6, 2015.
- Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings. virginiageneralassembly.gov.
- Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings. virginiageneralassembly.gov.
- https://web.archive.org/web/19970205114639/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html/dalton.htm Assemblyman Sean F. Dalton
- Web site: vpap.org. The Virginia Public Access Project.